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.
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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.
Equinor and ESB form Irish offshore wind partnership
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has launched an Irish offshore wind partnership with renewable energy-focused firm ESB.
New tech brings remote subsea projects within reach of electrification
A new system which can supply electricity over distances of up to 600 kilometres and down to waters depths with pressures that could shatter a brick has passed a trial with flying colours.
Updated: Passengers safe after North Sea copter makes emergency landing
A North Sea helicopter made an emergency landing in Aberdeen on Monday evening due to a technical fault.
Equinor expecting first oil from UK-Norway field ‘within a couple of weeks’
Norwegian energy major Equinor has said it expects production from its Barnacle field “within a couple of weeks” as it presses ahead with its UK-Norway cross-border plans.
Mariner ‘significant point of reference’ for growth says Equinor chairman
Equinor’s chairman has said its new Mariner project in the UK North Sea is now a “significant point of reference” for growing the international business.
Aker Solutions picked for £100m Equinor gig
Equinor has handed Aker Solutions a £100 million deal to provide inspection services on more than 15 of its installations off Norway.
DecomWorld annual D&A summit returns with record numbers
DecomWorld – part of Reuters Events- today announced the global E&P delegations already confirmed to attend their 2020 Decommissioning and Abandonment Summit along with an international operator speaker faculty
Repsol snaps up Equinor stake in Eagle Ford
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has sold its stake in the Eagle Ford asset to Repsol for more than £250 million.
Oil firms investing in renewables ‘could benefit from more stable cash flow’, credit firm claims
Oil and gas majors who invest in the renewable energy sector "could benefit" from more stable cash flows, according to a credit rating agency.
Equinor finds up to 100m barrels off Norway
Equinor has discovered 38-100 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) with its Echino South exploration well in the Norwegian part of the northern North Sea.
Shell floating wind deal ‘sensible’ but won’t herald investment revolution, analyst says
The timing of oil giant Shell’s decision to acquire French floating wind firm Eolfi is “very sensible”, but isn’t likely to herald a revolution in how it invests its money, according to a top energy expert.
New net zero hub could cut carbon and safeguard jobs, Equinor and Drax claim
Creating the "world's first net zero carbon industrial cluster" could help protect thousands of jobs and make a major impact to cutting emissions, its backers said.
Size of floating wind prize ‘immense’ and should involve oil majors, Equinor chief says
The size of the prize in floating offshore wind is “immense” and should involve the big oil and gas majors, according to the renewables boss of Norwegian energy giant Equinor.
‘Still an opportunity’ Scotland can be floating wind powerhouse, Wheelhouse claims
Scotland's energy minister said yesterday he believes there is “still an opportunity” for the country to get into the business of building huge floating wind projects, if it embraces some of the technology used in oil and gas.