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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…

AKOFS Offshore Inks $246M Vessel Deal with Petrobras

Oct 07, 2025

Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras, for its subsea equipment support vessel AKOFS Santos, which will continue to operate offshore Brazil.Following a competitive tender process…

TotalEnergies Names Senior Vice-President for Oil and Gas Exploration

Oct 06, 2025

TotalEnergies has appointed Nicola Mavilla as Senior Vice President Exploration.Effective November 1, 2025, Nicola Mavilla is replacing Kevin McLachlan, who held this position since 2015.Mavilla has 25 years of experience in the oil and gas…

Norway Clears Harbour Energy’s Drilling Op in North Sea

Oct 02, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Harbour Energy a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/8-8 S in production license 248 LS and 248 B.The license is operated by Harbour Energy with 60% working interest…

TotalEnergies Sells Stakes in Three Mature Norwegian Fields to Vår Energi and Orlen

Oct 01, 2025

TotalEnergies EP Norge has signed an agreement for the divestment of its non-operated interest (39.89%) in the West Ekofisk and Albuskjell fields to Vår Energi and has also concluded an agreement with Orlen Upstream Norway for the divestment of its non-operated interest (20…

DeepOcean Gets Offshore Installation Job at Equinor’s Norwegian Fields

Sep 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a SIMOPRO – simultaneous marine operation and production – installation contract by Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf.DeepOcean’s scope of work entails SIMOPRO installation work on both the Åsgård and Visund fields…

Motive Offshore Expands Presence in Norway with New Acquisition

Sep 26, 2025

Motive Offshore Group has acquired Norway-based Weld Integrity Group, a move aimed at strengthening its certification and inspection (C&I) capabilities and boosting its presence in the Norwegian offshore energy market.The acquisition is expected to add $1…

Norway Clears Equinor to Use Troll-Kvitebjørn Gas Export Pipeline

Sep 26, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted consent for the start-up of a tie-in from the Equinor-operated Troll B platform in the North Sea to the Kvitebjørn gas export line.The tie-in will help reduce the decline in gas production in upcoming years…

Reach Subsea Orders Two More USVs from Kongsberg Maritime

Sep 24, 2025

Reach Subsea has exercised the first in a series of exclusive options with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of the next two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Reach Remote 3 and 4.The contract terms have been mutually agreed and remain confidential between the parties…

Oil Firms Urge Brazil to Review Subsea7 - Saipem Merger

Sep 24, 2025

Exxon Mobil, Brazilian state-run Petrobras and oil services provider TechnipFMC petitioned the country's antitrust regulator Cade to intervene in a merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, public documents seen by Reuters show.In filings submitted on Thursday…

Equinor Gets Clearance to Use Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub for North Sea Ops

Sep 23, 2025

Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…

Equinor’s Askeladd Vest Field Brings More LNG for Europe

Sep 23, 2025

Equinor has started production from the Askeladd Vest subsea field in the Barents Sea, contributing to continued high and long-term production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the processing plant at Melkøya.Askeladd Vest consists of two…

Norway's Oil and Gas Production Exceeds August Forecasts

Sep 23, 2025

Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 2.6% in August, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Tuesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil. Output varies…

Viridien, TGS Wrap Up OBN Survey in Gulf of America

Sep 19, 2025

French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with Norway’s TGS, has completed the acquisition of the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The latest phase spans 151 OCS blocks and expands…

Brownfield Output Decline Accelerates, says IEA

Sep 16, 2025

The decline in output from mature global oil and gas fields is accelerating amid greater reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday, meaning companies need to invest more just to keep output flat…

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