Norway/NCS

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March 20, 2019
On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license, Equinor is awarding a contract for constructing and installing the subsea production system for project phase 2 to TechnipFMC.
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March 19, 2019
The Oda field started to produce oil and gas on March 16, 2019. The field, which is located 13 km east of Ula in the North Sea, is operated by Spirit Energy.
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March 19, 2019
Neptune Energy Norge AS has awarded a rig contract for six wells to CIMC Offshore AS.
Article
March 2019
Gulf Quest LLC, a Gulf Energy Information and Quest Offshore JV, is hosting this year’s 16th annual Marine, Construction & Engineering Deepwater Development (MCEDD) conference on April 2–4, at London’s Novotel London West hotel. Once again, attendees can expect to hear about the latest advances in the engineering, development and production of oil and gas in deepwater and ultra-deepwater fields around the globe.
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March 2019
Equinor has, together with its partners Petoro, ExxonMobil and Total, proven gas and condensate in the Norwegian Sea Ragnfrid North (6406/2-9 S) exploration well, located ~12.43 mi (20 km) south of the Kristin platform in the Norwegian Sea.
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March 2019
BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) said that its Angelin development has reached first gas, on time and under budget.
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March 19, 2019
Aker BP has successfully completed the Froskelår Main exploration well in license 869 in the Alvheim area.
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March 18, 2019
With 560 beds the Johan Sverdrup living quarters topside is the largest of its kind in Norway. The fourth and last platform for the first phase of the giant project is now ready for sail-away from Kværner’s yard on Stord to the Johan Sverdrup field, where it will be installed in a single lift.
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March 18, 2019
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate an incident involved a dropped object on the Åsgard B facility on March 13, 2019.
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March 14, 2019
Equinor has received the authorities’ approval for extending the life of eight installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) during the last three years.
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March 12, 2019
The oil majors are safe from divestments from the world’s largest wealth fund -- for now.
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March 07, 2019
Norway will decide whether to let its $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund dump all its oil and gas stocks.
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March 04, 2019
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is giving a green light to using the C platform on the Gullfaks field in the North Sea until June 30, 2036.
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March 04, 2019
Equinor has, together with partners Petoro, ConocoPhillips and Repsol, made an oil discovery from the Visund A platform in the Telesto exploration well in the North Sea.
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March 03, 2019
Aker BP has awarded platform supply vessel agreements
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February 20, 2019
Preliminary production figures for January 2019 show an average daily production of 1,8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 30 Mbp day compared to December 2018.
News
February 19, 2019
Wood has secured a new $13 million contract with Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services to the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery (IOR) project.
Article
February 2019
Rising oil supplies and falling prices in second-half 2018 constrained global drilling, but activity should post a measured gain in 2019. Virtually all the global oil production increase is due to U.S. shale activity.
Article
February 2019
Equinor and its partners have started production from Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea.
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