Det norske oljeselskap ASA today announced that it has received approval from the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) for the Ivar Aasen development in the North Sea. Total investments in the project are estimated at NOK 24.7 billion (approximately $4.3 billion) COO Øyvind Bratsberg commented: “ When the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of Ivar Aasen is approved by [...]
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into an agreement with North Sea Shipping to extend the charter hire period for the vessel Atlantic Guardian from 1 September 2013 to 1 March 2014. Furthermore, EMGS has agreed to charter the vessel for an additional period of at least two years, with three optional one-year extensions. Under [...]
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GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has signed a contract with Core Energy selling a 12 % share in the Njord license, PL107, in the Norwegian Sea. It includes also the transfer of 12 % of the Noatun discovery, 3.67 % in the Kristin Gas Export Pipeline Joint Venture and 0.162 % in the NSGI Joint [...]
Tidewater Inc., through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into an agreement with HitecVision to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS for approximately $395 million. The acquisition of Troms Offshore, headquartered in Tromsø, Norway, will expand Tidewater’s global footprint into the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and supplement Tidewater’s experience and vessel fleet operating in harsh [...]
Subsea transformers are an ABB innovation. Deployed in extreme conditions in ultra-deepwater, these high-tech workhorses provide the power for heavy-duty equipment on the sea floor – enabling declining oil and gas fields to be more productive and making new deepwater fields accessible. ABB has delivered subsea transformers for fields in the North and Norwegian seas [...]
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The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), with assistance from the Civil Aviation Authority, carried out an audit of Ekofisk 2/4-L facility on 4 – 5 April 2013. The objective of the audit was to verify that Ekofisk 2/4-L , located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, was built in accordance with regulatory requirements [...]
The Board of Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) announced that Svein Arild Killingland has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company group. Svein Arild Killingland will take office on Monday 13 May 2013. Svein Arild Killingland (57) was until recently employed as Senior Partner in HitecVision (2010-12). Killingland has previously held positions [...]
BG Norge AS has received consent to carry out production drilling, completion and well testing on the Knarr field, with the Transocean Searcher rig. The planned start-up is in June 2013 and the operation has an expected duration of 60-80 days. Transocean Searcher is a semi-submersible rig of a Bingo 3000 design, built in 1983. [...]
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Canada’s oil and gas exploration an production company Talisman Energy has kicked off drilling at the Frode prospect in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The well, which is situated in the production licence 299, approximately 16 km south-east of the Gyda field, was spudded on Friday, as announced by North Energy which owns a [...]
BG Norge AS (BGN) has received consent to drill exploration well 34/3-4 S with the Transocean Searcher rig. BGN is the operator of production licence 373 S in block 34/3 in the northern part of the North Sea, approx. 120 km west of Florø. The consent relates to drilling of exploration well 34/3-4 S in [...]
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