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Equinor Awards Over $600M in Contracts for Four Subsea Projects

Jul 07, 2026

Norway's Equinor has awarded contracts worth around $610 million (NOK 6 billion) on behalf of partners for four subsea projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, as part of a drive to accelerate developments and reduce costs.The awards cover the TWIN…

Equinor Taps DeepOcean for Norwegian Continental Shelf Subsea Work

May 28, 2026

DeepOcean has been awarded a subsea contract package by Equinor covering multiple fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, including projects in the North Sea and Barents Sea, with offshore work planned across the 2027-28 seasons.The contract…

Equinor's Gullfaks Field Reaches 5,000 Oil Cargo Milestone in North Sea

May 12, 2026

Equinor-operated Gullfaks field in the North Sea has delivered its 5,000th oil cargo, underscoring the continued role of mature Norwegian offshore fields in supplying energy to Europe.Production at Gullfaks began in 1986 and the field has since produced around 2…

Equinor Extends Drilling Agreements for Norwegian Continental Shelf

May 04, 2026

Equinor is extending key supplier agreements with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion ($1.8 billion). Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton and SLB Norge have been awarded the contracts for integrated drilling and well services to help maintain production from the Norwegian continental shelf…

Equinor Eyes Fast Development of New North Sea Oil Find

Mar 02, 2026

Norway's Equinor EQNR.OL and its partners have discovered oil near the Snorre field in the North Sea and plan a 'rapid and cost effective' development of the new reserves, the state-controlled operator said on Monday.Preliminary estimates put the size of the discovery…

Equinor Books Axess for Riser Replacement Job in North Sea

Dec 01, 2025

Axess Technologies, a subsidiary of Axess Group, has secured another riser replacement contract with Equinor in the North Sea.The contract covers the planning and execution of all topside activities related to riser replacements on Visund and Troll C in the North Sea…

Equinor Hires DeepOcean for Subsea Job at Snorre Gas Field Expansion

Nov 13, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to provide various subsea construction and installation activities as part of the Snorre Export and Import Gas Project (SNEIG) for offshore execution in 2026.The SNEIG project is part of the broader Snorre Expansion Project…

Equinor Drills Third Dry Well in Snorre Area Offshore Norway

Nov 11, 2025

Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the Snorre area in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The wildcat well 34/6-9 S, or Avbitertang, was drilled in production license 554, 35 kilometers northeast of the Snorre field and 125 kilometers west of Florø…

Equinor Scraps Offshore Electrification Plans as Costs Mount

Oct 13, 2025

Equinor has scrapped plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by connecting several offshore platforms to Norway's onshore power grid, the company told the government on Friday, citing soaring costs.The oil and gas sector is Norway's largest source of climate emissions…

Equinor Picks Team for Multi-Well P&A Ops Off Norway

Mar 28, 2025

Equinor has awarded a three-year contract for well plugging on its operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) to Island Drilling for its Island Innovator semi-submersible rig, and hired Archer and Baker Hughes to provide plugging services…

Equinor Hires Northern Ocean’s Deepsea Bollsta Rig for Ops Off Norway

Nov 18, 2024

Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta, operated by Odfjell Drilling, on the Norwegian continental shelf.The contract value for the firm period is calculated at around $335 million…

TotalEnergies Joins Reach Subsea’s Reach Remote USV Pilot Program

Oct 29, 2024

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has brought in TotalEnergies to its Reach Remote uncrewed surface vessel (USV) qualification program, which joins Equinor and other industry majors as partner in the pilot program.The pilot project includes a variety of relevant survey…

Subsea7 and Equinor Strengthen Collaboration, Agreeing Work on Two Fields

May 02, 2024

Subsea7 has signed a new long-term strategic collaboration agreement between Equinor and Subsea Integration Alliance, which comprises Subsea7 and OneSubsea, securing exclusive collaboration on the Wisting field offshore Norway, and Bay du Nord…

DOF Bags Shell’s Decommissioning Contract for Knarr and Gaupe Fields

Mar 12, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘substantial’ subsea engineering procurement removal and disposal (EPRD) contract from Norske Shell in the Atlantic region.The contract outlines 100 combined days of utilization of DOF’s vessels Skandi Hera and Maersk Installer…

Axess Technologies to Replace Risers on Equinor's North Sea Platforms

Oct 12, 2023

The Norwegian offshore energy industry services company Axess Technologies has secured a riser replacement contract with the Norwegian offshore energy giant Equinor.The contract, of an undisclosed value, will see Axess Technologies replace three…

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