Equinor submits environmental statement for Rosebank field
Equinor (OSLO:EQNR) has submitted a key document in relation to the Rosebank development, allaying fears it was considering ditching the £8.1 billion project.
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Norway looks to finally bring offshore wind home
Despite its resources being amongst the best in the world, Norway has yet to harness much of its offshore wind potential.
‘We are at max capacity’: Norway weighs role as EU gas partner
As the European Union and the UK both scramble to replace Russian fossil fuel supplies, gas in particular, Norway has signalled its intention to step up as the partner of choice.
Norway well slot: ConocoPhillips seeks Bounty and Lamba
As of 25 July, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are five exploration wells active, three in the Northern North Sea and two in the Norwegian Sea.
Equinor’s Trollvind project was born out of power necessity
Oil and gas accounts for 25% of CO2 emissions from Norway. Quite simply, if the industry doesn’t step up then the country cannot meet its climate targets.
WATCH: Viral TikTok video illuminates offshore flaring process
A TikTok video showing an offshore worker lighting a flare on a North Sea installation has racked up hundred of thousands of views.
Equinor deploys huge profits to mount $6 billion share buyback scheme
Equinor (OSE, NYSE: EQNR) the majority state-owned Norwegian oil firm, has unveiled a whopping set of profits and upped its share buyback plan to $6 billion for 2022.
Business boom as spend on offshore O&G contracts set to top $276bn
Contractors are buoyant as spending on offshore EPC over the next five years totals $276 billion, a 71% increase compared to the preceding five-year period - according to a Westwood Insight report.
How can our turbines go where no wind turbine has gone before?
Equinor’s turbines float, so they can harvest stronger winds further out to sea. Our floating wind farm Hywind Scotland is the best performing UK wind farm. See how we’re accelerating the UK energy transition at equinor.co.uk
ASCO secures five-year contract extension with Equinor
ASCO has been awarded a five-year contract extension to provide Equinor with logistics and quayside services from its Peterhead base.
Is H2O the industrial emission of the future?
At Equinor, we believe so. When hydrogen is used as a fuel, its only emission is water. We’re planning to bring hydrogen power to the UK’s most carbon-intensive industrial region. See how we’re accelerating the UK energy transition at equinor.co.uk
Steel shortages delay Equinor’s Hywind Tampen to 2023
Equinor will only install seven of the 11 floating wind turbines planned for its Hywind Tampen project this year, as supply chain issues force commissioning to be pushed back.
Major engineering contract awarded for Peterhead Carbon Capture Power Station
A major engineering and design contract has been awarded for what is expected to become Scotland’s first carbon capture-enabled power plant at Peterhead.
Equinor acquires US storage developer East Point
Equinor has signed an agreement to buy 100% of US-based battery storage developer East Point Energy, marking its first play in the US power market.
Should offshore wind be measured in knots or watts?
Should offshore wind be measured in knots or watts? At Equinor, we measure it in gigawatts. When completed, Dogger Bank offshore wind farm could provide the UK with 3.6GW of electricity – enough to power 5 million homes. See how we’re accelerating the UK energy transition at equinor.co.uk
Subsea tree awards plummet as inflationary pressures prompt project postponements
Global energy project delays, stemming from tight supply chains, delivered a big blow to subsea tree awards in the first half of the year.
How low can we make emissions go?
At Equinor, we plan to send them 1km below the seabed. Carbon emissions from the Humber and Teesside regions will be captured and safely stored beneath the North Sea. See how we’re accelerating the UK energy transition at equinor.co.uk.
Equinor offers support for US employees who have to travel for abortions
Equinor will offer financial support to employees in the United States who will have to travel out of the state they live in to have an abortion.
Safety watchdog investigating fire at Equinor operated oil refinery
Norway’s oil and gas safety watchdog has launched an investigation into a fire at an Equinor-operated refinery over the weekend.
Updated: About 60% of Norway’s gas exports to be impacted with strikes due to escalate
More than half of Norway's gas exports are likely to be hampered by ongoing offshore strikes, the country's leading trade body has said.
How low can we make carbon emissions go?
How low can we make carbon emissions go? At Equinor, we plan to send them 1km below the seabed. Carbon emissions from the Humber and Teesside regions will be captured and safely stored beneath the North Sea. See how we’re accelerating the UK energy transition at equinor.co.uk.
Campaigners call on government to block job-creating Aberdeenshire low carbon project
Environmental activists have called on Holyrood to knock back plans for a new low carbon power station, earmarked for Aberdeenshire.
VIDEO: Aibel takes receipt of first topside for huge Dogger Bank wind farm
Aibel has shared footage of the first offshore platform for the Dogger Bank wind farm arriving at its Haugesund yard.
Norway well slot – Five exploration wells spudded with varying success
As of 23 June, Westwood Global Energy reports that there are four exploration wells active, two in the Northern North Sea and two in the Norwegian Sea. Since the last report, five exploration well programs have completed, with three of the wells being successful. The Slagugle appraisal well was P&A in April, with no results released until May when it was reported as a dry well.
Shell buys into Total-spurned Gulf of Mexico project with Equinor
Shell is buying a 51% stake in the North Platte development, in the US Gulf of Mexico, from Equinor, the Norwegian company has revealed.