(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) – Norway’s oil and gas companies delivered record levels of natural gas in 2024 and will drill a similar number of exploration wells this coming year, in a push to offset production declines later in the decade. Some 40 wells are due to be drilled in 2025, on par with the 42 drilled last year, the Norwegian
(Oil Price) – Equinor has made an oil and gas discovery next to the giant Troll field in the North Sea and will continue to explore the area for further potential resources close to existing infrastructure. The discovery, provisionally named Ringand, is currently estimated to contain between 2 and 12 million barrels of oil equivalent and is only 10 miles (17
Oil Price Higher costs and ongoing field developments are set to boost oil and gas investments to a record high offshore Norway, the top hydrocarbon producer in Western Europe, according to new data from Statistics Norway. Total investments in oil and gas activity in 2024, including pipeline transportation, are estimated at an all-time high of $24 billion (257 billion Norwegian
Nasdaq Pressure mounted on oil majors on Friday as Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund said it would vote against CEOs at Chevron CVX.N and Exxon XOM.N and support for a climate activist resolution at TotalEnergies’ AGM surged to over 30%. Together with peers BP BP.L and Shell RDSa.L, the companies face a vocal minority of investors demanding faster emissions cuts as a majority of shareholders supports management in reaping the
Oil Price Norway’s oil fund held over $263 million in Signature Bank and SVB Financial Group, the owner of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which failed spectacularly over the weekend, sparking government intervention. MarketWatch reports that the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund (SWF) held around $263 million in SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank, based on last week’s valuations. “This is the biggest
Reuters OSLO, Nov 10 – Norway’s Equinor (EQNR.OL) said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to 75 billion Norwegian crowns ($8.80 billion) to develop the Wisting petroleum discovery, set to become the world’s northernmost oilfield. Located in the Arctic Barents Sea and containing close to 500 million barrels of oil equivalent, the Wisting development is subject to a final investment
Gulf Today Equinor and Aker BP set out plans to develop four oil and gas discoveries with a total price tag of 14.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.69 billion) as part of Norway’s efforts to maximise output from its existing fields. The Nordic nation, which began to extract oil and gas 50 years ago, believes it has still only pumped about
Reuters OSLO – Norway’s supreme court upheld government plans for Arctic oil exploration on Tuesday, dismissing a lawsuit by campaigners who said they violated people’s right to a healthy environment. While most of Norway’s oil output flows from south of the Arctic, the government believes the greatest untapped potential lies in the Barents Sea off Europe’s northernmost coast. Tuesday’s verdict
Reuters OSLO – Norway’s top court began to hear arguments on Wednesday on the legality of awarding offshore oil licenses in the Arctic, in a landmark case that could stop the industry’s expansion. The lawsuit, led by environmental groups Greenpeace Norway and Nature and Youth, is part of an emerging branch of law worldwide where plaintiffs seek to use a
Reuters OSLO – Six Norwegian offshore oil and gas fields were shut on Monday as more workers joined a strike over pay, companies and union officials said. The strike will cut Norway’s total output capacity by just over 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, or about 8% of total production, according to the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG).
Reuters OSLO – The escalation of a strike among offshore oil workers in Norway could affect production from six fields with total output of 330,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG) said on Friday. Norway’s Lederne labour union said on Wednesday it would escalate action from midnight Oct. 4 after dozens of
Reuters OSLO – Norway’s parliament has agreed additional tax breaks for the oil industry on top of those proposed by the minority government to spur investment and protect jobs, the ruling Conservative Party said on Monday. Equinor and other companies hit by low crude prices as the COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed demand, had said the government’s plan to postpone tax
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