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West Phoenix to drill at Fenja field

Dec 05, 2017

VNG Norge, part of German group VNG, has lined up a drilling for for work on the Fenja development in the Norwegian Sea.  VNG Norge has issued a letter of intent (LOI) to North Atlantic Norway for the semisubmersible drilling rig West…

TechnipFMC wins Fenja EPCI, SURF work

Nov 02, 2017

VNG Norge, on behalf of the PL 586 partners, has issued a letter of intent (LOI) to TechnipFMC for the Fenja field development project (formerly known as Pil and Bue). The LOI covers the EPCI (engineering, procurement, construction and…

TechnipFMC: Major projects on the horizon, deepwater looms large

Oct 26, 2017

A steady recovery is in motion in the subsea business with the potential for major subsea awards in the remaining months of this year and throughout 2018, according to TechnipFMC's boss Doug Pferdehirt.  The firm won US$2.5 billion in…

Norway's APA 2017 gets record interest

Sep 06, 2017

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received a record response for the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2017 round, with a total of 39 companies submitting applications for new acreage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Map…

Challenging wax on Pil and Bue

Aug 01, 2017

Waxy crude on the Pil and Bue project and topside constraints has led VNG Norge to explore pipe-in-pipe heating systems. Elaine Maslin reports. Statoil’s Njord A facility. Photo by Thomas Sola/Statoil…

Subsea strikes back

Jul 01, 2017

While significant costs have been stripped out of the oil and gas industry, shale is fighting back. And, if the subsea industry is to survive, it will need more than just reduced costs, industry executives told the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen…

Statoil gets go-ahead for Njord, Bauge

Jun 20, 2017

Norwegian authorities have approved Statoil’s estimated US$2.3 billion (NOK20 billion) plan of development and operation (PDO) for the Njord and Bauge fields in the Norwegian Sea. Source: Statoil Statoil…

VNG Norge submits Fenja assessment

Jun 15, 2017

VNG Norge estimates its development plan for the Fenja field to cost US$1.3 billion (NOK$11.5 billion), the company said in a 15 June impact assessment of the project. Source: VNG Norge  Formerly known as the Pil and Bue discoveries…

Statoil invests US$2.3 billion in Njord, Bauge

Mar 27, 2017

Statoil submitted development plans for two Norwegian Sea fields that are set to come onstream in 2020, with an investment of some US$2.3 billion (NOK 19.8 billion). The Bauge discovery will be tied in to the upgraded Njord field…

Trio to FEED Pil & Bue

Mar 06, 2017

VNG Norge has awarded a trio of companies, Subsea 7, TechnipFMC, and Aker Solutions, front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the Pil & Bue project, in the Norwegian Sea. Subsea 7 and TechnipFMC won the subsea structures…

Pil & Bue FID set for year-end

Feb 17, 2017

VNG Norge is targeting a final investment decision on its Pil and Bue development in the Norwegian Sea by the end of this year. Map of Pil & Bue, from VNG. Pil and Bue ('arrow'…

Wintershall to use iQx at Maria

Feb 16, 2017

Germany’s Wintershall will use AGR’s well data management and analysis software tool iQˣ for its Maria field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). iQˣ is designed to optimize well performance and drilling management by providing a data and knowledge management platform…

APA 2016: Clouds with a silver lining

Jan 18, 2017

Norway's latest licensing round has seen the fewest companies awarded licenses in the Norwegian Awards in Predefined (APA) areas in a decade.  But, the number of licenses offered remains high - the most since 2013, in fact, creating an opportunity…

56 new licenses offered on NCS

Jan 17, 2017

Offers for 56 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf are being made to 29 companies, 17 of which are operators.  The offers are being made after 33 companies applied in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's (NPD) the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016…

Aker BP starts at Ivar Aasen

Dec 27, 2016

Aker BP started first oil at the Ivar Aasen field earlier this week, just four years after the plan for development and operations (PDO) was submitted.  Image of Ivar Aasen, from Aker BP. Production…

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