The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Tullow Oil Norge for well 31/2-21 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 31/2-21 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility in position 60° 58'16…
Wintershall Norge AS completed drilling wildcat wells 16/1-19 S and 16/1-20 A in production licence 457 about 2.5km from appraisal wells 16/1-16 and 16/1-16 A at the Ivar Aasen field in the Norwegian North Sea. The primary target for…
Directors of Aberdeen-based independent oil exploration and production company Bridge Energy have recommended the approval of a £103 million takeover bid from Norway’s Spike Exploration. The deal would see Spike Exploration acquire the…
“Establishing a successful rig consortium is a roller-coaster process”, Geir Kristian Pedersen, managing director of Rig Management Norway (RMG), said at the keynote session Planning for Long Term Drilling yesterday. Key factors in building a consortia are being co-operative…
Bergen-based explorer Rocksource said this morning that its exploration well on the Storbarden prospect will be plugged and abandoned after finding no hydrocarbons. The well was drilling on PL 506S in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea using the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig…
Hyundai Heavy Industries and Fred. Olsen Energy are implementing DNV’s ISDS class notation for integrated software dependent systems on the semisub newbuilding Bollsta Dolphin. Key stakeholders discuss expectations and challenges. The…
The Skarv FPSO is BP’s first Norwegian greenfield project since 2001. Elaine Maslin explains the details. Sitting just 50km from the Arctic Circle in 350-450m of harsh waters, the Skarv FPSO is a milestone for BP. It is the firm’s first…
AGR announced it will coordinate a multi-well, multi-client drilling campaign on behalf of four international operators. The expected revenue from AGR engagement is $22 million (NOK 130 million).The company will provide well project management and operational support on behalf of RWE Dea Norge AS…
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