Exploration drilling operations have commenced on the Equinor-operated Ginny exploration well 6407/9-13 in the Norwegian Sea.The well, in production license PL1060, targets both an Upper Jurassic (Ginny) and a Middle Jurassic (Hermine) prospect located between the Galtvort and Hasselmus discoveries…
The first lifting of oil from Repsol's Yme field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, was completed Wednesday, OKEA, a partner in the project, said.'A total volume of 100,000 barrels was lifted, of which OKEA will be allocated 15,000 barrels.…
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had agreed to sell its non-operated interests in three producing fields andtwo export pipelines on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to OKEA ASA and M Vest Energy AS.The assets Neptune is divesting include the producing Draugen…
Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA, the operator of the giant Draugen platform off Norway, is working on a project that will see the offshore oil production facility powered by floating wind turbines.The news was shared by the recently formed…
After years of delays, the Yme field in the North Sea offshore Norway, now operated by the Spanish oil firm Repsol, has started producing oil, again.The Yme is a field in the southeastern part of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, 130 kilometers northeast of the Ula field…
Norwegian oil company OKEA, the operator of the Vette license offshore Norway said Tuesday it had decided to propose to the license partners not to develop the Vette discovery further, 'due to the project’s insufficient financial robustness…
Danish offshore vessel owner Esvagt said Monday that the Spanish oil firm Repsol had extended the contract for the Esvagt Corona standby/rescue vessel for an additional 18 months.The contract for standby services at Repsol's Yme field in the Norwegian North Sea now runs until the spring of 2023…
Norwegian oil company Okea expects its revenue to roughly triple in the third quarter of 2021 on higher oil and gas prices, the firm said on Wednesday, adding that it sees a an additional boost from the imminent startup of a new field.Overall…
Shares in Norwegian oil company Okea rose 4.7% at the opening of trading on the Oslo bourse on Wednesday, a day after the Norwegian government proposed changes to the petroleum tax system.The coalition led by Prime Minister Erna Solberg proposed…
Spanish oil firm Repsol has secured regulatory consent to start production from the Yme field in the North Sea, off Norway.'Yme will once again be producing oil, 20 years after the last time the field was on stream. [The] planned start-up will be in the second half of 2021…
Norwegian oilfield services giant Aker Solutions has won a contract from the Norwegian oil firm OKEA to modify the Draugen offshore platform to enable the processing of gas from the Hasselmus discovery which will be tied into the platform.The contract includes engineering…
The Norwegian oil and gas company OKEA has awarded a 'sizeable' contract to Subsea Integration Alliance, a Subsea 7 - OneSubsea partnership, for the Hasselmus gas field development offshore Norway, Subsea 7 said. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable…
Norwegian oil company OKEA has with partners Petoro and Neptune Energy decided to develop the Hasselmus offshore gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea as a tie-back to the Draugen platform.The Hasselmus gas discovery is located on the western edge of the Trøndelag platform in the Norwegian Sea…
Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling has struck a deal to sell the drilling and production unit Mærsk Inspirer, on contract with Repsol at Yme offshore field in Norway, to Havila Sirius for $373 million.As part of the deal, Repsol will…
Norwegian oil company OKEA has selected COSL Drilling Europe as an exclusive supplier of drilling units for its operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).As part of the four-year frame agreement, COSL Drilling Europe (COSL) will be…