Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies have made a final investment decision (FID) to progress phase two of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) development.The decision was made after signing a commercial agreement with Stockholm Exergi to transport and store 900…
Aker BP and its partners have completed drilling on the Kongeørn prospect in the Norwegian Sea without making a discovery as the wildcat well proved to be dry.Wildcat well 6507/2-8 is situated in production license 942, which was part of the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2017…
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has made an important oil and gas discovery in Northern North Sea license PL1182 S, using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible rig.The discovery was made in Paleocene injectite sandstones of excellent…
W&T Offshore has announced the promotion of Huan Gamblin to Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Gamblin has over 20 years of energy industry experience.Tracy W. Krohn, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to promote…
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has been secured a ‘large’ integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI) contract by Equinor for the Johan Sverdrup Phase 3 development in the Norwegian North Sea.The Johan Sverdrup field…
Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil), the country’s offshore industry safety watchdog, has granted consent to Equinor for exploration drilling in an oil and gas block in the North Sea.The consent is for block 24/11, part of production license 169…
Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘very large’ subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) project for an undisclosed energy company offshore Africa.Under the contract, DOF will deliver its full suite of project management…
Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 1.8% in February, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Thursday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil, but output…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contact with Subsea7 for its subsea construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Subsea.The duration of the contract is two-year firm and three yearly options, with the start on January 1…
Norwegian offshore services company Argeo has completed deepwater work at TotalEnergies’ Venus project, offshore Namibia, taking somewhat longer than expected.Argeo mobilized its Argeo Venture vessel for the job, which is now demobilizing in Walvis Bay…
Harbour Energy has secured a permit to drill a well in the Norwegian Sea, which is part of carbon storage exploration license at Havstjerne development.The permit, awarded by Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), is for wellbore 9/6-1 in production license EXL006…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6405/7-4 in production license 1005, which is operated by Aker BP with 40% working interest, Vår Energi with 40% stake…
Equinor has started production at the Halten East development in the Norwegian Sea, two years following approval from Norwegian authorities.Halten East is a tie-in development located in the Kristin-Åsgard area in the Norwegian Sea. Vår Energi and Petoro are partners…
Norwegian offshore supply vessel operator DOF Group has secured a contract for the installation of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit from an undisclosed client offshore Africa.DOF will deliver project management, engineering…
SBM Offshore has entered into a global collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop standardized, AI-powered carbon-free floating power solutions to address the growing needs for carbon-free electricity.This collaboration is set to transform…