Equinor and its partners have made a gas discovery in the Skred prospect, located near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea, off Norway.The 7220/5-4well was drilled about 23 kilometers north of discovery well 7220/8-1 on the Johan Castberg…
Equinor has found oil in an exploration well, dubbed Drivis Tubåen, on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.The well, 7720/7-DD-1H, was drilled in the Drivis structure on the Johan Castberg field. According to preliminary estimates, the size of the discovery is 9-15 million barrels of oil…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, to be drilled with Transocean’s Transocean Encourage rig.The drilling permit is for the wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production license 094…
Only three months after coming on stream, Equinor’s Johan Castberg field in Barents Sea has started producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.The field’s peak production achievement increases energy deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150%…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7117/4-1 in production license 1238.The license is operated by Equinor with 40% working interest…
Transocean has secured $100 million from two-well option exercised by Equinor for one of its harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rigs.Equinor has decided to extend Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible rig’s stay in Norway, with the latest option exercised by the company…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7220/5-4 in production license 532, operated by Equinor with 46.4% working interest.Equinor’s partners in the license are Vår Energi and Petoro…
Norway offered 76 new blocks to explore for oil and gas in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea on Friday in a so-called APA licensing round, an annual event awarding acreage in mature parts of the continental shelf, the energy ministry said…
Oil and gas company OMV Petrom has signed the commercial contract with the Republic of Moldova for the delivery of gas from Neptun Deep field in the Black Sea.The signed contract provides for the supply of natural gas for three years to the virtual trading point (VTP) in Romania…
Noble Corporation’s recent decision to sell the Pacific Meltem and Pacific Scirocco for non-drilling purposes highlights a key issue in the drillship market: What happens to cold-stacked rigs that are unlikely to return to work? With the floater…
The Johan Castberg oil field in the Barents Sea came has come on stream, strengthening Norway’s role as a long-term energy exporter.The Arctic field came online on March 31, at 10.35 local time.Expected to be in production for 30 years, Johan Castberg can produce 220…
OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Horatio prospect in the North Sea, using Transocean’s Transocean Norge semi-submersible rig.The well 35/6-6, dubbed Horatio, is located in production license 1109, operated by OMV with 30% working interest…
OMV Petrom and Romgaz have spud of the first well for development and production of the Pelican South and Domino natural gas fields in the Neptun Deep block as part of the drilling campaign being conducted with Transocean’s Transocean Barents rig in the Black Sea…
Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has secured major contracts from OMV Petrom, totaling more than $10 million, for the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea.The contracts involve Expro’s subsea landing string (SSLS), SeaCure cementing technology…
Vår Energi has made an oil discovery in the operated Zagato exploration well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea, marking a third oil discovery in a row the area.The preliminary estimated gross recoverable resources encountered in the well…
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