The startup of oil production from Equinor's Arctic Johan Castberg field has been delayed again due to bad weather, a spokesperson for the Norwegian energy company said on Monday.Castberg is set to become the second producing oilfield in the…
Equinor and its partners Vår Energi and Petoro have postponed the start-up of Johan Castberg field, located in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea, to January or February 2025 from the initial plan to bring the field on stream by the end of 2024…
Oslo-listed Vaar Energi, majority-owned by Italy's Eni, raised its dividend on Tuesday as the oil and gas exploration and production company reported a fourth-quarter operating profit in line with expectations.Vaar's earnings before interest…
Equinor, the operator of the Johan Castberg field, has anchored the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) unit at the field in in the Barents Sea, which is expected to start producing at the end of 2024.The hook-up of the FPSO to the subsea facilities…
Oil and gas companies operating in Norway expect to invest a record 275 billion Norwegian crowns ($24.68 billion) in 2025, up from 263.7 billion this year and more than previously expected, the Offshore Norge industry association said on Monday…
Oslo-listed Vaar Energi, majority-owned by Italy's Eni, on Tuesday reported a stronger than expected third-quarter operating profit and guided for lower costs in 2024, boosting its shares in early trade.Its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)…
Equinor's Arctic Johan Castberg oilfield is expected to reach full production of some 220,000 barrels per day in the first half of 2025, a senior company official said on Tuesday.The oilfield in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea is set to…
Energy firms Equinor, Aker BP and Vaar Energi have raised their crown-denominate cost estimates for major oil and gas development projects offshore Norway, the country's government said on Monday.Equinor's Johan Castberg project is now expected to cost 86 billion crowns ($8…
Equinor will establish and operate a new area-wide emergency preparedness solution for the southwestern Barents Sea.'Together with the other operators, the authorities and the supply industry, we have through 50years developed the preparedness…
Deliveries for exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway had a value of more than NOK 134 billion ($12.8 billion) in 2023, 94% of which were invoiced by Norwegian suppliers.The…
Equinor has informed that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Johan Castberg departed for sea trials from Aker Solutions’s Stord yard ahead of its deployment at Barents Sea field.The FPSO for sea trials in Klosterfjorden…
Vaar Energi, majority-owned by Italy's Eni, posted a second-quarter operating profit below expectations on Tuesday, but maintained its dividend payment level and said it was on track to increase oil output.Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)…
Equinor has drilled a dry wildcat well in the Snøras prospect, located in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.The well, 7220/2-2, drilled by the Transocean Enabler rig, is located in production license 1080, which was awarded in the Awards in Predefined Area (APA) in 2020…
Equinor has received consent from Norwegian regulator to use Transocean Enabler rig for production drilling/completion and drilling of exploration segment in the Barents Sea.The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) issued a permit to Equinor for drilling operations at Johan Castberg field…
Energy firms Equinor and Petoro have entered into a value-neutral asset swap agreement for the Haltenbanken area, including the Heidrun and Tyrihans producing fields, offshore Norway.Equinor will increase its ownership in the Heidrun field and…