Chief scientist’s audit of Equinor Bight oil drilling can’t start until company finalises plan
Audit must be run independently from NOPSEMA Audit must consult with stakeholders Equinor refuses to…
Category: Oil & Gas
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy proposes opening of area for offshore wind
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will soon send a proposal on hearing to open…
Announcement of Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces this year’s licensing round in mature areas…
Norway moves to sell some oil and gas shares from wealth fund
The Norwegian government has recommended that the country’s US$1 trillion wealth fund sell its holdings…
Warsaw Institute: Baltic Pipe will free Poland from Gazprom
Once completed in 2022, a gas link between Poland and Norway will hinder Russia’s Gazprom…
Norway’s Equinor plans more onshore wells in 2019, including in Turkey
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor plans to drill more exploration wells internationally and more…
NOK 286 billion in net revenue from the petroleum industry in 2019
The State’s net cash flow from the petroleum industry in 2019 is estimated to about…
Equinor reduces estimated investments in Norway
Equinor has reduced the estimated investments for operated projects in the development phase on the…
Norway’s largest oil pipeline now in place
Norway’s largest and longest pipeline, laid by the vessel Saipem Castorone, reached the Johan Sverdrup…
Norwegian oil giant DNO ramps up Kurdish activity
Leading Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO continues to ramped up its activity in the…
Pipelaying operations underway for Norway’s largest oil pipeline
The operations to install Norway’s largest pipeline to the Johan Sverdrup field started outside Mongstad,…
Norwegian company Vard to build in Romania the hull of the ‘world’s best ship’
Norwegian company Vard are planning to build in Romania the hull of the ‘world’s best…
Norway’s DNO builds North Sea position
Norwegian energy company DNO, which has focused on Iraq, said it paid nearly $100 million…
Norway clears duo of Aker BP field development plans
The Valhall field is in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea, and has…
Tesla facing double jeopardy in Norway over P85D horsepower figures
A group of 79 Norwegian owners filed a civil complaint in Norway over Tesla’s horsepower…
Norwegian company hopes to win further work in Azerbaijan’s oil
Norway’s IKM Cleandrill company is interested to work in Azerbaijan, as it sees the country…
Norway’s Statoil, Argentina’s YPF ink exploration deal
Statoil and Argentina’s leading energy company YPF have entered into an agreement to jointly explore…
Norwegian government wins legal battle over gas transport tariffs
Norway’s government has won the latest battle in a long-running row over tariffs for transporting…
DNO to expand oil investments in Kurdistan Region
Norwegian DNO oil and gas operator announced on Thursday that the company expanded investments in…
MEPs reject ban on Arctic oil drilling
MEPs have rejected a proposal saying that the EU should work for a total ban…
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate grants permit to expand Nyhamna gas facility
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted permission to expand the capacity at Nyhamna gas…
ABB signs safety and automation agreement with Statoil for Johan Castberg field
ABB has signed a project specific agreement for the safety and automation system with Statoil…
KUFPEC completes Norwegian deal
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Company (Kufpec) on December 21 completed its purchase of upstream interests offshore…
PSA critical of Barents Sea Goliat safety regime
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given notice of an order to Eni Norge, asking…
Norway lowers its investment sights
Norwegian oil companies have scaled back their 2017 investment plans, according to the latest Statistics…