Spinergie, an Intelligence & Operations platform, announced its expansion into offshore logistics with a solution for planning, managing and optimizing personnel and cargo logistics for the offshore energy sector. The platform is designed to help coordinate the vessel and helicopter transfers that move crews, PAX, and cargo to and from offshore assets. Input from leading energy providers supported…
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 25/9-5 S in production license 1042, operated by Equinor with 30% working interest.Its partners are Aker BP with 40% share and Vår Energi with 30% working interest…
Aker BP has made a gas discovery in the North Sea, using Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made 25 kilometers north of the Duva field, marking the first exploration well in production license 1153, which was awarded in APA 2021…
Petrobras has awarded Strohm a contract to supply thermoplastic composite pipes for water injection and gas lift applications in Brazil's deepwater post-salt cluster, with the technology to be tested in water depths of up to 1,500 metres.The…
Norway's energy ministry said on Friday it has received applications from 21 oil and gas companies seeking exploration acreage in the government's annual mature-areas (APA) licensing round.The number of companies rose by one from last year's APA round…
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a contract from Azule Energy to supply controls umbilicals for the West Hub Tails project offshore Angola, supporting the transfer of production from the aging Ngoma FPSO to the new Agogo FPSO…
Aker Solutions’ Board of Directors has appointed Paal Eikeseth as the company’s new President & CEO, with effect from September 1.Eikeseth is an experienced business leader with a strong track record in operational growth, performance improvement and transformation…
Well-Safe Solutions has signed a strategic partnership agreement with NMC Energy to support ongoing operations, including the recently awarded Apache Beryl and Forties decommissioning contracts, and to pursue future project collaboration opportunities…
Polish energy group Orlen aims to double production from its operations on the Norwegian continental shelf, one of its growth areas, through exploration and acquisitions, its upstream chief told Reuters.Wieslaw Prugar in an interview on the…
Aker BP has started production from the Skarv Satellite Project in the Norwegian Sea, bringing the Alve Nord, Idun Nord and Ørn fields on stream one year ahead of their original schedule.The three fields, located near the Skarv field, have been developed as separate subsea projects…
Production has started from the Troll Phase 3 Stage 2 subsea project in the North Sea, adding gas supply to the 30-year-old Troll A platform and the Kollsnes processing plant.The project started production on August 22 and is designed to accelerate…
Equinor, Aker BP and Vår Energi have established a strategic exploration collaboration to pursue some of the largest remaining oil and gas opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).The aim is to increase the chances of major discoveries…
Norway's government will on Monday ask the country's supreme court to overturn a ruling by lower-court judges that found three oilfield development permits invalid due to a lack of climate considerations.The case pits environmental groups against Norway's oil industry…
Equinor and Aker BP have made a gas/condensate discovery in the North Sea, using COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The discovery was made in the ‘Linga’ prospect by drilling an exploration well 25/7-13 in production license 782 S…
Aker BP has entered into two separate transactions that strengthen its positions close to existing infrastructure on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In the North Sea, the company has agreed to acquire Apache’s interest in the Losgann/Froskelår discovery near the Alvheim area…
