In the future, Equinor will produce far more gas from the Oseberg and Troll fields. In this way, it will increase supply to the European gas market. In total, the production permits for these fields will increase by one billion cubic meters each from October 1, Equinor wrote in a …
Read More »Equinor Gearing up for North Sea Well Duo
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat and an appraisal well in the North Sea off Norway. The NPD said on Thursday that wells 35/10-7 S and A will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling rig. The drilling programme for wells 35/10-7 …
Read More »Researchers Surprised by Sky-High Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biogas Residues
Scientists are surprised, but they see a way to stop the climate bomb. “The amount of methane that escaped from composting digested food waste was sky high, which surprised us,” says Maria Dietrich, one of the researchers behind the study, on Nibio’s own website. Dietrich has studied food waste used …
Read More »Estimate that Oover Half of Norwegian Oil and Gas Left Unexplored Prompts Debate on Fossil Fuels
Norway has long been one of the world’s leaders in exports of energy resources. While over the decades, the oil and gas revenues have been the foundation for the so-called Oil Fund, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, demands for a complete halt in oil and gas exploration have of …
Read More »World’s Largest Wealth Fund Warns Oil Majors over Emissions
The sovereign wealth fund of Norway, which manages $1.4 trillion (€1.2tn) in assets, has said there are oil companies in its portfolio that “absolutely” aren’t doing enough to cut emissions, as the guidelines under which it operates are reviewed, potentially giving the investor more scope to act. Norges Bank Investment …
Read More »World’s 1st Hydrogen-Powered Ferry Delivered
Norwegian ferry operator Norled has taken delivery of “the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry”, MF Hydra. The vessel was designed by compatriot ship design and engineering company LMG Marin and constructed at Westcon shipyard. The ferry is 82.4 meters long with a capacity of up to 300 passengers and 80 …
Read More »Shell to Join Clean Hydrogen Project in Norway
Shell will join a project in Norway to produce hydrogen from natural gas while capturing the emissions, Aker Clean Hydrogen (ACH) said on Monday. Countries across Europe are looking at ways to produce emissions-free hydrogen to help reduce carbon emissions and avert global warming. Clean hydrogen can be produced from …
Read More »Norway’s Equinor Sees Role for Blue Hydrogen Beyond 2050 in Net-Zero CO2 World
Norway’s state-controlled energy company Equinor is confident there is a long-term role for hydrogen produced from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage, the company’s senior vice president for low-carbon solutions Grete Tveit told S&P Global Platts. The development of “blue” hydrogen from fossil fuels with CCS would pave the …
Read More »BP Targets Norwegian Offshore Wind with Statkraft and Aker
UK supermajor BP has agreed to join forces with Norway’s Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind in a consortium bidding to develop offshore wind in the Sørlige Nordsjø II licence area off Norway. Sørlige Nordsjø II will be developed without government support. Norway plans to announce the auction in Q1 2022 …
Read More »Denmark, Norway, & US Spearhead Zero-Emission Shipping Mission
The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation. The mission aims to accelerate international public-private collaboration to scale and deploy new …
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