"Balder X" News

Vår Energi, Equinor in North Sea Helicopter-Sharing Arrangement

Jan 17, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas companies Vår Energi and Equinor have recently started a five-year helicopter-sharing agreement in the North Sea to reduce costs and environmental footprint of crew transport.  The agreement for assigning helicopters took effect on January 1…

Carbon Transition Sells More Utsira Multi-Client Library Data

Dec 14, 2021

Oslo-listed firm Carbon Transition has entered into a new $2 million multi-client seismic data licensing contract with an undisclosed customer. 'Under the contract, the customer will license certain data from Carbon Transition’s Utsira multi-client library in Norway…

Carbon Transition in Utsira Multi-Client Seismic Data Deal

Dec 03, 2021

Oslo-listed firm Carbon Transition said Friday it had entered into a new multi-client seismic data licensing contract with an undisclosed customer.'Under the contract, the customer will license certain data from Carbon Transition’s Utsira multi…

Aquaterra Energy Assists with BW Energy's Jack-Up Rig Conversion

Nov 10, 2021

Offshore energy industry engineering firm Aquaterra Energy has won a $4.4 million contract with BW Energy for delivery of multiple conductors tensioning units for the repurposing of the Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig to an offshore installation (OI)…

Lamprell to Convert BW Energy's Jack-Up Rig into Production Unit

Oct 25, 2021

Lamprell, a company building large structures for the offshore energy industry, has won a rig conversion contract with the Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy (BWE).The scope of work involves the conversion of BWE’s Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig into an offshore production facility…

Equinor's Barents Sea Johan Castberg Project Faces Further Delay, Cost Overrun

Oct 12, 2021

Equinor's Johan Castberg Arctic oilfield will cost some 10% more to develop than expected a year ago, and will start production later than expected, primarily due to the pandemic, the Norwegian government's budget showed on Tuesday.The project…

Safety Boost: 4Subsea to Monitor Var Energi's Drilling Ops at Balder

Jun 24, 2021

Subsea solutions provider 4Subsea has secured a three-year service agreement with the Norwegian oil and gas firm Vår Energi to monitor and analyze wellhead integrity to ensure safe operations for the Balder Future drilling and completion operations in Norway…

Vår Makes 'Significant' North Sea Discovery

Jun 21, 2021

Vår Energi announced a new significant oil and gas discovery in production license PL027 in the Southern North Sea, with the dual branch exploration wildcat Prince 25/8-20 S, King 25/8-20 B and the appraisal side-track 25/8-20 C in the King Paleogene prospect…

PHOTO: Heerema's Balder Vessel Removes Morpeth Platform in Gulf of Mexico

May 31, 2021

Heerema Marine Contractors' deepwater construction vessel Balder has recently completed the offshore removal of the Morpeth Tension-leg Platform (TLP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for client Eni.The Morpeth Tension-leg Platform had reached a 20…

Norway: MOL Gets Nod to Drill Iving Appraisal Well

May 06, 2021

Oil company MOL Norge AS, a Norwegian subsidiary of Hungarian MOL, has received a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.MOL will use the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the well formally named Well 25/8-21 S…

DNV, Vinde to Inspect Vår Energi's Offshore Assets

May 04, 2021

Norway-based oil company Vår Energi has awarded a three-year inspection services contract to a strategic partnership between DNV and Vinde Tilkomstteknikk. The contract will cover inspection services to the oil and gas operator’s full portfolio of assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

Vår Energi Obtains Approval to Drill Four Wells Off Norway

Mar 30, 2021

Norwegian offshore oil and gas company Vår Energi has received regulatory approvals to drill four wells in the production license 229, in the Norwegian section of the North Sea.The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said Tuesday it had granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for wells 25/8-20 S…

Pandion Energy Acquires Part of Wintershall Dea's Interest in Two Offshore Blocks in Norway

Jan 05, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Pandion Energy has agreed to acquire interests in two offshore production licenses in Norway from Wintershall DEA.Pandion will acquire a 2.5 percent interest in PL 820 S and a 15 percent interest in PL 617, both in the North Sea…

Lundin Gets OK to Use Rowan Viking Rig at Edvard Grieg Field

Dec 14, 2020

Swedish oil company Lundin, focused on oil and gas operations in Norway, has obtained regulatory consent to used the Rowan Viking jack-up rig on the Edvard Grieg offshore field.The consent, granted last week by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway…

Norway: CHC Nets Three-Year Offshore Crew Transfer Deal with Equinor, Vår Energi

Dec 09, 2020

Offshore helicopter operator CHC has won a three-year contract with the Norwegian oil firm Equinor to provide personnel transportation services from Stavanger airport, Sola with two helicopters. Also, Equinor and Vår Energi have agreed to share capacity on one of the helicopters…

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