North Sea oil news
Aker BP granted drilling permit for wells 25/10-16 S, 25/10-16 A and 25/10-16 B in PL 028 B
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA a drilling permit for wells 25/10-16 S, 25/10-16 A and 25/10-16 B, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Equinor partners with Microsoft for cloud services delivered from new cloud data centres in Norway
As part of the agreement, Equinor will provide industry knowledge and business needs to support Microsoft in developing new solutions for the industry.
Shell gains consent to drill 6304/3-1 well in PL832
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted A/S Norske Shell a drilling permit for well 6304/3-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Awarding drilling and well service contracts worth NOK 30 billion
Equinor is awarding new service contracts to Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger Norge AS for integrated drilling and well services on most of the Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf.
ConocoPhillips set for water injection at Ekofisk
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has consented to the start on the Conoco Phillips-operated installation Ekofisk 2/4 VC in the North Sea.
RAMCO to provide inspection, preparation and refurbishment of tubulars for Equinor
The two companies have signed a contract worth more than US$10 million a year until 2024.
New oil discovery at the Utsira High
The discovery is currently estimated to contain 15 - 35 million bbls of recoverable oil equivalent.
Shell receives consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea
Shell is the operator for production licence 373 S in the North Sea.
TWMA awarded five-year contract with Nexen
More than 50 TWMA personnel will be assigned to this contract which commenced at the start of the year.
Trends in E&P activity values reach highest levels since 2014
Gap between UKCS and international market confidence has closed for first time in five years