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Norway: Neptune Energy Secures Approval for North Sea Well Drilling

Aug 19, 2021

Neptune Energy has received regulatory approval to drill a wildcat well in the North Sea, offshore Norway.Neptune will drill the well 33/6-5 S using the Deepsea Yantai drilling rig after it completes the drilling of development wells in production licence 636…

Simon Møkster's Vessel to Provide W2W Services at Floating Wind Farm in Norway

Jul 13, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Simon Møkster Shipping has recently won a contract with Equinor for service operation vessel (SOV) services for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm project in Norway.The 88 MW Hywind Tampen, which will be the world's largest floating wind farm once built…

SOCAR Wants to Power Offshore Oil Rigs with Floating Wind. Signs Pact with Technip Energies

Jul 15, 2021

Azerbaijan's national oil company SOCAR has signed a cooperation agreement with energy services firm Technip Energies for a floating wind pilot project.SOCAR said the two firms would study sustainability measures in the offshore upstream activities…

Island Offshore Vessel Hired for Floating Wind Gig

Jul 07, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Island Offshore, known for its offshore oil and gas services, has now won a contract in the floating wind space, which is still kind of related to oil and gas.Namely, Island Offshore said Tuesday that the Norwegian…

Contract Extension: Wood to Keep Supporting Equinor's Offshore Assets in Norway

Jun 16, 2021

Engineering firm Wood has secured an extension of its existing framework agreement with the Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor. Wood will continue to support Equinor's offshore assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as part of the agreement…

VIDEO: Aker Solutions Wraps First Phase of the Hywind Tampen Foundations Construction

Apr 22, 2021

Norway's Aker Solutions has completed the first part of the construction of concrete foundations for what will be the world's largest floating wind farm - Equinor's Hywind Tampen.The first part of the construction was finalized this week at Aker Solutions’ yard in Stord…

Neptune Revises Dugong Offshore Oil Discovery Size Estimate

Mar 29, 2021

Oil and gas exploration and production company Neptune Energy on Monday revised down the estimated size of its Dugong offshore oil discovery made last year in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.The company, which had previously estimated recoverable…

Equinor Starts Production at Snorre Expansion Project

Dec 14, 2020

Equinor on Saturday, December 12, kicked off production from its Snorre Expansion Project in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The project, which will add almost 200 million barrels of recoverable oil reserves and help extend the productive life of the Snorre field through 2040…

Neptune Starts Appraisal Drilling at Dugong Off Norway

Mar 01, 2021

Neptune Energy announced appraisal drilling commenced Monday on the Dugong discovery, one of the largest on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in 2020.The well is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig owned by CIMC and operated by Odfjell Drilling…

Equinor Gets Gets OK for Snorre Expansion Start-Up

Nov 16, 2020

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has received consent from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to start up work on the Snorre field redevelopment, in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The expansion of the Snorre field in the North Sea consists of six subsea templates…

Kongsberg to Deliver Positioning and Monitoring Equipment for World's Largest Floating Wind Farm

Jan 21, 2021

Norwegian maritime equipment and technology company Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to deliver key positioning and monitoring equipment to Equinor’s Hywind Tampen floating wind farm in Norway. The contract was signed with engineering firm Wood…

Altus, Archer Bag Wireline Services Deals with Equinor

Jan 19, 2021

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has awarded Altus Intervention and Archer Integrated Services framework contracts for supplying integrated wireline services within well intervention to Equinor’s fixed platforms. Altus Intervention will provide services at the Gina Krog…

UK, Norway Offshore O&G Sectors to See Modest Rise in Investment in 2021

Dec 21, 2020

After a turbulent 2020 for the oil and gas industry, 2021 is expected to see a modest rise in investment in the UK and Norway offshore sectors, assuming a US$50 per barrel average oil price.Exploration activity could recover to 2019 levels and investment in new developments is set to increase…

Equinor Gets OK to Use Deepsea Atlantic Rig on Vigdis Field

Nov 02, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor has received regulator consent to use Odfjell Drilling's Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling on the Vigdis offshore field.Vigdis is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea…

Construction of World's Largest Floating Wind Farm Kicks Off

Oct 01, 2020

The construction has started in Norway of what will be the world's largest floating wind farm - the Hywind Tampen.Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Kværner apprentice Arne Linga officially kickstarted the construction work by starting…

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