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Norwegian Continental Shelf
58 posts
Norway’s oil giants will drill together as the North Sea’s easy discoveries get harder to find
Equinor, Aker BP and Vår Energi plan to mature 20–25 high-impact Norwegian prospects and drill about five wells a year, shifting attention from tiebacks toward discoveries capable of supporting entirely new fields.
August 29, 2026
Equinor doubles 2026 buyback to $3bn as $EQNR pivots toward cash returns
Find out how Equinor’s $3bn buyback plan and 2030 production reset could reshape $EQNR sentiment, energy security and cash returns.
June 16, 2026
Equinor locks in 5-year German gas supply via Eneco’s LichtBlick as Berlin’s Norwegian dependence deepens
Equinor signs 5-year gas deal with Eneco's LichtBlick, supplying low-emission Norwegian gas to Germany through 2030 as Berlin's NCS dependence deepens. Read more.
May 21, 2026
Equinor delivers record production and $9.7bn adjusted operating income, but Q1 sell-off exposes investor doubt on cash conversion
Equinor posted record Q1 production and USD 9.77 billion adjusted income. So why did EQNR shares fall 9%? The cash flow tells the harder story.
May 8, 2026
Equinor brings Eirin field online as Norway accelerates marginal-field strategy to defend Europe’s gas supply
A field abandoned in 1978 is now feeding Europe's gas grid. Equinor's Eirin tells you what Norway's North Sea strategy looks like in 2026.
May 6, 2026
Equinor (OSE: EQNR) bets NOK 17bn that Norwegian wells can hold the line on European energy security
Norway has no spare capacity left. Equinor's NOK 17 billion bet on Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and SLB is what Europe's energy security now depends on.
May 6, 2026
European oil majors abandon unified energy transition framework as TotalEnergies, Shell, BP, Eni and Equinor pursue different paths
TotalEnergies hikes dividends. Shell buys back stock. BP retreats from transition. Eni engineers sell-downs. Equinor exits wind. Same oil price, five answers.
May 1, 2026
OKEA ASA posts $36m Q1 profit as Brage hits 14-year production high, Statfjord impairment reversed
OKEA reversed a $154M impairment and posted Q1 profit, but hedge losses and a parked dividend reveal the harder trade-off beneath Brage's 14-year production high.
April 29, 2026
VAR shares: Is Vår Energi’s 11% dividend yield a signal of value or commodity risk as Q1 2026 results hit the tape?
Vår Energi (OSE: VAR) reports record Q1 2026 production of 406 kboepd, USD 1.1bn CFFO and USD 300m dividend. Read the full strategic analysis.
April 22, 2026
Symra first oil: What a new carbonate play type means for Aker BP, DNO, and Norwegian shelf exploration
Aker BP starts Symra nine months early, opening the first Zechstein carbonate producer on Norway's shelf. Here's what it means for AKRBP, DNO and NCS exploration.
April 7, 2026