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Vår Energi CEO Joins Norwegian Oil and Gas Association Board

Dec 03, 2021

Norwegian oil firm Vår Energi's CEO Torger Rød has been appointed a new board member of the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOROG).Norwegian Oil and Gas Association is an employer and interest organization for companies that operate or are suppliers to oil and gas activities…

Norway: Aibel Bags $560M Worth of Contracts with Equinor, Partners

Nov 23, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has, on behalf of the license partners in Krafla, Gina Krog, Asterix fields, and Gassco at Kårstø, signed contracts with engineering and construction firm Aibel worth around five billion Norwegian crowns (nearly $560 million)…

Aker BP Gets Approval to Drill Mugnetind Offshore Prospect

Sep 17, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill offshore wells 7/11-14 S and A, in the North Sea, off Norway.Aker BP will use Maersk Drilling's Maersk Integrator jack-up drilling…

Norwegian Oil Companies Lift 2022 Spending Forecasts

Nov 18, 2021

Oil and gas firms in Norway have increased their 2022 investment forecasts during the last three months as the industry prepares to take advantage of tax incentives designed to boost activity, a national statistics office (SSB) survey showed on Thursday…

Aker BP Files Development Plan for North Sea Oil Field

Sep 27, 2021

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has filed a development plan for the Frosk offshore field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.The Frosk field, found in 2019, is situated some 25 kilometers southwest of the Alvheim FPSO in the North Sea…

Norway: Johan Sverdrup Offshore Field Back at Full Capacity After Outage

Nov 12, 2021

Output from Equinor's Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's largest, has been fully restored, a spokesperson for the Norwegian firm said on Friday.The North Sea field, which has an output capacity of around 535,000 barrels of oil per day…

Heerema Installs Jacket at Aker BP's Hod B Offshore Site

Jul 09, 2021

Dutch offshore installation firm Heerema Marine Contractors has installed an offshore jacket as part of Aker BP's HOD B development in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, using its giant Sleipnir semi-submersible installation vessel.'The Hod…

Eni Hires JP Morgan to Work on Vår Energi Listing - Sources

Nov 10, 2021

Italian energy group Eni has hired JP Morgan to work on a possible listing of its Vår Energi joint venture which could value the Norwegian oil and gas operator at up to $15 billion, three sources familiar with the matter said.A final decision…

Neptune Energy to Sell Non-core Offshore Assets in Norway for $35M

Nov 12, 2021

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy said Friday it had agreed to sell its non-operated interests in three producing fields andtwo export pipelines on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to OKEA ASA and M Vest Energy AS.The assets Neptune is divesting include the producing Draugen…

Aker BP Awards $81M in FEED Contracts for NOA Fulla Field Project

Sep 15, 2021

Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts worth nearly NOK 700 million (~$81,2 million) to its alliance partners Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy, and Subsea 7, related to the field development of NOA Fulla in the southern part of the NOAKA area, offshore Norway…

Eidesvik Offshore CEO to Retire after 16 Years in Position

Oct 28, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore said Thursday its CEO and President Jan Fredrik Meling would as planned, retire from the position at the age of 65 effective December 31, 2021, after more than 16 years in the position.Starting January 1…

Aker BP Installs Hod Platform

Aug 10, 2021

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has installed the Hod platform topsides in the North Sea, offshore Norway.In cooperation with Aker Solutions and ABB, Aker BP placed the 2000-tonne topsides on the jacket on the Hod field in the southern part of the North Sea on Sunday…

Retrofit: Eidesvik, Aker BP Partner Up to Cut Emissions from Existing OSV Fleet by 'at least' 70%

Sep 02, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik and oil and gas firm Aker BP are developing a project which aims to reduce emissions from existing offshore supply vessels.The project called 'Retrofit' will evaluate various solutions for converting…

Aker BP to Lower North Sea Discovery Size Estimate after Appraisal Well Disappoints

Sep 01, 2021

Aker BP is set to lower the size estimate of the 2019-made Liatårnet discovery in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, after the related appraisal well hit lower than expected hydrocarbon volumes.The company said that pending further analysis…

Lundin Energy Drills Dry Well in North Sea, Off Norway

Oct 22, 2021

Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Energy has drilled a dry well at the Dovregubben prospect in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The exploration well 17/8-1 was drilled about 70 kilometers southeast of the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea and 140 kilometers southwest of Stavanger…

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