Norway-based oil company Wellesley Petroleum AS has announced the Carmen discovery, a significant commercial hydrocarbon discovery in the North Sea, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The exploration well 35/10-10 S and appraisal sidetrack well 35/10-10 A, operated by Wellesley Petroleum in licence PL1148 (Wellesley 50%, DNO 30%, Equinor 10%, AkerBP 10%) using the […]
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has sanctioned Aker BP’s three Plans for development and operation (PDO) as part of the Skarv Satellite Project (SSP) in the Norwegian Sea. Aker BP, in collaboration with licence partners PGNiG, Wintershall Dea, and Equinor, submitted the PDOs to the Ministry last December. The development initiatives under […]
Aker BP has received approval for the Utsira High Project from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), which entails an investment of NOK 16 billion ($1.5 billion). The Utsira High Project involves the development of the Symra field and Solveig field Phase 2 in the Utsirahøyden region of the North Sea. Aker BP […]
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved 19 significant oil and gas projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, an investment exceeding NOK 200 billion ($18.5 billion), marking a significant step in the nation’s energy industry. These approved projects span new developments, enhancements of existing oil fields, and strategic investments for increased extraction at […]
Aker Solutions has secured a Letter of Award (LOA) from Equinor to supply the subsea production system and control umbilical for the Eirin field development, located in the North Sea. The development proposal for the Eirin field plans to tie-back to the Gina Krog platform using existing facilities and infrastructure. The final contract is yet […]
Equinor Energy has failed to find any hydrocarbons following the drilling of wildcat well 31/2-24, located approximately 3km west of the Troll field in the Norwegian North Sea. Well 31/2-24, drilled about 115km northwest of Bergen, targeted to prove petroleum existence in Upper and Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks, specifically in the Sognefjord Formation in the […]
Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company Equinor through its subsidiary Equinor UK will acquire the UK assets of Canada’s Suncor Energy for $850 million, to optimize its oil and gas portfolio and increase its presence in the UK market. With proposed transaction, Equinor will add around 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day in equity share […]
Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, and Equinor have started production from the Vito oil field in the deep waters of the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM). The milestone comes nearly five years after the parties reached a final investment decision as the duo aims to exploit a recoverable resource volume of 290 million barrels […]
Equinor has contracted Linde Engineering and BOC, both Linde companies, to advance the 600MW H2H Saltend low carbon hydrogen production project in the UK. The Norwegian state-owned oil and gas company has awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Linde Engineering, and an operation and maintenance service contract to BOC. Under the contract, Linde […]
Siem Offshore said that it has bagged a seven-month firm contract from Equinor for the Siem Barracuda offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) to be deployed for the Hywind Tampen project. Hywind Tampen project is an 88MW floating wind farm to be built in the Norwegian North Sea. Siem Offshore is an offshore and subsea shipping […]