KUFPEC exits Norway in $450m sale
Kuwait’s overseas oil producing arm has agreed a deal to sell its Norwegian assets to Polish energy group Orlen.
Gina Krog
Equinor makes gas discovery at Gina Krog field
Equinor has made a commercially viable gas discovery near the Gina Krog field in the North Sea, with production to potentially start as early as this year.
Equinor announces £300m plan to develop Norway’s Eirin gas field
Equinor has submitted a £300 million plan to the Norwegian government to develop the Eirin gas field.
Probe launched after fire on North Sea gas platform
An investigation is underway after a fire broke out on board an Equinor-operated North Sea gas platform last week.
Equinor signs off on contracts totalling £400m
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has signed a raft of contracts with service company Aibel, totalling more than £400 million.
Equinor shuts down four fields off Norway due to strike
Strike action has forced Equinor to shut down production at four of its fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Equinor-Var Energy move to ‘partially electrify’ North Sea field
Energy giant Equinor is to move forward with plans to "partially electrify" a field in the Norwegian section of the North Sea.
Statoil wildcat well comes up dry
A well drilled near the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian North Sea has come up dry.
Gina Krog vessel caught fire while docked in Norway
More than 130 crew members had to be evacuated from the FSO intended for Statoil's Gina Krog field.
Statoil clear to use FSO on Gina Krog
Norwegian authorities have given Statoil permission to use the Gina Krog FSO.
Total sheds all interests in Gina Krog field
Total has shed its remaining interest in the North Sea Gina Krog field.
Video: North Sea’s Gina Krog prime example of exploring mature basins
The North Sea's Gina Krog is a prime example of why mature basins should be explored, according to Statoil.
Statoil given green light for North Sea start-up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today approved Statoil's latest North Sea start-up.
Statoil gets green-light for Floatel at Gina Krog
Statoil has been given the green light to use the Floatel Endurance mobile accommodation facility at Gina Krog.
Video: Statoil’s Gina Krog topside installed in less than a week
Norwegian operator Statoil has installed its topside for Gina Krog in less than a week.
Video: Statoil’s installs first Gina Krog topsides module in North Sea
Statoil has successfully installed the first of the Gina Krog topside modules in the North Sea.
Video: Statoil’s Gina Krog topside starts 50 day journey to North Sea
The modules for Statoil's Gina Krog development are on their way to the North Sea.
Statoil receives partial consent for use of Gina Krog facility
Statoil is said to have received partial consent to use parts of the Gina Krog facility.
Timelapse: Gina Krog begins journey from South Korea to North Sea
This footage shows the Gina Krog modules getting ready for the long sail from South Korea to the North Sea.
Sequa Petroleum pulls out of Gina Krog, Ivar Aasen deals
Sequa Petroleum has called off planned acquisitions in the Gina Krog and Ivar Aasen fields.
Statoil awards string of contracts, totalling NOK1.6billion
Statoil has awarded a string of major contracts for its Oseberg Vestflanken 2, Johan Sverdrup and Gina Krog developments.
Video: Highlights from Statoil’s Gina Krog field development
Statoil has invested NOK1million every hour of the year in its landmark Gina Krog field development. The Norwegian continental shelf platform is due to start production in 2017. Watch the highlights from its journey so far.
Total to sell 15% stake in Gina Krog field
Total has signed an agreement to sell a 15% interest in the Gina Krog field in Norway to Tellus Petroleum in a NOK1.4billion deal. The French company’s president of exploration and production said the move was as a result of a “full comparative review” of its global asset portfolio. The transaction still has to be approved by the Norwegian authorities.
Gallery: First well spudded on Gina Krog field
The first well has been spudded on the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian North Sea. Statoil said drilling began earlier this week using the Maersk Integrator rig, which will now be in use until 2019. The milestone is one of many for the company on the Gina Krog development project.
Video: Time-lapse shows creation of Gina Krog living quarters
This time-lapse footage shows the second module of the Gina Krog living quarter being lifted into place. It was built by Aluship in Poland and was placed onto the first module, which was built at Apply Leirvik in Norway.