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Browse the latest north sea oil news news and articles.

Dry well near the Visund field in the North Sea
26 Jun 20181 min read

Dry well near the Visund field in the North Sea

Equinor Energy AS, operator of production licence 120, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/8-19 S.

Aker BP receives consent to remove facilities on Jette field
22 Jun 20181 min read

Aker BP receives consent to remove facilities on Jette field

Aker BP has received consent for removal of the facilities on the Jette field.

Spirit Energy granted drilling permit for well 7322/7-1 in PL 852
21 Jun 20181 min read

Spirit Energy granted drilling permit for well 7322/7-1 in PL 852

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Spirit Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7322/7-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Aker BP granted drilling permit for wells 25/10-16 S, 25/10-16 A and 25/10-16 B in PL 028 B
21 Jun 20182 min read

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
20 Jun 20182 min read

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
19 Jun 20181 min read

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
18 Jun 20182 min read

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
15 Jun 20181 min read

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
11 Jun 20182 min read

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
8 Jun 20182 min read

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
1 Jun 20181 min read

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
29 May 20182 min read

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.

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