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Gallery: Giant Crane Vessel Lifts Snorre A Module

Apr 07, 2020

World's largest semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir on Saturday picked up a module for Equinor's Snorre A platform from the quayside at Aibel's yard in Haugesund, Norway.The 220-meter long and 102-meter wide vessel Sleipnir recently arrived…

These Norwegian Oil Fields Will Cut Output

May 11, 2020

Following Norway's decision in April to cut oil production to support oil prices, and the King's approval of the proposed cuts last week, the country's Energy Ministry on Monday announced the list of fields covered by the planned cuts that are expected to take effect from June…

Neptune Gets Nod for Dugong Drilling with Deepsea Yantai Rig

May 06, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has received regulatory approval to use the Deepsea Yantai rig for exploration drilling in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway said Wednesday it had granted Neptune the consent…

Equinor's $466M Floating Wind Farm Plan Approved

Apr 08, 2020

Norway approved on Wednesday Equinor's 4.8 billion Norwegian crowns ($466 million) plan to build floating offshore wind turbines that will provide electricity to North Sea oil and gas platforms, the energy ministry said.The long-planned project…

Equinor Extends Facility Management Contract with Coor

Mar 31, 2020

Swedish company Coor has won offshore facility management services extension with Norway's oil company Equinor.Coor, which has delivered facility management services to five of Equinor's oil platforms since 2015, has won now won a three-year extension…

ESA Nod for Norway's Floating Wind Farm

Mar 11, 2020

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has approved Norway’s state aid to the 88MW Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind project in the Norwegian North Sea.'Norway's initiative to reduce CO2 emissions by building a floating offshore wind farm consisting of 11 wind turbines…

Equinor Cleared to Use Odfjell Rig at Tordis and Vigdis Fields

Mar 06, 2020

Equinor has received regulatory approval to use the Deepsea Atlantic offshore drilling unit for operations at Tordis and Vigdis fields in the North Sea, offshore Norway.The Petroleum Safety Authority said Friday that the drilling and completion operations…

A Road to Residency

Mar 05, 2020

The last 12 months has seen a long-envisioned concept in field resident subsea finally make it mainstream. The idea now features in talks by chief technology officers at major industry events, instead of just being the focus of a smaller subsea side events…

Equinor, Ørsted Spearheading Offshore Wind Coalition

Jan 13, 2020

Norwegian energy firm Equinor and Danish offshore wind power company Ørsted will lead a newly formed international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition aimed to boost the sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change…

Wood Tallies Hywind Tampen Contract

Dec 11, 2019

Engineering firm Wood announced on Wednesday that it has been awarded a contract by Norwegian energy group Equinor to deliver modifications to a pair of offshore platforms in the Norwegian North Sea that will be connected to electric power from floating wind turbines…

Equinor Re-ups Magseis Fairfield Contract

Dec 24, 2019

Magseis Fairfield announced Norwegian energy company Equinor had awarded four-year renewal for its reservoir monitoring program for the Snorre and Grane fields in the Norwegian North Sea.The containerized permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) system…

Equinor Inks Safety and Automation Deals

Dec 16, 2019

A new compensation format will help improve efficiency asEquinor said it has awarded framework agreements to five suppliers to provide safety and automation systems for the company’s installations on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and onshore plants in Norway…

A Blue/Green Energy Revolution

Dec 17, 2019

A seismic shift in the dialogue around big oil and climate has occurred in the past 12 months. It’s a change in how big oil is orientating itself around what many call the energy transition. Climate goals - governmental, international and industry…

ROV in Residence

Nov 14, 2019

Remote operated vehicles (ROV) have become standard workhorses for the offshore industry, providing vital support to underwater operations, from drilling to servicing the latest subsea processing technologies. But, they’re now undergoing a transformation…

Equinor Awards Hywind Tampen Contracts

Oct 31, 2019

Norwegian energy company Equinor today, on behalf of the Gullfaks and Snorre partners, signed contracts totaling around NOK 3.3 billion ($358.6 million) for the Hywind Tampen wind farm development.The contracts have been awarded to Kværner AS…

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