Arctic seabed mining will cause ‘irreversible harm’ to wildlife – Greenpeace
Plans to open a vast area of the Arctic seabed to mining will cause “irreversible harm” to unique and vulnerable wildlife and habitats, Greenpeace International has warned.
Norwegian continental shelf
Equinor exercises eight well drilling option with Deepsea Aberdeen rig
Norwegian operator Equinor has exercised an option to drill a further eight wells in the North Sea with the Deepsea Aberdeen rig.
Aker BP, Lundin merger expected to complete on June 30
A planned takeover of Lundin Energy’s exploration and production business by Aker BP is forecast to complete at the end of the month.
Equinor extends drilling contracts worth £1.2bn with Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger
Equinor is extending contracts with oilfield services giants Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger for integrated drilling and well services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Saipem clinches $325m drilling contract with Aker BP
Saipem has been awarded a contract by Aker BP for a drilling campaign offshore Norway with its Scarabeo 8 unit.
Equinor to invest £830m to axe emissions and increase production from Oseberg
Equinor is to invest around £830 million to reduce emissions and up production from a huge North Sea field.
Acorn developer Storegga to explore CCS opportunities in Norway
Storegga, a major partner in an Aberdeenshire decarbonisation project, has entered into an agreement to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) across the North Sea.
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.
Neptune Energy begins Dugong Tail drilling campaign
Neptune Energy today announced drilling has commenced on the Dugong Tail exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Vår Energi makes ‘significant’ oil and gas find in North Sea
Vår Energi has announced it has made a “significant” oil and gas discovery in the Southern North Sea.
‘Record number’ of oil and gas fields producing off Norway
Last year saw a “record number” of oil and gas fields producing in Norway, according to new analysis.
Aker BP sign marine deal with Aqualis Offshore
Engineering consultancy firm, Aqualis Offshore, have inked a frame agreement with Aker BP to provide offshore services.
Statoil announce new onshore operations centre
Oil giant, Statoil, will look to establish a new onshore integrated operations centre (IOC) to enhance safety measures in the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
Kraemer Maritime wins NOK230m Statoil contract
Norwegian operator Statoil has awarded Kraemer Maritime a contract for supply of provision's to the company's installations in a deal worth NOK230million annually.
AGR and OKEA deal will help unlock Norwegian oil and gas potential
Energy services company, AGR, has announced a deal to work with the Norwegian development and production company, OKEA, to support the life cycle of its upstream assets on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Archer wins ConocoPhillips wireline contract
Well services specialist Archer has secured a five-year contract with ConocoPhillips to provide mechanical wireline services in Norway.
Statoil seeks acreage on Norwegian continental shelf
Statoil has delivered its application for the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf to the Norwegian authorities.
Norway sets out key safety priorities for North Sea in 2016
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has published its key safety priorities for the North Sea in 2016, urging operators to ensure assets are secure as they enter late life production.
Video: Statoil begins Gullfaks subsea gas compression
Statoil has started the world´s first wet gas compression on the seabed of the North Sea Gullfaks field.