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Equinor Drills Dry Well in Norwegian Sea

3 hours ago

The wildcat well in the Løvmeis prospect in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by Equinor, Orlen Upstream and Petrolia Noco, has been proven dry.Wildcat well 6608/10-R-2 H is located in production license 1013, where Equinor is the operator with 40% stake, and Orlen Upstream and Petrolia Noco are partners, with 40% and 20% working interest respectively.The well, which was drilled by the Transocean Encourage rig about 15 kilometers northeast of the Norne field…

AGR Concludes Technical Review of Aker BP’s CCS Licenses Off Norway

Nov 11, 2024

AGR’s reservoir management and subsurface team has delivered technical peer review of two carbon storage licenses in the Norwegian North Sea to Aker BP.The review's main goal was to ensure the evaluation of the two CO2 storage licenses has been…

Orlen Gets Permit for Norwegian Sea Drilling Ops

Nov 11, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Orlen Upstream Norway a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6305/10-1 in production license 1055, operated by Orlen Upstream Norway with 60% working interest…

Sval Energi Sells Norwegian Sea Development Share to Equinor

Nov 07, 2024

Equinor has signed an agreement to acquire Sval Energi’s 11.8% share in the Halten East Unit, increasing its ownership to 69.5%.Halten East is an ongoing offshore development located in the Kristin-Åsgård area in the Norwegian Sea.The development comprises six gas discoveries and three prospects…

Viridien, TGS and Aquila Holdings Deliver Utsira OBN Reprocessing Project

Nov 04, 2024

Viridien and its partners TGS and Aquila Holdings, under its subsidiary Axxis Multi Client, have completed the reprocessing of the Utsira ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey in the Norwegian North Sea.Utsira is the largest OBN survey conducted…

Equinor Starts Exploration Drilling at Løvmeis Prospect in Norwegian Sea

Oct 03, 2024

Equinor and its partners Petrolia Noco and PGNiG have started drilling the exploration well at Løvmeis prospect in the Norwegian Sea, using Transocean Encourage semi-submersible drilling rig.The well, 6608/10-R-2 H, is part of the production license 1013…

Aker BP Confirms Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Oct 03, 2024

Aker BP has proven gas in an appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea, confirming also the size of previous discoveries made in 2022.The 6507/2-7 S well, located around 12 kilometers west of the Skarv field, was drilled to confirm the size of the…

Norway Invites Industry to Take Another Look at One of Its Largest Remaining Gas Discoveries

Oct 01, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has issued a ‘challenge’ for the industry to have another go at Victoria discovery, one of the largest remaining gas discoveries in the Norwegian Sea, as the innovations within hydraulic fracturing now…

Equinor Gets Permit for Norwegian Sea Drilling Operation

Sep 20, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a new exploration well in the Norwegian Sea, to be conducted using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig.The permit is for wellbore 6406/6-7 S wildcat well in production license 1119…

Equinor and Partners Make Gas Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Sep 10, 2024

Equinor and its partners have proven gas/condensate in a well in the Norwegian Sea, drilled in connection with the Lavrans discovery, which is currently undergoing development.The well 6406/2-L-2 H, located 260 kilometres southwest of Brønnøysund…

DNO Concludes Acquisition of Stakes in Five Norne Area Oil and Gas Fields

Sep 02, 2024

Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO has completed the acquisition of stakes in five oil and gas fields, including an operatorship, in the Norne area in the Norwegian Sea from Vår Energi.Following the closing of the transaction, DNO’s wholly-owned…

Equinor Gets Clearance for Exploration Ops in Norwegian Sea

Jul 11, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea with Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Atlantic rig.The permit has been issued for wellbore 6610/7-3 in production license 1014, with the entry date set for October 2024…

Equinor Starts Production from Kristin South Off Norway

Jul 08, 2024

Equinor and its partners Petoro, Vår Energi, and TotalEnergies EP Norge have started production from the first Lavrans well in the Kristin South area in the Norwegian Sea.The partnership submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO)…

OMV Gets Permit for Drilling Ops in Norwegian Sea

Jun 05, 2024

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV's Norwegian subsidiary a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for the exploration well 6605/6-1 S in production license 1194.OMV Norge is the operator of the…

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…

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