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Equinor's Shareholders Reject Climate Proposals from Activists

May 15, 2020

Equinor's shareholders, dominated by the Norwegian government, rejected all climate resolutions at the oil firm's annual general meeting on Thursday, the company said.One of the resolutions, proposed by Follow This, a group which represents about 5…

Equinor to Sell Remaining Stake in Lundin Energy

May 05, 2020

Norwegian oil firm Equinor is offering to sell its remaining 4.88% stake in Swedish competitor Lundin Energy, bookrunners Morgan Stanley and SpareBank 1 Markets said in a statement on Tuesday.Equinor's sale of up to 14 million shares follows…

Equinor Dumps Great Australian Bight Oil Drilling

Feb 24, 2020

Norwegian company Equinor has become the third major fossil fuel producer to abandon plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight, after years of work. Previously, BP and Chevron canceled their drilling plans in the area, in 2016, and 2017 respectively…

Stril Pioner PSV in 8-Month Charter with Equinor

Feb 17, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equnor has extended the charter deal for the Stril Pioner platform supply vessel.The LNG-powered PSV owned by Norway's Simon Mokster will start the contract in direct continuation of the current contract.As with other…

Equinor, Eidesvik in Ammonia-Fueled PSV Pact

Jan 23, 2020

Norwegian oil company Equinor has signed a deal with vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore to test the use of carbon-free ammonia as a fuel aboard the Viking Energy platform supply vessel.Equinor has awarded Eidesvik Offshore a five-year contract with effect from April 2020…

COSL, Equinor Settle Rig Termination Dispute

Jan 10, 2020

Chinese offshore drilling contractor COSL has settled a rig contract termination dispute with Equinor and has entered into an agreement with the oil company for potential future rig work.Equinor - then known as Statoil - in March 2016 terminated…

Equinor, Partners Extending Statfjord Life

Jan 09, 2020

Norwegian energy company Equinor and its partners plan to extend the oil production from the Statfjord Area in the Norwegian part of the North Sea towards 2040. The area has been in production for 40 years.Based on the extensive mapping of the…

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 Acquires 50% Stake in Polish OWP

Dec 10, 2019

The Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor ASA said it has completed the purchase of a 50% stake in the Baltyk I offshore wind project (OWP) in Poland from Polenergia.The Bałtyk 1 offshore location license allows for a development of a wind farm with a capacity up to 1560MW…

Archer Bags Equinor Brazil Gig

Dec 09, 2019

Archer, a global oil services company, announced that Equinor Brasil Oleo e Gas Ltd has confirmed a new four-year contract for the provision of platform drilling management services on the Peregrino field development on the Peregrino A and B platforms respectively…

Johan Sverdrup Producing Around 350,000 BPD

Dec 03, 2019

Oil production at Norway's giant Johan Sverdrup oilfield has risen to around 350,000 barrels per day (bpd), operator Equinor told Reuters on Tuesday.The North Sea field, which began output on Oct. 5, is now western Europe's largest oil producer…

Ardyne Scores Services Deal from Equinor

Nov 25, 2019

UK plug, abandonment and casing recovery specialist Ardyne said it has entered a frame agreement with Norwegian energy company Equinor to provide fishing services covering all of the operator’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The agreement…

Solstad Offshore Bags Equinor Contract

Nov 07, 2019

Norwegian offshore support vessels (OSV) operator Solstad Offshore has entered into a new contract with the compatriot oil and gas company Equinor for the hire of anchor handling vessel (AHTS) Normand Ferking.The duration of the contract is 1 year firm…

Equinor Sticks to 2019 Output Forecast

Oct 24, 2019

Equinor's third-quarter profit fell by more than expected on Thursday after a significant decline in the volume and price of natural gas sold to Europe, although the Norwegian firm reiterated its forecast for flat 2019 production.Shares in Oslo-listed Equinor were up 2…

Equinor Sells 25% Stake in German Wind Farm

Oct 03, 2019

Norway's Equinor has agreed to sell a 25% stake in Germany's Arkona offshore wind farm for around 500 million euros ($547.85 million), almost doubling the value of its investment, the company said on Thursday.The buyers are funds advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners…

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