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Two Dry Wells for Two Norwegian Oil and Gas Firms

May 30, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas companies Vår Energi and Aker BP have drilled two dry wells, one in Barents Sea and the other in North Sea, respectively.Vår Energi drilled the exploration well 7219/6-1 Venus, in production license 1025 S, in the Barents Sea…

Serica Energy Hires Subsea7 for Belinda Field Pipeline Job

May 27, 2024

Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract from oil and gas operator Serica Energy for the for the Belinda field development south-east of the Triton FPSO in the UK North Sea.The contract scope includes project management…

OneSubsea Scoops 'Sizeable' Contract for Work at Troll Gas Field in North Sea

May 24, 2024

OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7, has secured a contract from Equinor for work at Troll gas field in the North Sea.The contract, whose value was not disclosed, is for for Phase 3, Stage 2 of Equinor’s North Sea Troll Project…

Equinor Makes Oil Discovery at Svalin Field Off Norway

May 23, 2024

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has made an oil discovery while drilling the well at the Svalin field in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen rig.The oil discovery was made in well 25/11-H-1 H in production license 169. Equinor is the operator of the license…

Equinor to Keep DeepSea Aberdeen Rig Busy Off Norway Under $121M Contract Extension

May 22, 2024

Equinor has exercised an option for a batch of eight wells to extend the use of the Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The exercised options are planned to start in the fourth quarter of 2025 in direct…

Van Oord Installs First Monopile Foundation at RWE’s 1.4GW Offshore Wind Farm

May 21, 2024

Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile foundation at RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea.With a capacity of 1.4 GW, Sofia is RWE’s largest offshore wind farm to date…

North Sea Energy Firms Look Beyond UK After Tax Squeeze

May 20, 2024

North Sea oil and gas producers are merging and shifting overseas as Britain's windfall tax slashes profits and as the opposition Labour Party threatens more tax if it wins the next general election.The change of strategy could accelerate the decline of domestic production…

Serica Energy Gets Go-Ahead to Develop Belinda Field

May 20, 2024

UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has received final approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to develop its fully owned and operated Belinda field in the North Sea.The field will be tied back to the Triton FPSO following the drilling…

EnBW Kicks Off Construction on Germany’s Largest North Sea Offshore Wind Farm

May 16, 2024

In the next few days, one of the world’s largest floating cranes from Heerema Marine Contractors, named Thialf, will install the first foundations at EnBW’s 960 MW offshore wind farm, being built in German North Sea.The He Dreih wind farm is…

Kent Gets FEED Contract for Hejre Project in the North Sea

May 15, 2024

Energy services firm Kent has secured a key Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for INEOS' Hejre project.The Hejre project, an offshore High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) development, is located in the Danish sector of the North Sea…

Equinor and Petoro Make Asset Swap Deal for Several Fields Offshore Norway

May 14, 2024

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…

SubseaPartner Lands Diving Job at Vår Energi’s Fields Offshore Norway

May 13, 2024

Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has secured offshore work at the Goliat and Balder fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for Vår Energi.The contracts have been awarded by Vår Energi under the existing frame agreement for offshore contingency and diving intervention services…

AGR Gets Offshore CO2 Storage Job in North Sea

May 13, 2024

Altera Infrastructure has appointed AGR, part of ABL Group, to conduct an independent third-party storage evaluation of the Havstjerne CO2 storage license offshore Norway.In late March 2023, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy awarded Altera Infrastructure…

UK: North Sea Operators Propose $3.7B of Emissions Reduction Schemes

May 10, 2024

North Sea oil and gas operators could invest up to $3.7 billion in 14 major projects capable of cutting up to 32 million tonnes of lifetime CO2e emissions from their production activities, according to North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).The…

Rosetti Marino Hooks $9.6M INEOS Deal for North Sea Gas Platform

May 09, 2024

Italian contractor Rosetti Marino has secured a contract with INEOS E&P for front end engineering design (FEED) for an offshore high pressure, high temperature (HP/HT) gas production platform offshore Denmark.The contract, worth approximately $9…

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