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.
Barents Sea
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.
Lundin to drill Barents Sea wildcat well
Norway has given Swedish firm Lundin permission to drill a wildcat well in the Barents Sea. The Leiv Eiriksson rig will carry out the drilling campaign on licence area 533. Lundin operates the licence and holds a 35% stake. Aker BP also has 35% while DEA has 30%.
Statoil’s wildcat bites dust
Statoil's wildcat in the Barents Sea came up dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today confirmed.
Lundin’s Barents Sea wildcat well a failure
Swedish firm Lundin Petroleum's Borselv well in the Barents Sea is dry, Norwegian authorities said today.
OMV strikes oil on Barents well
Austrian oil company OMV’s appraisal well on the Wisting discovery in the Barents Sea has encountered an oil column, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said today.
NPD owns up to error in Barents oil income calculation
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) today admitted to an error in an assessment of the Barents Sea’s ability to generate oil revenues.
Lundin to drill fresh Alta well
Norway has granted Lundin a drilling permit for another well on the Alta discovery in the Barents Sea. The Leiv Eiriksson rig will drill the well. Lundin Norway operates the licence with a 40% stake. Idemitsu Petroleum and Dea Norge each hold 30%.
Lundin gets consent to drill Alta exploration well
Lundin has been granted consent to drill an exploration well in the Alta prospect in the Barents Sea.
Norway doubles Barents Sea resources estimate
Norway has doubled its estimates for undiscovered oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea.
Statoil cleared to use Songa rig on Kayak prospect
Statoil has received consent from Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority to drill an exploration well in the Barents Sea.
Faroe’s exploration well comes up Boné dry
Faroe Petroleum this morning confirmed its Barents Sea wildcat had come up dry.