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Altera to operate FPSO on Rosebank field
Altera Infrastructure has announced that an operations and maintenance contract with Equinor for the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO has now become effective. This vessel is set for deployment on the Rosebank field with a nine-year firm contract, and options …
Sep 28, 2023 / Curious
Equinor Announces Johan Castberg Project Update
The Johan Castberg partnership, consisting of Equinor, Var Energi and Petoro, is today updating the project cost estimate. The investment estimate has increased by almost NOK 13 billion since last year. Company plan for production start in the …
Sep 19, 2023 / Curious
Equinor and Maersk partner up to ensure continued green methanol supply for the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green1 methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of …
Sep 11, 2023 / Curious
Vår Energi ramps up exploration activity in the Barents Sea
Vår Energi sees substantial opportunities for further growth and value creation in the north and has secured the COSL Prospector drilling rig for a two-year drilling program in the Barents region, in cooperation with Equinor. The rig contract …
Sep 4, 2023 / Curious
Two COSL rigs awarded drilling contracts
Equinor has awarded COSL Offshore Management AS two contracts and will employ COSLPromoter and COSLInnovator on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract values are calculated at around USD 369 million for both firm periods. The COSLPromoter is …
Aug 31, 2023 / Vessels
Equinor appoints DeepOcean at Troll B
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to support the Troll B – Increased Gas Export project, located in the northern part of the North Sea. The Troll B– Increased Gas Export project involves a replacement of the …
Aug 25, 2023 / Curious
SLM project from Equinor awarded to Ocean Installer
Ocean Installer was awarded the Subsea Lines Modification (SLM) Project 2023-2025, covering work at Visund, Vigdis, Åsgard fields and Northern Lights CO2 Pipeline. The award constitutes riser replacements at Vigdis, Visund and Åsgard fields, with …
Aug 24, 2023 / Curious
Odfjell Drilling Signs Two Rig Contracts and Strategic Collaboration Agreement
Odfjell Drilling Ltd. announced on Monday (Jul17) that further to the announcement on 31 March 2023, the contracts provided for in the two Letters of Intent for the Deepsea Atlantic to conduct operations in the North Sea region have now been signed …
Jul 17, 2023 / Curious
Equinor signs long-term LNG purchase agreement with Cheniere
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, Equinor and Cheniere have announced a new 15-year purchase agreement of around 1,75 million tonnes of LNG per year, with half of the volume starting from 2027. This agreement brings the total volumes that Equinor has …
Jun 22, 2023 / Curious
Equinor: Gas leak at Melkøya stopped
The gas leak that occurred at the Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya on 31 May has been stopped and normalisation is under way. Equinor’s emergency response organisation has been demobilised and the emergency services have left Melkøya. The leak …
Jun 1, 2023 / Accidents