Norway Overview

The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority prohibited the use of Airbus’ Super Puma H225 and AS332 L2 helicopters for search-and-rescue operations yesterday, following…

Talks between unions representing thousands of rig workers and employers broke down in Norway on Tuesday.

SAFE and Industri Energi, unions representing offshore…

Norway’s Statoil has awarded Technip’s wholly owned subsidiary Technip Umbilicals a contract for the supply of umbilicals to the Oseberg Vestflanken 2 field, the…

Wintershall Norge made an non-commercial discovery near the Vega field on the North Sea, the company reported today.

Of the two wildcat wells on production licence…

Norway announced the results of its 23rd licensing round on Wednesday, awarding 10 licences. Kicked off in March, the availability of blocks in the Barents Sea meant…

Statoil has reached a deal with Lundin Petroleum to increase its stake in the Swedish company to 20.1%, the Norwegian operator announced Tuesday. The news followed an…

A helicopter crash over the Norwegian waters of the North Sea on Friday is believed to have cost the lives of 11 oil workers and two helicopter crew members. The…

The Norwegian unit of Austria’s OMV has completed drilling and testing the Wisting Central 2 appraisal well offshore Hammerfest. Drilled to a length of 2,354 m in 402…

Shell has abandoned its plans to see Norway’s latest bid round through, the company said on Monday, withdrawing its application. Announced in March, the auction saw…

Norway’s Statoil on Thursday awarded contracts with a combined value of some USD 600 million to contractors Archer, KCA Deutag and Odfjell Drilling for work on 17…