Norwegian Continental Shelf News


Okea Makes Oil Find in North Sea

May 28, 2025

Norway's Okea has discovered oil in the Prince prospect in the North Sea, the Norwegian offshore directorate said on Wednesday.Preliminary estimates indicate a discovery of between 0.29 million and 2.79 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent…

Woodside to run North West Shelf LNG Plant to 2070

May 28, 2025

Australia conditionally approved on Wednesday a request by Woodside Energy to extend until 2070 the life of its North West Shelf gas plant, following a six-year review dogged by delays, appeals and backlash from green groups.The facility on…

Equinor's Troll Gas Field Outage Extends to end of May

May 27, 2025

Equinor has extended a partial outage at Norway's Troll natural gas field until May 31 due to a compressor failure, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday, pushing European gas prices higher.Norway in 2022 overtook Russia as Europe's…

Norway Grants Permit for Equinor’s Drilling Plan in North Sea

May 23, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor Energy and its partners a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 35/11-31 S in production licence 090, operated by Equinor with 45% working interest…

Germany and UK to Explore Establishing Hydrogen Pipeline in North Sea

May 22, 2025

The German transmission system operator GASCADE and U.K.’s National Gas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility to establish a hydrogen corridor between the UK and Germany in the North Sea through an offshore pipeline interconnection…

Two Wildcat Wells on Equinor’s North Sea Drilling Agenda

May 22, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat exploration wells in the North Sea.The permit is for wellbore 15/5-8 S and 15/5-8 A, in production license 1140.The license is operated by Equinor with 60% working interest…

DeepOcean Expands Subsea Market Scope with Shelf Subsea Acquisition

May 22, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has acquired Shelf Subsea, creating a ‘global subsea services player’ with an extensive portfolio of solutions, now also covering the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions.DeepOcean has acquired 100% of the shares in Shelf Subsea…

Norway’s Oil Drillers Seek Wage Negotiations to Avoid Strike

May 21, 2025

Wage talks involving some 7,000 oil drilling workers in Norway broke down early on Wednesday, two labour unions said, raising the risk of strike action later this year that could disrupt exploration.The talks between the Norwegian Shipowners'…

Ithaca Energy Bolsters Stake in North Sea Gas Field

May 20, 2025

U.K. oil and gas company Ithaca Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Spirit Energy, increasing its stake for 46.25% in the Cygnus gas field for $154 million.The transaction, which is subject to NSTA consent, will increase Ithaca Energy's operated interest in Cygnus field to 85%…

Aker BP and Partners Find Oil in Norwegian Sea

May 20, 2025

Aker BP and its partners have made an oil discovery near the Skary field in the Norwegian Sea, using Saipem’s Scarabeo 8 semi-submersible drilling rig.The oil discovery was made in the so-called E prospect near the Skary field, in wells 6507/5-13 S and 6507/5-13 A…

Empire Offshore Wind Project Resumes Construction as Stop Order Gets Lifted

May 20, 2025

Empire Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of Equinor, has been informed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) that the stop work order has been lifted for the Empire Wind project, allowing construction activities to resume…

Norway Opens Bidding Round for Three Floating Wind Areas

May 19, 2025

The Norwegian government has launched a bidding process for three floating wind project locations at Utsira Nord area.The awarding of project areas for offshore wind and state aid will take place in two stages, with a maturation phase in between…

Vår Energi Gets All Clear for Drilling Op in Norwegian Sea

May 19, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.The permit is for wellbore 6406/11-2 S in production license 586.The license is operated by Vår Energi with 75% working interest…

Polish Shipbuilder Lays Keel for DOF’s New Offshore Support Vessel

May 16, 2025

Polish shipbuilder CRIST S.A. has held a keel-laying ceremony for an offshore support vessel (OSV), being built for Norwegian vessel owner DOF.The vessel, provisionally named SeaDragon (NB 110), will 109.7 meters long and 22 meters wide, with the capacity to accommodate 164 people…

Equinor Gets Permit for Barens Sea Drilling Ops

May 16, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in Barents Sea.The permit is for wellbore 7220/5-4 in production license 532, operated by Equinor with 46.4% working interest.Equinor’s partners in the license are Vår Energi and Petoro…

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