Norway's Det norske's exploration well on the Rovarkula prospect in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea is dry, says the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The 25/10-15 S wildcat well was drilled using the Maersk Interceptor jackup…
Det norske has taken over the operatorship for production license 442 from Centrica and has been given consent to drill an exploration well in a prospect named Langfjellet by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). Well 25/2-18 S…
A hydrocarbon leak Thursday morning (28 July) aboard the Alvheim FPSO prompted a production halt at the field, according to operator Det norske. The leak occurred in the FPSO's pump room, triggering an alarm, and stopping production.…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske a drilling permit for well 25/2-18 S on PL 442 in the central North Sea. The well, targeting the Langfjellet prospect, will be drilled using the Maersk Interceptor jack up drilling rig…
Norwegian independent Det norske has marked the installation of the Ivar Aasen development topside. The 15,000-tonne topside has now been installed on the jacket, in two lifts using the Saipem 7000, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…
Det norske oljeselskap reported nearly a 21% decline in Q2 2016 revenues, when compared to last year, however, the Norwegian exploration and development company continues to move forward with several of its big name projects. Ivar Aasen jacket…
Norwegian independent Det norske is gearing up for imminent offshore module installation works on its Ivar Aasen development offshore Norway this month. The firm, which is due to become part of new firm Aker BP, says the the project is on time and budget with planned start-up in Q4…
Per Harald Kongelf (56) has been appointed new SVP Improvement for Norway's Det norske oljeselskap. He joins Det norske from Aker Solutions Norge, where he has served as the regional head of Norway. He will take up the new role on 15 September 2016…
Norway's Det norske, which is due to become Aker BP, is set to drill an exploration on the Rovarkula prospect in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. The 25/10-15 S wildcat well will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor jackup…
Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS) and intervention works for Det norske in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments…
BP and Det norske oljeselskap have combined their Norwegian businesses to create Aker BP – a move that is expected to organically grow production to more than 250,000 boe/d by the early 2020s. Image from BP…
Oilfield service firm AGR has agreed a framework agreement with recently founded Norwegian oil development firm Okea. Okea was founded in Trondheim in 2015 with the aim of finding cost effective development and operation systems for currently…
Det norske oljeselskap awarded a framework agreement to First Geo for delivery of a broad range of subsurface and well engineering services. Under the contract, First Geo will provide personnel within the technical areas such as subsurface specialists…
The platform deck for the Ivar Aasen field was completed at the yard in Singapore on Sunday and will sail away to Norway shortly, operator Det Norske said this morning. The platform deck has now been moved from SMOE’s yard area to the Cosco vessel the Xiang Rui Kou…
UK-based wellhead engineering firm Plexus Holdings has received its ninth purchase order since 2012 from Norway's Det norske oljeselskap, to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for the Langfjellet standard pressure exploration well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…
