Equinor told to up its game after ‘major gas leak’ averted on North Sea platform
Equinor has been pulled up by the safety watchdog after faults that could have led to a “major gas leak” were found on one of its North Sea platforms.
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Proserv picked to monitor cables at Hywind Scotland floating wind farm
Energy services firm Proserv has been picked to monitor cables at the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm.
Trailblazing Peterhead CCS power station could add £1.2bn to UK economy, report finds
A new report has laid out the potential monetary benefits of a major north-east decarbonisation project.
CCS plans hit ‘important milestone’ as BP and Equinor awarded carbon storage licenses
The industry regulator has dished out two carbon storage licenses, taking the total number of permits in place in the UK to six.
Equinor sells Ekofisk, Martin Linge stakes to Sval Energi
Equinor is to sell its non-operated share in the Greater Ekofisk Area to Sval Energi, alongside a minority share in the Martin Linge field, as part of a $1 billion deal.
Heerema signs agreement with Equinor and BP for US east coast wind work
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has been selected as a strategic supplier to the Equinor-BP joint venture developing the Empire and Beacon Wind projects off the east coast of the US.
Equinor extends drilling contracts worth £1.2bn with Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger
Equinor is extending contracts with oilfield services giants Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger for integrated drilling and well services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Oil giants put contracts up for grabs on a series of West of Shetland wells
Operators are cracking on with decommissioning with numerous wells in line to be plugged and abandoned (P&A) in the coming months, particularly West of Shetland.
Equinor to transfer operatorship of North Sea field to AkerBP
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has reached an agreement to transfer the operatorship of the Krafla field to AkerBP.
Canada’s love-hate relationship with oil and gas
Canada has energy resources of a scale that its neighbour next door covets and guzzles with abandon. There is a great deal of mutual cross-border dependence but it wasn’t always that way.
Equinor suffers $1.08bn impairment on Russia exit
Equinor is to increase its share buybacks after posting “strong financial results” for the first quarterof 2022.
Equinor appoints new senior VP for North Sea Renewables
Equinor has appointed a former exec of Orsted and Copenhagen Offshore Partners as its new senior vice president of North Sea Renewables.
US offshore wind takes a Bight of the Big Apple
After a decade of languishing in the doldrums, the US offshore wind industry is picking up steam as it races to meet new installation targets set by the Biden administration.
India’s ONGC and Equinor team up for clean energy, E&P
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and Norway’s Equinor will collaborate in the areas of upstream exploration and production (E&P), midstream, downstream, and clean energy options, including carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) in India, after the pair signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
First turbine assembled for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen project
The first of 11 turbines bound for Equinor's Hywind Tampen floating wind project in the Norwegian North Sea is now standing tall, ahead of installation later this year.
Norway Well Slot: Cambozola, Hamlet and Ormen Lange Deep
As of 26 April, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one appraisal well and four exploration wells active.
Offshore construction kicks off on world’s largest offshore wind farm
Work has begun to install the first length of cable for what will be the world’s largest wind farm, firing the starting pistol on offshore construction.
Vår Energi reports healthy profit in first results since Oslo listing
Norwegian E&P Vår Energi (VAR:NO) has reported pre-tax profits of $1.65 billion for Q1 2022, in its first quarterly results posting since its February 2022 listing.
Schlumberger hails strong services outlook on profitable Q1
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger reported pre-tax profits of $638 million for the first quarter of 2022, as it hailed “one of the strongest outlooks for the energy services industry in recent times.”
Longboat takes stock ahead of ‘company maker’ Cambozola
Buoyed by a string of commercial discoveries, Longboat Energy is considering its next moves as it awaits the drilling of the final two of a seven-well campaign off Norway.
Equinor confirms push back of Rosebank sanction to 2023
Equinor has confirmed the sanction date for the Rosebank project in the West of Shetland has been pushed back to next year, after Ithaca Energy made the claim last night.
Ithaca Energy to buy Cambo operator Siccar Point in $1.5 billion deal
Ithaca Energy has struck a deal to buy Siccar Point Energy, operator of the controversial Cambo project, for just shy of $1.5 billion.
Canada approves Equinor’s Bay du Nord plan
The Canadian government has approved Equinor’s Bay du Nord project, albeit with the strongest ever greenhouse gas conditions.
Valaris wins $180m in contracts and extensions
Drilling rig operator Valaris has secured a series of new contracts and contract extensions worth some $181 million in backlog.
Eni, Equinor and TotalEnergies play it safe in Angola bids
Eni, Equinor and TotalEnergies have submitted bids for two blocks in the Lower Congo Basin, ignoring more frontier areas in the Kwanza Basin.