Equinor Stops Drilling Arctic Well After Incident
Norway's Equinor has put on hold the drilling of a key exploration well in the Barents Sea after a well incident last week, the company said on Monday.The incident occurred when Seadrill's rig West Hercules was drilling the Gjoekaasen well offshore Norway .The so-called "high-risk, high-impact" well could hold between 26 million and 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalents…
Lundin to Drill Barents Sea Well
Europe's independent oil and gas exploration and production company Lundin Norway will drill and test a new exploration well in the Barents Sea, following approval by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA)."Lundin is the operator for production licence 767. We have now given the company consent for exploration drilling and testing of well 7121/1-2 S," said…
Eni plans to restart Norway's Goliat Oilfield
Italian oil firm Eni said on Friday it planned to restart production at its Goliat oilfield in the Arctic Barents Sea within a few days. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said earlier on Friday the company could bring back on stream the 100,000 barrels-per-day field which was shut since Oct. 6 due to safety issues. "We are currently completing pre-startup checks... and will restart when these are complete.
Conoco to Dismantle Historic Norwegian Platform
ConocoPhillips has won permission to prepare for the removal of the first permanent oil platform built off Norway more than 40 years ago, the country's industry regulator said on Thursday. The U.S. company applied in July to remove Ekofisk 2/4 A, which started producing oil from the North Sea in 1974 and shut permanently in 2013. Production at the Ekofisk field began in 1971 from the Gulftide jack-up rig…
Eni to Shut Goliat Field in Sept for 3 Weeks
Italy's Eni plans to shut its Goliat oilfied in the Norwegian Arctic for 2-3 weeks in September to fix operational problems, Norway's oil safety watchdog said on Friday. The world's northernmost oilfield in production started operations in March 2016 but these have been interrupted several times due to technical issues. Eni said the shutdown plan was submitted to the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority in March…
O&G Industry Aligns for Fight Against CyberCrime
Cybercrimes cost energy and utilities companies an average of $12.8 million each year in lost business and damaged equipment1. Platform operators need confidence that countermeasures can deal with bigger and more sophisticated cyber-attacks. DNV GL is now collaborating with Shell, Statoil, Lundin, Siemens, Honeywell, ABB, Emerson and Kongsberg Maritime to develop best practice in addressing this threat. Other companies are still welcome to join.
Norway Asks ENI to Prevent Future Disruptions at Arctic Field
Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) asked Italy's oil firm ENI on Monday to present plans on how to avoid power disruptions at its Goliat oil platform in the Barents Sea. Production at Norway's only Arctic oil field was shut on Friday due to loss of power supply from shore, prompting partial evacuation. The power supply was restored several hours later, but oil production remains shut.
Barents Sea Metocean and Ice Networks Project Underway
Fugro informs it has begun a three-year metocean and ice data acquisition as part of the Barents Sea Metocean and Ice Network Project. The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority, recognizing the Barents Sea represents a frontier region for oil and gas exploration, in its guidance states that appropriate measures to mitigate risk should be undertaken. Statoil is leading…
Arctic Oil Exploration – Consent Given to Lundin Norway SA
The consent relates to drilling and production testing of appraisal well 16/2-13 which belongs to production licence 501. The drilling will start in June/July 2012. The operation is estimated to last for 43 days, depending on whether a discovery is made.
