Norway’s offshore safety watchdog has given Statoil permission to drill an exploration well in the North Sea. Drilling of the Tune Statfjord prospect on production licence 190 is expected to start in November and last about 100 days. Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig, operated by Odfjell Drilling, will be used on the drilling campaign.
Norwegian operator Statoil has been given the green light for drilling on the giant Troll gas field, in the North Sea.
Statoil this morning confirmed a UK North Sea discovery.
Statoil's wildcat in the Barents Sea came up dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today confirmed.
Oil major Statoil has bought into its first solar development project.
Faroe Petroleum's boss said yesterday that the North Sea mergers and acquisitions market is “hotting up” as players become more “impatient”.
Statoil ASA is among producers involved in discussions with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. about joining offshore production in the emirate, according to a Norwegian diplomatic dispatch.
Statoil said today that it had reached its 2020 carbon emissions reduction target already.
UK North Sea oil explorers may have suffered “collective brain freeze” when coming up with their ambitious 2017 drilling targets, an analyst has said.
Industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has challenged scientists’ gloomy prediction that North Sea oil and gas reserves will run out in 10 years.
As Total acquires a 23% stake in renewables firm Eren, energy experts believe it’s diversify or die time for oil majors as the green power market continues to grow.
An MSP yesterday called for a parliamentary debate on helicopter safety ahead of any move to return Super Pumas to action in the North Sea.
Statoil yesterday confirmed one of its workers had been released from hospital after they were airlifted off its Mariner A installation.
The Verbier field is well worth taking a second look at and could morph into a larger project, an analyst said.
Shares in Jersey Oil and Gas jumped 40% yesterday morning after the firm gave investors hope over the North Sea Verbier field.
Statoil has published video footage of the rigs for the Gullfaks and Oseberg fields being transported to Norway.
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog said today that it had uncovered a number of flaws in Statoil’s drilling and well operations on the Visund A facility.
Austrian oil company OMV’s appraisal well on the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea has encountered an oil column, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said today.
Statoil and Eni have jointly awarded Bristow contracts for two Sikorsky S92 helicopters operating out of Hammerfest, Norway.
More than 130 crew members had to be evacuated from the FSO intended for Statoil's Gina Krog field.
A pioneering new North Sea renewables project will soon be supplying power to Scotland.
Christened at Aberdeen Harbour, a new emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) has been deployed within the North Sea.
Norwegian authorities have given Statoil permission to use the Gina Krog FSO.
Oil big hitter, Statoil, has produced footage of the largest drilling rig in Norway's history being assembled.
The Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm’s 67 turbines have now reached completion with the last one installed this week.