Equinor shuffles top team, tributes paid as company stalwart calls it a day
Norwegian energy giant Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) has made a host of changes to its top brass after a senior figure announced his intention to retire.
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VIDEO: Equinor’s Johan Castberg FPSO sets sail for Norway
Following a string of delays, Sembcorp Marine has completed construction of the hull and living quarters for the Johan Castberg unit, which has now begun dry transport from Singapore to Norway.
Equinor extends drilling contracts with Archer, KCA Deutag and Odfjell Drilling
Equinor (OSLO: EQNR) is exercising options worth £663 million to extend drilling contracts with Archer, KCA Deutag and Odfjell Drilling.
Aker BP and Lundin flesh out merger plans
Proposals have been published outlining the process for Aker BP’s takeover of Lundin Energy, in a merger aimed at creating Norway’s second-largest oil and gas producer.
Aker BP given green light to develop Kobra East and Gekko
A project that would extend the life of the Alvheim field in the central North Sea has been given the green light by the regulator.
Longboat reports dry well at Ginny/Hermine
Licence partners including Longboat Energy and OKEA have confirmed the Ginny/Hermine exploration well in the Norwegian Sea failed to encounter hydrocarbons.
Equinor publishes new Wisting assessment
Equinor has published an impact assessment for the development and operation of its Wisting field, fleshing out details on investment, operating expenditure and electrification plans.
Wellesley’s Gjøa wildcat comes up dry
Wellesley Petroleum has concluded drilling at its wildcat well north of the Gjøa field in the Norwegian North Sea, finding it dry.
px Group takes on operations at Norway’s Risavika LNG plant
px Group has been appointed as the operator of the Risavika Liquefaction Plant (RLP) in southern Norway, in its first significant contract win outside the UK.
Who won what? Norway dishes out 53 licences in oil and gas exploration round
Norway has dished out 53 licences in its latest round of awards for oil and gas exploration.
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP agree to rig swap
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have entered into a rig swap agreement that will add millions to the former's revenue backlog.
Union slams Aker BP over plans to bring in ‘intrusive’ vaccine requirements
The Norwegian joint venture of BP and Aker has been criticised over its plans to bring in Covid-19 vaccines requirements.
Aker BP given green light to drill North Sea pilot well
Oil exploration firm Aker BP (OSLO: AKRBP) has been given the go ahead to spud a pilot well in the Norwegian North Sea.
Norway reports ‘record-high’ oil and gas revenues
Ongoing demand and high commodity prices have seen annual state revenues in Norway from oil and gas rise to historic levels.
Video: Johan Castberg production vessel leaves dock in Singapore
The Johan Castberg production vessel is to set sail for Norway next month after it left the dock in Singapore.
Equinor hails commercial find at Toppand
Equinor has confirmed a new commercial discovery at Toppand, near the Fram and Troll fields in the Norwegian North Sea.
Equinor starts drilling at Ginny exploration well
Drilling operations have begun at the Equinor-operated Ginny exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.
Norwegian oil and gas sector tipped for ‘record number’ of FIDs in 2022
Despite “long-term headwinds”, it’s “full steam ahead” for Norwegian oil and gas operators next year, according to Wood Mackenzie.
ESG ratings scores ‘very rarely’ help, Norway Wealth Fund says
The biggest owner of stocks in the world tends not to look at the headline numbers provided by ESG ratings firms, and says only by digging into the underlying data does it find the information needed to guide portfolio decisions.
Aker Solutions wins fifth subsea compression contract for Åsgard
Aker will carry out engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the subsea compression module, the fifth such module it has delivered to the Equinor-operated gas project.
Maersk Drilling secures one-well exploration contract in Norway
Maersk Drilling has secured a contract for work in the Northern North Sea basin offshore Norway.
Equinor to invest £830m to axe emissions and increase production from Oseberg
Equinor is to invest around £830 million to reduce emissions and up production from a huge North Sea field.
Equinor signs off on contracts totalling £400m
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has signed a raft of contracts with service company Aibel, totalling more than £400 million.
BP and Aker exploring potential sale of a stake in Aker BP
BP (LON: BP) and Aker (OSLO: AKER) are exploring a potential block sale of some of their stake in independent oil and gas producer Aker BP (OSLO: AKRBP).
Neptune Energy begins Dugong Tail drilling campaign
Neptune Energy today announced drilling has commenced on the Dugong Tail exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.