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Equinor makes minor gas discovery near Maria field
2 Nov 20202 min read

Equinor makes minor gas discovery near Maria field

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 0.5 and 1.6 million m3 of recoverable oil equivalent.

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology is online
28 Oct 20201 min read

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology is online

The November/December issue of Oilfield Technology begins by reviewing the state of the North Sea. The issue then moves on to cover Drilling Technologies, Deepwater Operations, Flow Control, and more.

Wintershall begins drilling in Nova field
28 Oct 20202 min read

Wintershall begins drilling in Nova field

Wintershall Dea has begun drilling the first of six wells on the operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.

OGUK report reveals impact of pandemic on offshore jobs
27 Oct 20202 min read

OGUK report reveals impact of pandemic on offshore jobs

OGUK’s Workforce Insight report 2020 has shown that the number of workers on offshore oil and gas installations decreased by around 4000 as the UK went into lockdown in March this year.

Partnership created to develop North Sea carbon dioxide infrastructure
27 Oct 20203 min read

Partnership created to develop North Sea carbon dioxide infrastructure

BP, Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total have formed a new partnership, the Northern Endurance Partnership, to develop offshore carbon dioxide transport and storage infrastructure in the UK North Sea.

THREE60 ENERGY awarded DNO duty holder contract
27 Oct 20201 min read

THREE60 ENERGY awarded DNO duty holder contract

THREE60 ENERGY has won a multi-million pound contract to deliver duty holder services for DNO’s two assets in the UK Continental Shelf.

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960
23 Oct 20201 min read

Equinor given drilling permit in production licence 960

Well 7018/5-1 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility.

Archer secures North Sea contract extension
22 Oct 20201 min read

Archer secures North Sea contract extension

Archer has secured a two-year contract extension with a major North Sea operator.

Dvalin field given start-up approval
21 Oct 20201 min read

Dvalin field given start-up approval

Operator Wintershall DEA estimates that it can recover 18 billion m3 of gas from Dvalin.

Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part two
20 Oct 20206 min read

Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part two

Westwood Global Energy Group has published a note giving a preliminary assessment of the deal from each company’s perspective and the outlook for the merged company and the wider North Sea M&A market.

Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part one
19 Oct 20205 min read

Westwood Global Energy Group comments on Premier Oil reverse takeover by Chrysaor - part one

Westwood Global Energy has published a note giving a preliminary assessment of the deal from each company’s perspective and the outlook for the merged company and the wider North Sea M&A market.

TechnipFMC awarded contract for Breidablikk Pipelay and subsea installation
19 Oct 20201 min read

TechnipFMC awarded contract for Breidablikk Pipelay and subsea installation

TechnipFMC’s scope of work for Equinor includes provision of flexible jumpers and rigid pipelines as well as pipeline installation work.

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