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Equinor to Sell Shares in Lundin Petroleum

Jul 08, 2019

Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor ASA on Sunday said it will sell a 16% stake in Lundin Petroleum AB for about $1.56 billion, and in return acquire an additional 2.6% stake in Johan Sverdrup oilfield.Equinor agreed to sell about 54.5 million Lundin shares at a price of 266…

Second Turkish Drillship Arrives off Cyprus

Jul 08, 2019

A second Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas off Cyprus arrived off the Mediterranean island's northeastern coast on Monday, triggering a strong protest from Nicosia of an infringement by Turkey of its sovereign rights.Last month…

Buss Acquires SSC Wind

Jul 08, 2019

Hamburg-based Buss Group has acquired SSC Wind from Wildeshausen with an aim to expand its services in the offshore and onshore wind markets.In future, the company will operate on the market under the company name Buss Wind Services GmbH.With this strategic step…

Eni, KMG Partner in Caspian Project

Jul 05, 2019

The Kazakh Ministry of Energy, national company KazMunayGas (KMG) and Eni signed a protocol of direct negotiations to grant the subsoil use right for exploration and production of hydrocarbons within joint operations on Abay, an offshore area in the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea…

DeepOcean Wins Vigdis Work

Jul 05, 2019

Subsea services firm DeepOcean said it has been awarded a contract from Norwegian energy company Equinor for marine operations for the installation of the Vigdis boosting station.The award to covers project management, engineering and offshore installation activities…

NPD Seeking New Director General

Jul 05, 2019

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said it is seeking a new director general to succeed Bente Nyland, who will complete her term at the end of 2019 after 12 years in the role.NPD said the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has started its search for a successor…

Rever Offshore Firms Up North Sea Presence

Jul 05, 2019

The subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry Rever Offshore continued to consolidate its North Sea presence, announcing the successful completion of three standalone contracts for energy major, Total E&P UK.The UK-based company said…

Equinor in New Find at Oseberg

Jul 04, 2019

Equinor has, on behalf of the Oseberg partners, made a profitable oil discovery related to Oseberg Vestflanken, the Norwegian energy company announced on Thursday. It said the well was drilled by the Askepott rig and the discovery will soon…

Energean to Buy Edison's Oil and Gas Unit

Jul 04, 2019

Israel-focused gas driller Energean said on Thursday it will buy Italian energy group Edison's oil and natural gas unit for an initial consideration of $750 million.The acquisition would significantly expand Energean's operations in the growing eastern Mediterranean gas hub…

Video: Fenja Manifold Lift

Jul 03, 2019

The template and manifold for the Neptune-Energy-operated Fenja project are currently undergoing factory acceptance testing (FAT) and system integration testing (SIT) in Eydehavn, Norway, as the subsea development ramps up toward planned first oil in 2021…

GEO's Twin PSVs Named in Norway

Jul 03, 2019

Norwegian offshore supply vessel provider Golden Energy Offshore (GEO) named two platform supply vessels (PSVs).The company's CEO Per Ivar Fagervoll said that the sister vessels Energy Empress and Energy Duchess were named on 29 June 2019. The…

Cyprus Takes Legal Action Against Offshore Drillers

Jul 02, 2019

Cyprus has initiated legal proceedings against three companies involved in gas drilling by Turkey to the west of the island for encroaching on the island's continental shelf, a senior foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.Officials declined to name the companies…

Aker BP Discovers Oil at Frosk

Jul 02, 2019

Aker BP ASA, operator of production license 340, has finalized the results after drilling wildcat well 24/9-15 S (Froskelår Nordøst) and appraisal well 24/9-15 A.According to a press note from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the wells…

ConocoPhillips to Redevelop Tor

Jul 02, 2019

American multinational energy corporation ConocoPhillips has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for a redevelopment of the Tor field in the Greater Ekofisk area in the North Sea.According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)…

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…

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