Offshore removal phase for Murchison completed
The Murchison platform has been removed from the North Sea and brought ashore two years ahead of schedule.
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Norway oil production up in June
Oil production in Norway last month was 8% higher than in June last year.
Video: Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen platform ‘rising’ off Norway
The world's largest spar-platform has arrived off Norway, where it is being put in an upright position.
Ocean Installer nets contract for trio of Statoil projects
Statoil has awarded Ocean Installer a subsea installations and tie-in operations contract for the Johan Sverdrup, Utgard and Bauge projects.
Video: Watch the float off of the world’s largest spar platform
This video shows the moment when two giants of the oil and gas industry finally separate.
Video: Statoil Hywind making progress
Statoil has released footage of the progress being made on the world's first floating windfarm.
Shell cleared to take emergency vessel off Knarr field
Norway has given Shell permission to take the emergency response vessel off the Knarr field.
Production from North Sea platform stopped due to gas leak
A gas leak occurred on the Engie E&P-operated Gjoa field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea last night.
Norway offers record number of Arctic blocks for oil exploration
Norway has offered a record number of blocks for exploration in the Arctic Barents Sea.
Production in Norway falls in May
Production of oil, NGL and condensate in Norway fell last month, according to preliminary figures released by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
Statoil’s plans for Njord, Bauge get green light
Norway has approved Statoil's development plans for the Njord and Bauge fields.
Aker BP wildcat well comes up dry
Aker BP has come up dry with a wildcat well on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Worst Norway offshore slump holds key lessons for top banker
Norway’s biggest bank is done comparing: The downturn in the country’s offshore services market has no precedent.
Farstad posts profit after one-off restructuring gain
Norwegian shipping company Farstad Shipping increased its first quarter profits last year as a result of a one-off accounting effect related to financial restructuring.
Norway bolsters oil-industry defenses against foreign takeovers
Norway is seeking greater leeway to restrict foreign ownership of its offshore fields, a move seen to be potentially targeting a growing Russian interest in its resources.
Norwegian oil firms agree majority wage deal with workers
Energy firms operating offshore Norway have agreed wage deals for 2017 with the two largest trade unions representing oil and gas workers.
VIDEO: Helicopter crash involving three Brits was caused by fuel cover tangling in blades, AIBN reveal
A horror helicopter crash involving three Britons off Norway was caused by a loose tarpaulin getting tangled in the blades, it has emerged.
Prosafe losses widen as market remains tough
Losses at offshore accommodation provider Prosafe widened in the first quarter as the market remained challenging.
Scarabeo fire caused by ‘regulatory breaches’
Investigators have flagged up a number of regulatory breaches that caused a fire to break out on a rig in the Norwegian Sea last year.
Lundin gets consent to drill Alta exploration well
Lundin has been granted consent to drill an exploration well in the Alta prospect in the Barents Sea.
DNO returns to North Sea with Origo acquisition
Norwegian operator DNO has returned to the North Sea after buying Stavanger-based Origo Exploration Holdings.
Wintershall eyes first oil from Maria in first half 2018
Germany’s Wintershall said today that first oil from its flagship Norwegian project could be brought forward to the first half of 2018.
CAA confirms Super Pumas to remain grounded
The UK Civil Aviation authority (CAA) have confirmed that flight restrictions on Super Puma 225s would remain in place.
Aker BP to give Schlumberger $30m for seismic surveys
Aker BP has handed Schlumberger a $30million contract to gather 4D seismic data on four of its fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Norwegian oil production up 8% in March
Production in Norway increased to 2.15 barrels of oil, natural gas liquids and condensate per day in March, up 3% on the previous month.