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COVID 19: Only Essential Crew on OMV NZ Offshore Platforms

Apr 15, 2020

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has de-manned its offshore platforms in the Taranaki Basin in New Zealand to only essential crews due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Responding to request for comment by Offshore Engineer on how it is dealing with the COVID-19 situation…

OMV Strikes Oil and Gas Offshore New Zealand

Apr 14, 2020

Austrian energy firm OMV has said it has struck oil and gas in the Taranaki Basin offshore New Zealand.  OMV, as the operator of the Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP) 60093, started drilling at the Toutoiwai-1 well in early March 2020.The oil…

OMV Might Cut Jobs Due to COVID-19, Low Oil Prices

Apr 08, 2020

Oil and gas group OMV plans to extend a 4 billion euro ($4.35 billion) cost-cutting program, its chief executive said, adding it may cut jobs due to the coronavirus crisis and a slump in energy prices.Major oil producers with operations around…

OMV Delays Romanian Offshore Project FID

Mar 13, 2020

Austrian oil and gas group OMV is again postponing an investment decision on its Black Sea exploration project and is now aiming for a decision next year at the earliest, its chief executive said on Friday.The exploration of the Black Sea Neptun…

OMV to Drill Hades Appraisal Well with Island Innovator Rig in June

Feb 21, 2020

OMV Norway has applied for an environmental permit to drill the Hades appraisal well in the Norwegian Sea about 280 kilometers north of Kristiansund.The subsidiary of Austria's OMV plans to use the Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling…

OMV Looking to Increase Stake in Romanian Offshore Project

Feb 07, 2020

Austrian energy group OMV on Thursday indicated it could be interested in increasing the stake in a Romanian offshore gas project that it currently holds with U.S. firm Exxon Mobil.The exploration of the Black Sea Neptun block is a joint venture between OMV's Romanian subsidiary Petrom and the U…

OMV 'Accidentally' Cuts Drill Pipe Off New Zealand

Feb 05, 2020

Austrian oil and gas company OMV has reportedly accidentally cut its drill pipe during drilling rig tests offshore New Zealand.The local news website Otago Daily Times on Wednesday reported that the drill pipe cutting incident happened in January…

OMV Hires Solstad PSV for New Zealand Campaign

Jan 28, 2020

Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Offshore has signed a contract with OMV Taranaki Ltd for the provision of a Platform Supply Vessel for the oil company's operations in New Zealand.The platform supply vessel Normand Tortuga will support…

OMV Contracts Island Drilling for Norway Ops

Dec 12, 2019

Norwegian offshore driller Island Drilling has been awarded a contract with the provides marine exploration services firm OMV (Norge) in Norway.The contract is for one well in License 644, close to Aasgaard Field in the North Sea, said a statement from Island Drilling…

OMV Petrom Starts Black Sea Drilling

Jul 01, 2019

Romania's largest energy company OMV Petrom said it has started a new offshore drilling campaign in the shallow waters of the Istria block in the Black Sea.The two new wells will be drilled more than 2,000 meters below the seabed, in approximately 50 meters water depth…

Equinor, OMV Partner on Wisting and Hades/Iris

Jun 26, 2019

Equinor and OMV have signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on both the Wisting development in the Barents Sea and the concept development for the Hades/Iris discovery in the Norwegian Sea.As development operator, Equinor will lead project development…

OMV, Aker BP in Joint Digital Push

May 30, 2019

Austria-based integrated oil and gas company OMV ad Norway-based exploration and development company Aker BP have committed to share digitalization competencies and technology across borders and advancing both companies’ digital agendas.Together…

NPD Grants Drilling Permit to OMV (Norge)

May 16, 2019

OMV Norge, a subsidiary of the Austrian oil company OMV, has received drilling permit for well 6506/11-11 S from Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).NPD said in a press release that the well 6506/11-11 S will be drilled from the Deepsea Bergen drilling facility…

Sapura Energy, OMV Partner for E&P

Feb 01, 2019

Malaysia’s largest oil and gas services company Sapura Energy Berhad and Austria’s OMV Aktiengesellschaft have agreed to form a new strategic partnership that will see the creation of a new joint venture independent oil and gas company.OMV Exploration & Production GmbH…

Norway's Northernmost Oil Find Could Start Production in 2026

Jan 16, 2019

Austria's OMV and partners plan to invest up to $6 billion initially to develop the Arctic Wisting oil find, Norway's northernmost oil discovery, which could start production within a decade, a senior executive said on Wednesday.OMV owns a 25…

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