Odfjell inks £120m drilling contract with Equinor
Contractor Odfjell Drilling today announced a £120 million deal with Equinor for the Deepsea Atlantic rig.
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‘Still a lag’ between North Sea licence awards and drilling, warns report
There is "still a lag" between awarding licences and "tangible drilling" in the North Sea, an energy research group warned in a report today.
Fram partners target extra barrels with £175m investment in drilling
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and its project partners have agreed to stump up £175 million for another three wells on the Fram field.
Interest from majors shows west of Shetland has ‘ huge potential’, says Aberdeen academic
The uptake of licences west of Shetland by major operators shows the basin has “huge potential”, a top Aberdeen academic said.
Licensing round shows big boys not ready to leave North Sea yet, analyst says
The 30th North Sea licensing round proves big players are not ready to leave UK waters yet, an analyst said today.
Equinor announces nine new North Sea licences
Energy giant Equinor said today it had won nine North Sea licences in the 30th offshore bidding round.
Equinor in robust defence of green credentials after campaign group’s accusation
Norwegian energy firm Equinor, formerly Statoil, has defended itself against accusations by Greenpeace of “greenwashing” in a bid to obscure its oil and gas operations.
Equinor inks £275 million letter of intent with offshore firm
Akastor ASA owned company AKOFS Offshore today announced the signing of a letter of intent with Norwegian energy firm Equinor, formerly Statoil, for well intervention services.
Greenpeace accuse Equinor of ‘greenwashing’ with name change
Statoil’s decision to operate under the rebranded name Equinor has been condemned as “nothing but greenwashing” by climate activist group, Greenpeace.
Aker bags £90m contract for Troll field module
Equinor, formerly Statoil, has awarded Aker Solutions a £91million for the supply of a module for the Troll A platform.
Statoil to be known as Equinor from today
Statoil confirmed this morning that its new name, Equinor, was approved at the firm's AGM yesterday.
Statoil ordered to pay out over COSL Innovator rig cancellation
An Oslo court has ordered Statoil to pay Chinese firm COSL compensation for cancelling contract following a fatal accident on a rig in 2015.
Vote on Statoil name change slated for tomorrow
Statoil's name change to Equinor is expected to be voted through at the Norwegian energy giant's annual general meeting tomorrow.
Statoil commits to lower C02 emissions, ahead of Equinor rebrand
Energy giant Statoil has said its next generation of oil and gas projects will have a reduced level of CO2 emissions.
Statoil thanks higher US output for jump in profits
Statoil said higher US production helped the Norwegian energy giant increase its first quarter profits by 12.3% to £3.25billion.
WATCH: Statoil chronicles the journey of world’s largest SPAR platform
Oil giant Statoil - soon to be Equinor - outline the journey that the Aasta Hansteen topside will take as the giant SPAR platform is towed out to the Stord field.
Statoil name change to cost £20m-plus
Statoil's rebranding will cost the company more than £20million.
Statoil rebrand a ‘bold reinforcement’ of low carbon shift, Woodmac says
Norwegian major Statoil's name change is a "bold reinforcement" of its commitment to the energy transition, an analyst has said.
What’s in a name? Online reaction to Statoil’s proposed Equinor rebrand
Statoil earlier today announced proposals to change its name to Equinor.
No room for ‘oil’ in Statoil’s rebranding
Norwegian energy giant Statoil will change its name to Equinor.