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…
On a frigid morning on the Black Sea the sun is glaring into the quiet navigation room of the massive semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents, anchored in Romania's Constanta port.In a matter of weeks, the rig - known as the Mighty…
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a 4D streamer acquisition project in the Barents Sea covering the Vår Energi-operated Goliat field.The Goliat 4D project is scheduled to start in July.The total duration of the project is approximately 20 days…
Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a new multi-client 3D streamer acquisition and processing project in the Goliat area of the Norwegian Barents Sea.The new GeoStreamer survey will span up to 1,600 square kilometers over recent discoveries such as Countach…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has announced a plan for key leadership changes, appointing the company’s current chief operating officer (COO) Keelan Adamson to the position of chief executive officer (CEO), following a transition period…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for an exploration well in the Barents Sea.The permit is for a wellbore 7220/7-CD-1 H in production license 532, which is operated by Equinor with 46.3% working interest…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OMV (Norge) a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/6-6 in production license 1109.OMV (Norge) is the operator of the license with 30% interest, with partners DNO Norge (30%)…
Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured four 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, three of which are in the North Sea and one in the Barents Sea.The 4D campaign in the North Sea is scheduled to begin in early second quarter of 2025…