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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.
Transocean Ltd. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with its customer, Equinor, to license and install Automated Drilling Control (ADC) systems on four high-specification, harsh environment rigs currently on contract in Norway and a fifth semi-submersible that is expected to commence operations in the Norwegian sea this summer.
Emily Querubin, World Oil
The Huizhou 32-5 oil field comprehensive adjustment/Huizhou 33-1 oil field joint development project reportedly started production.
Wildcat well 7132/2-1 was drilled about 109 mi (175 km) north of Vardø, in the southeastern part of the Barents Sea.
CGG and TGS announce the Greater Castberg TopSeis survey in the Barents Sea. The survey is 5,000 km2, and will be acquired and processed with the latest developments of CGG’s TopSeis acquisition and imaging technology.
Tata Steel has announced a key appointment as the company looks to maximize on an upturn in its oil and gas activity.
PD&MS has won a two-year contract extension with Shell UK, extending an existing partnership through to April 2021, and securing in the region of 50 full time jobs.
"In 2018 we sanctioned seven new projects, which will deliver more than 1 Bbbl of resources to Equinor at an average break-even price of $14 and very low CO2 emissions."
WellConnection Group, a leading Norwegian inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) company has acquired Peterhead-based Independent Oilfield Services (IOS) in a deal which marks their entrance into the UK market.
Aker BP is currently drilling exploration well 24/9-14 on the Froskelår Main prospect.
Norway has built a reputation as one of the calmest and most predictable corners of the global oil industry, but lately it’s been full of surprises.
In 2012, an operator required a solution for achieving new levels of zonal control in its multilateral wells.
Shell's CFO Jessica Uhl has delivered a video presentation outlining the company's fourth-quarter 2018 results.
Rowan Companies plc has announced that the Rowan Viking, an N-Class ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig, has been awarded a seven-well program by Lundin Norway AS in Norway for a minimum duration of 265 days.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-31 S, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has entered into an agreement with Lime Petroleum AS (Lime Petroleum) a subsidiary of Rex International Holding Limited, to acquire its entire Utsira High acreage position covering the Rolvsnes and Goddo basement area.
For establishment politicians in Norway, discussing changes to the country’s oil policies is akin to swearing in church.
Preliminary production figures for December 2018 show an average daily production of 1.8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease by 26 Mbpd compared to November.
LYSAKER, Norge -- Aker BP has become the first company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to operate a staffed platform from an onshore control room. Ivar Aasen in the North Sea is now operated from Aker BP’s offices at Trondheim torg.
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, is pleased to announce its partnership with subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Spirit Energy Limited following the award of PL 969 in the recent APA licensing round with the intention to advance the large, cross-border Edinburgh prospect towards a drill decision during 2019.