Norway has big plans to pump waste carbon from oil and gas operations and heavy industry under the seabed of the North Sea to be stored safely underground. It believes this method will be key to decarbonizing its fossil fuel activities in the coming years and supporting a green transition. …
Read More »Norway’s Energy Major Equinor Starts up Solar Plant in Brazil
Equinor has put into operation a 531-megawatt solar plant in Brazil, which boosts its power production in the South American country by 30%, the Norwegian major said on Friday. The 531-MW Mendubim solar plant will produce 1.2 terawatts per hour (TWh) of power annually, of which some 60% will be …
Read More »Equinor Signs 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Indian Firm
Equinor has signed a 15-year agreement to supply LNG to India’s Deepak Fertilisers, which will use the gas mainly as a feedstock for ammonia production at a new plant, the Norwegian energy major said on Monday. Equinor is growing its LNG portfolio and will use the super-chilled fuel from its …
Read More »Equinor Getting Ready to Embark on North Sea Drilling Ops with Odfjell Rig
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted Equinor consent for exploration drilling in the North Sea for wells 15/3-13 S and 15/3-13 A. These exploration activities will enable the Norwegian energy giant to spud the Brokk prospect, which lies in a water depth of 110 meters. This prospect is …
Read More »Norway’s Top Oilfield could Hit Peak Production by Year-End
The Johan Sverdrup oilfield in Norway, Western Europe’s biggest oilfield which came online in 2019, will likely reach peak production rates by late 2024, earlier than expected, Upstream reported on Tuesday. While this is bad news for Norway’s ambitions to continue strong oil production, Johan Sverdrup is now producing more …
Read More »Producers Bet on Norway’s Arctic to Find More Natural Gas
Oil and gas companies operating offshore Norway have set their sights on exploring for natural gas in the Arctic Barents Sea, eager to unlock new supply in light of the strong European demand for non-Russian gas. Over the next three years, some of the largest firms operating on the Norwegian …
Read More »Norway Boosts Oil, Gas Drilling, Including in Arctic
Norway on Tuesday awarded stakes in 62 offshore oil and gas exploration licences to 24 energy companies, including state-controlled Equinor , boosting the amount of acreage offered as the country seeks to pump for decades to come. The annual award was up from 47 licences a year ago when 25 …
Read More »Norway to Boost Oil and Gas Exploration
Oil and gas companies plan to boost exploration activity and spending offshore Norway this year as Western Europe’s top oil and gas producer looks to maintain production and raise exports to the rest of Europe. Currently, most exploration efforts are focused on areas around existing infrastructure so discoveries can be …
Read More »Norway Approves Deep-Sea Mining for Critical Minerals
Environmentalists received a blow this week as Norway’s parliament agreed to allow Arctic seabed exploration to mine for critical minerals as it attempted to shift away from its reliance on oil and gas. The decision could make Norway the first country in the world to commercialize deep-sea mining to harvest …
Read More »Equinor Sells off Azerbaijan Oil Assets
Norway’s national oil company Equinor has announced that it has sold its shares in two Azerbaijani oil fields and the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan oil pipeline to Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR and will exit from Azerbaijan after 30 years in the country. “Equinor is in the process of reshaping its …
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