"Johan Castberg" News

GE, Halvorsen JV in Castberg SRU deal

Apr 25, 2017

Statoil has selected a consortium led by GE Water & Process Technologies and Halvorsen TEC to supply a complete seawater sulfate removal unit (SRU) to help protect production wells in Statoil’s Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway…

Statoil close to starting Barents Sea exploration program

May 04, 2017

Statoil says it is about to start its exploration program in the Barents Sea testing five to seven new opportunities over the next six months.  The program will test new targets, both in the relatively well known geology around in the Johan Castberg and Hoop/Wisting area…

Barents Sea resource boost

Apr 25, 2017

There are higher hopes for the Barents Sea as the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said the northeastern part of the basin contains more than double that in the southern area. The NPD also expects 15 wildcat wells to be drilled in the Barents Sea this year…

Simply electrifying

May 01, 2017

Ahead of the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen this June, Elaine Maslin spoke with program chairman Nils Arne Sølvik and Statoil’s Chief Engineer Subsea Technology & Operations, Rune Mode Ramberg, about some of the topics likely to come up…

Lundin Filicudi discovery has upside

Feb 13, 2017

Swedish oil explorer Lundin Petroleum says its 35-100 MMboe gross resource oil and gas discovery in its Filicudi exploration well in the Barents Sea has 'significant upside potential.'  The well, 7219/12-1, is in PL533, which could contain up to 700 MMboe unrisked prospective resource…

ABB inks Castberg safety, automation gig

Feb 06, 2017

ABB has signed a project specific agreement for the safety and automation system with Statoil for the Johan Castberg offshore oil field development. Statoil has issued the first call-off from the agreement covering front-end engineering and design (FEED)…

Slow ahead

Feb 01, 2017

The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…

Statoil sees Castberg spin-off opportunities

Sep 13, 2016

Statoil is looking to create “a strong ripple effect” from its largest field yet, the Johan Castberg project, in the Barents Sea that will generate spin-offs, and be prepared for future electrification. Johan Castberg field illustration…

Eni spuds Boné probe

Jan 12, 2017

Eni has started drilling on the Boné (Dazzler) exploration well 7318/12-1 in the Norwegian Barents Sea.  Boné, being drilled using the Scarabeo 8 semisubmersible drilling rig is in a similar structural setting to the Johan Castberg discovery…

WoodMac: Norway upstream to recover in 2017

Jan 11, 2017

Norway’s upstream sector continued to feel the pain of low oil prices in 2016, but looks poised to make a recovery in 2017, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie shows. Driving the recovery will be a step-change in exploration…

NPD: Shelf production high, challenges lie ahead

Jan 12, 2017

Oil and gas production on the Norwegian shelf is high. The adjustment process has been extensive, but the cost reductions implemented by the industry will lay the foundation for profitable activity for many years to come, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said…

Statoil: 2017 drilling to increase 30%

Jan 04, 2017

Norwegian oil firm Statoil has set out its plans to drill around 30 exploration wells, in up to 11 countries on five continents, as operator and partner, in 2017 - an increase of around 30% compared to 2016. More than half of the wells will be drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

Eni to use Scarabeo 8 for PL716 wildcat

Dec 22, 2016

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Eni Norge a drilling permit for wellbore 7318/12-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7318/12-1 will be drilled from the Scarabeo 8 drilling facility. The…

Statoil temporarily suspends Songa Enabler

Oct 31, 2016

Statoil decided to temporarily suspend the Songa Enabler mobile rig, which was originally scheduled for drilling for the Johan Castberg license. The Songa Enabler, from Songa. The…

Barents Sea exploration success for Lundin

Nov 22, 2016

Sweden's Lundin has made a ca. 25-60 MMboe oil and gas discovery on the Loppa High, 20km east of the Johan Castberg discovery in the Norwegian Barents Sea.  The well, 7220/6-2 R, was drilled on the Neiden prospect in production license 609…

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