Equinor extends drilling contracts, maintaining 2,000 jobs
Norwegian oil giant Equinor has extended drilling contracts with three firms, including Aberdeen’s KCA Deutag, in a move it claims will maintain 2,000 jobs.
Norwegian oil giant Equinor has extended drilling contracts with three firms, including Aberdeen’s KCA Deutag, in a move it claims will maintain 2,000 jobs.
A trio of floating wind developers have received a major funding boost from Norway’s state enterprise for promoting energy transition.
Investigators are working to determine why emergency floating batons did not deploy on a helicopter which ditched off the coast of Norway last week.
Investigators release further details of Norway helicopter crash search and rescue operation as 'black box' flight recorder recovered from wreckage.
Operators Equinor and AkerBP have resumed flights on the Norwegian Continental Shelf after the tragedy on Wednesday evening.
Aberdeen-headquartered Dolphin Drilling (OSE:DDRIL) has announced its fourth quarter (Q4) results as the company's order backlog rises above $1.1 billion (£870m).
Airbus executives are confident in the Super Puma's safety, but any return could lead to a battle with labour unions which see it as a "flying coffin".
Natural gas supplies from Norway may potentially reach a fresh record this year as the country works to reduce its maintenance schedule across its facilities.
Costs linked to the upcoming Balder development cut down profits at Var Energi (OSLO: VAR), Norway’s second-largest independent operator.
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Equinor (OSE:EQNR) reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings of $8.68 billion, a fall from the highs of $17 billion a year earlier but still slightly higher than analyst estimates.
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Norwegian oil and gas companies will drill more exploration wells this year as the country seeks to maintain its position as a key supplier to Europe.
Norway’s parliament approved commercial mineral exploration in the country’s Arctic waters even as the environmental and fishing lobbies pushed back against the move.
Westwood expects offshore rig dayrates to continue their upward trajectory across the board in 2024 as supply tightens.
Australian oil and gas explorer Finder Energy (ASX:FDR) has outlined details of its Boaz gas prospect in the Central North Sea.
The two-year contract extension will keep the semi-submersible rig with Aker BP until the end of 2026
Equinor has agreed to acquire Shell's stake in Linnorm, the largest undeveloped gas discovery within the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
A swath of Norway’s offshore gas discoveries risk remaining untapped due to challenges ranging from complex reservoirs to costs of production.
As policymakers in Dubai search for consensus on tackling climate change, the scale of the challenge is evident in the stormy waters of the North Sea, where Norway is opening another gas field.
Climate activists have once again turned to the Norwegian courts, this time suing the government over development plans at a handful of oil and gas fields under the sea off its coast.
Norwegian climate negotiators should push other countries attending climate talks in Dubai to follow its lead in adopting guarantees to drive investment into renewable energy projects in developing countries, according to former British prime minister Gordon Brown.
Norway is betting that zeroing out emissions from oil production will help it meet internationally agreed climate targets while future-proofing an industry that’s made it one of the richest countries in the world.
KCA Deutag has been awarded a contract to carry out a major project to electrify Equinor’s (OSE:EQNR) Askepott jack-up rig in Norway.