Equinor postpones Trollvind floating wind project ‘indefinitely’
The Trollvind floating wind project is no longer commercial due to rising costs, said Equinor.
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Equinor awards contracts for six platform supply vessels worth over £210 million
Six contracts have been awarded to five shipowners worth a total estimated value of over £210 million by Norwegian energy group Equinor (OSLO:EQNR).
‘We are at max capacity’: Norway weighs role as EU gas partner
As the European Union and the UK both scramble to replace Russian fossil fuel supplies, gas in particular, Norway has signalled its intention to step up as the partner of choice.
Updated: About 60% of Norway’s gas exports to be impacted with strikes due to escalate
More than half of Norway's gas exports are likely to be hampered by ongoing offshore strikes, the country's leading trade body has said.
Equinor in study for offshore wind farm to power series of North Sea platforms
Equinor is studying the potential for a new 1GW wind farm to power a series of oilfields in the North Sea.
ABB to supply power from shore system to axe emissions from North Sea field
Leading technology firm ABB has been picked to provide power from shore equipment to a North Sea oil and gas field.
Norwegian government gives green light to Equinor to increase gas production
Norway is to up its production of gas in an effort to help Europe wean itself off supplies from Russia.
Equinor granted new permits to boost European gas exports
The Norwegian energy ministry has granted Equinor permissions for an additional 2.4 billion cubic metres of production from key gas fields, as it looks to maintain higher exports to Europe through the summer.
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.
Shell makes largest purchase of North Sea oil in a decade as prices power higher
Shell snapped up the largest amount of North Sea oil in over a decade during the market’s main trading window for physical cargoes, underpinning signs of sharply tightening supplies.
Anger online after captain shares pictures of North Sea sailor relaxing on bow of boat
North Sea workers have made the most of the recent hot weather by finding a unique location to lap up the sun.
DNO takes £112million hit on newly-bought North Sea fields
DNO, which took over Aberdeen-based Faroe Petroleum last year, has taken £112million of impairments costs related to its newly-acquired fields in the North Sea.
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.
Equinor makes new oil discovery at Oseberg
Equinor has made a "profitable oil discovery" at its Oseberg area in the Norwegian North Sea.
Well spud for Statoil in Oseberg area
Statoil has commenced drilling on the Vestflanken 2 well in the North Sea Oseberg area.
Video: Statoil installs first unmanned platform
Statoil has installed its first unmanned wellhead platform.
Amazing North Sea storm video goes viral
Footage of a North Sea storm has attracted more than 50,000 views in about two days. The video, posted on YouTube, shows waves crashing against the steel jacket of one of Statoil’s bridge-linked Oseberg platforms. The clip is dated December 26 and was published online a day later.
Statoil submits development plan for Oseberg Vestflanken
Statoil and its partners have decided to develop the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 covering the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures. The Oseberg Vestflanken covers the Alpha, Gamma and Kappa oil and gas structures, which are located around eight kilometres northwest of the Oseberg field centre.
Statoil to present development plan for Oseberg project
Statoil said it plans to present its development plan for its Oseberg Vestflanken 2 project offshore Norway tomorrow.
Production begins from Statoil Oseberg Delta 2 field
Statoil has started production from its Oseberg Delta 2 field in Norway. It is the tenth project in the company’s fast-track portfolio to be completed, with the total investment coming to slightly less than NOK7 billion. The field, which is tied back to the Oseberg field centre, has been developed using two subsea templates with capacity for a total of eight wells.
Statoil unmanned wellhead platform chosen as concept for Oseberg Future development
Statoil and its licence partners have chosen an unmanned wellhead platform as the concept for the Oseberg Future development phase I project in the North Sea. The platform will be controlled from the Oseberg field centre and three concept studies have been made. It will have no living quarters, helicopter deck or lifeboats.