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Statoil to drill at Cape Vulture with Deepsea Bergen

Nov 03, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Statoil consent to drill an exploration well in block 6608/10 with an option for a sidetrack. Statoil is the operator of development license 128. The exploration well will be drilled in a prospect named Cape Vulture…

ConocoPhillips gets Ekofisk audit

Oct 12, 2016

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia (COPSAS) has received an audit from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), from 5-10 August 2016, regarding the company’s work on ensuring compliance with the regulatory requirements for electrical installations at Ekofisk 2/4 K and 2/4 B…

Statoil to drill four Johan Sverdrup survey wells

Oct 10, 2016

Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil consent to drill four survey wells in order to obtain information about the reservoir conditions in the field.  Drilling, in 110-120m, using the Deepsea Atlantic semisubmersible drilling rig…

Statoil to drill at Asgard, Heidrun with Songa Encourage

Jun 27, 2016

Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Songa Encourage semisubmersible drilling rig for the drilling and completion of wells at Åsgard and Heidrun in the Norwegian Sea. The consent covers production drilling…

BP gets PSA orders for Ula, Valhall

Jun 08, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued orders to UK giant BP for its aging facilities on the Ula and Valhall fields in the North Sea. According to the order, BP must systematically review and map all areas and systems in respect of materials handling…

Wintershall to drill Orion with Borgland Dolphin

May 13, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Wintershall Norge consent for exploration drilling at the Orion prospect in the North Sea with the Borgland Dolphin semisubmersible. The 35/11-19S well is located in production license 248…

Statoil to use Stena Don for Fram

Apr 07, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Statoil consent to use the Stena Don mobile drilling facility for drilling and completion of wells 35/11-B-22 and B-13 in the Fram field in the North Sea. Fram is an oil field in the northern North Sea around 20km north of Troll…

Wintershall to use Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for Vega

Apr 07, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Wintershall consent to use the mobile drilling facilities Island Frontier and Island Wellserver for intervention work on the wells in the Vega field. Vega lies due north of the Fram field…

West Epsilon to P&A on Huldra

Mar 14, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Statoil consent to use the West Epsilon jackup drilling facility for permanent plugging of wells at Huldra 30/2-A, in production license 051. Statoil has allocated 215 days for the activity…

ConocoPhillips to use Rowan Norway for Ekofisk P&A

Feb 05, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted ConocoPhillips consent to use the Rowan Norway mobile drilling facility for plugging and abandonment of wells at Ekofisk 2/4 B. Ekofisk is an oil field lying in 70-75m of water in the southern North Sea…

Statoil to use Bideford Dolphin for Vigdis sidetrack

Jan 27, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway has granted Statoil consent to use the Bideford Dolphin mobile drilling facility to drill a sidetrack on the Vigdis field in production license 089. The planned start-up is early February and the activity is estimated to last 8 days…

Songa Delta to drill Statoil wildcat

Jan 05, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority granted Statoil consent to drill exploration well 30/11-11 using the Songa Delta. Beginning mid-January 2016, Statoil has allocated 36 days for the activity. The well is around 28km south of the Oseberg field…

COSLInnovator wins Troll gig

Dec 07, 2015

Statoil Petroleum has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway to use the COSLInnovator mobile drilling facility for drilling, completion, intervention, workover and well plugging on the Troll field. COSLInnovator…

Statoil cleared for Oseberg drilling

Nov 23, 2015

Statoil is the operator for production license 104 and has received consent to drill exploration well 30/89 S on the Oseberg field. Statoil has allocated 54 days for the activity and will be drilling with the Songa Delta, in approximately 99m water depth…

PSA audits Gullfaks A maintenance management

Nov 20, 2015

From 2-4 September 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum's maintenance management at Gullfaks A (GFA). The audit is part of the processing of the application for consent for an operating life extension for GFA…

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