Norway Well Slot: Cambozola, Hamlet and Ormen Lange Deep
As of 26 April, Westwood Global Energy reports that there is one appraisal well and four exploration wells active.
Barents Sea
Rig demand rises with higher oil prices as North Sea activity picks up
With oil consistently above the $100/barrel threshold, demand for rigs is set to continue its ramp up, with the North and Barents Seas marked as hotspots, according to data from rig analysts Esgian.
Norway well slot: Three exploration wells active
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were three exploration wells active as of 24 January. One exploration well has spudded and completed in 2022.
Who won what? Norway dishes out 53 licences in oil and gas exploration round
Norway has dished out 53 licences in its latest round of awards for oil and gas exploration.
North Sea oil field hits three billion barrels after 50 years
A North Sea oil field is celebrating production of more than three billion barrels since starting up 50 years ago.
Norway well slot: 10 discoveries so far in 2021
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were two exploration wells active as of 29 November. A total of six appraisal wells and 27 exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which ten commercial discoveries have been made giving a 37% commercial success rate to date.
Aker Soutions wins FEED contract on Wisting FPSO
Aker Solutions has landed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Equinor Wisting FPSO in the Barents Sea.
Longboat Energy hails kick-off on drilling for first ever exploration well
Longboat Energy has hailed the start of drilling on its first ever exploration well.
Well Slot: Five E&A wells active in Norway
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were five E&A wells active as of 31 August, comprising two exploration wells and three appraisal wells.
Some optimism for Norway’s offshore prospects
Westwood Global Energy reports that there was one exploration well programme active as of May 27, plus one development programme with an exploration sidetrack planned. One exploration well programme was completed and one exploration well programme spudded in May.
Norway: Five active operations ongoing with busy times in North Sea
Four exploration wells and one appraisal well were active in Norway at the end of September. Three wells were completed and one well spudded in September.
Equinor makes oil discovery at Sputnik
Equinor has made an oil discovery with the Sputnik exploration well in the Barents Sea.
Six exploration wells active at end of July
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were six active exploration wells and one active appraisal well at the end of July. Since the last report, five exploration wells have spudded and six E&A wells have completed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Exploration: Oil finds in Greater Edvard Grieg area
Westwood Global Energy reports that there were five active exploration wells and two active appraisal wells as of June 25. Since the last report, six wells have spudded and four have completed.
New Norwegian frontiers
Studies continue to identify northern Norway and the Arctic as a growth area for the Norwegian oil and gas industry.
Greenpeace targets West Hercules oil rig in protest to Arctic drilling
Greenpeace has boarded an oil rig in Norway in protest to drilling plans in the Arctic.
Newcomer makes a splash with appraisal victory in Barents
Var Energi today hailed its success with the Goliat West appraisal well in the Barents Sea.
Equinor makes gas discovery in Barents Sea
Equinor has made discovery containing up to 24billion cubic feet of gas in the Barents Sea.
‘Plenty’ of oil discoveries to be made, claims Norwegian Directorate report
A report due to be published by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) today will claim there are still "plenty" of oil and gas discoveries to be made in the North Sea, the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea.
Aker BP’s Barents Sea wildcat well ‘not commercial’
Norwegian operator Aker BP has made a non-commercial discovery with the Svanefjell wildcat well in the Barents Sea.
Drilling under way on Lundin’s Alta field
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum said today that drilling had commenced on the Alta discovery in the southern Barents Sea.
Statoil to invest £450m in Barents Sea field
Statoil and its project partners will invest £450million in the further development of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea.
Eleven companies apply for 24th round licences
A total of eleven firms have applied for Norwegian shelf production licences in the 24th licencing round.
Johan Castberg licensees submit Barents Sea plans
The licensees involved in the Johan Castberg discovery in the Barents Sea submitted their development and operation plans to authorities today.
Statoil dishes out £375m Castberg contract
Statoil has awarded Sembcorp Marine in Singapore the £375million contract to build the hull and integrated living quarters for the vessel which will serve the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.