Equinor starts drilling carbon and storage well off Norway
There were six exploration wells active offshore Norway as of December 30. One well was completed, and three were spudded in December.
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Explorers to keep up the chase in 2020
Westwood Global Energy reports that as of December 31 there were two active exploration wells drilling in the UK.
WindFloat hits halfway point at ‘first’ Atlantic floating wind project
The Atlantic Ocean's first floating wind farm has reached its halfway point, according to a consortium of firms behind the project.
Equinor and Rosneft greenlight Siberian oil and gas field
Equinor and Rosneft have sanctioned a full development of the North Komosomolskoye field in Russia.
Equinor gets go-ahead for Helleneset well
Equinor has been given the go-ahead to drill an exploration well at its Helleneset prospect in Norway.
Equinor snaps up more than £60m shares in solar firm
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has announced it has snapped up more than £60 million in shares in solar firm Scatec Solar.
Offshore wind has ‘proven itself on every count’ with giant turbines on horizon
Yesterday, the inauguration of world’s most powerful turbine, GE’s Haliade-X, was held in Rotterdam.
WATCH: Equinor launch huge jacket for Peregrino C
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has released new footage of the launch of its jacked for the Peregrino field wellhead platform C.
Equinor announces more than £400m safety and automation agreements
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has announced a multi-million safety and automation agreement with five suppliers.
Equinor plots new floating wind farm off Canary Islands
Struggling to end their reliance on expensive fossil fuels for power generation, Spain’s Canary Islands are set to become a test bed for the latest technology in wind energy.
SSE Renewables move into Europe’s growing onshore wind market
UK wind giant SSE has announced it will push into Europe's onshore wind market with a small number of new German projects through its subsidiary SSE Renewables.
Wood inks multi-million deal with Equinor for Hywind Tampen work
Aberdeen-headquartered firm Wood has agreed a multi-million pound deal with Equinor to support its plans to power North Sea oil and gas platforms with offshore wind.
Reuters DecomWorld confirm over 30 international E&P’s to Join 12th annual decommissioning summit in Houston, 2020
DecomWorld – part of Reuters Events- today announced the confirmation of over 30 international E&P delegations to attend their 12th Annual D&A Summit (March 31 – 1 April, Houston).
Equinor makes it a trio of UK North Sea start-ups for 2019
Norwegian energy major Equinor has started up production from its 2 million barrel Barnacle field in the UK North Sea.
The lonely oil giant that’s saving Norway’s crude production
The giant Johan Sverdrup oil field is coming to the rescue of Norway’s oil industry -- again.
Equinor North Sea assets investigated over major incidents
Equinor's North Sea assets are being investigated by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) following two major incidents.
Oil industry must ‘earn its future’, OGUK chief says
Even a year or two ago, climate change and the energy transition would not have featured heavily in an interview between Energy Voice and the chief executive of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK).
UK exploration up but success rate ‘falls off a cliff’
Exploration activity in the UK North Sea has picked up substantially since last year, but the success rate has “fallen off a cliff”, an analyst has said.
Updated: One worker in ‘serious’ condition after Equinor platform blast
One worker is in a serious condition after an explosion that injured two on board Equinor's Heimdal platform in the North Sea.
Saipem ‘committed to working’ with local Scottish firms, North Sea boss says
Saipem is "committed to working" with local firms on a new giant Scottish wind project, its North Sea boss has said.
Two Equinor workers injured in North Sea platform explosion
Two workers have been injured on board an Equinor North Sea platform after an explosion.
Equinor to share Hywind data with UK renewables sector
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has announced it will share data from its Hywind floating wind farm with the UK renewable energy sector.
Are Norwegian energy firms ‘best in class’ for environmental management?
Throughout my time in the upstream oil and gas industry I have always considered Norway to be best in class when it comes to environmental management.
Siccar Point sale attracts bids of up to $2bn – report
Bids to buy North Sea producer Siccar Point Energy have come in at between $1.2bn and nearly $2bn, according to a news report.
Equinor’s new grade of North Sea crude popular in Asian oil market
A new grade of North Sea crude produced by Norwegian energy giant Equinor is seeping into the Asian oil market at pace, reports suggest.