Author: Rigs & Barge World
06/03/2024 On 6 of March 2024, the Ministry of Energy announced two areas for CO2 storage pursuant to the CO2 Storage Regulations. This area comprises defined blocks in the North Sea. Updated: 06/03/2024 Latest news Production figures March 2025 23/04/2025 Preliminary production figures for March 2025 show an average daily production of 1 972 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Drilling permit for wellbore 30/11-16 S 15/04/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP ASA drilling permit for wellbore 30/11-16 S in production licence 873, cf.…
07/03/2024 The Storting (Norwegian parliament) has given the go-ahead for opening parts of the Norwegian shelf for exploration and possible production of minerals. In the years ahead, we need to acquire even more knowledge about these resources – and their surrounding environment. “When the companies gain access, there are plenty of things they’ll have to figure out – but there’s also much that we already know. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has mapped the areas in question, systematically, since 2017,” says Hilde Braut, who is responsible for seabed minerals in the Technology, analysis and coexistence department. O The…
As Iraq feels the brunt of lower oil prices, PM Mohammed al-Sudani has instructed the oil ministry to assess “operating and capital expenditure budgets” including those allocated this year to IOCs operating the country’s southern oilfields. The PM wants the ministry to “cancel or postpone unnecessary [spending] items without impacting planned production levels.” The directive reported by local media this week comes after “the large fall in oil prices and its impact on the Federal budget” as per a 10 April memo which set an end-April deadline to receive a tally of the cuts. The PM met with IOC executives…
11/03/2024 Stopping exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf will accelerate the scale-down of the oil and gas industry. The Climate Change Committee’s report was broadly covered when it was published last autumn. The deadline for comments regarding the report has now expired, and the Norwegian Offshore Directorate has submitted a comprehensive consultation response in which we point out significant deficiencies in this report. In light of this, Torgeir Stordal, Director General of the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, wrote this article, which was first published on altinget.no on 11 March. This will be very harmful for the Norwegian economy…
The photo shows a section of the last version of the Map of the NCS (2023). 21/03/2024 Are you familiar with the printed version of our Map of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)? Do you have one yourself – maybe hanging on your wall? Is this something that’s nice to have or a useful tool? We’re conducting a mini-survey to map this specific issue. Updated: 21/03/2024 Latest news Production figures March 2025 23/04/2025 Preliminary production figures for March 2025 show an average daily production of 1 972 000 barrels of oil,…
22/03/2024 The deadline for nominating candidates for the Improved Recovery Award is being extended to 15 April. The prestigious award will be given out during ONS in August. For the 20th time, the companies are invited to nominate candidates for the Norwegian Offshore Directorate’s award for improved recovery, now renamed to the Improved Recovery Award in Norwegian as well. Read more and find the nomination form Updated: 22/03/2024 Latest news Production figures March 2025 23/04/2025 Preliminary production figures for March 2025 show an average daily production of 1 972 000…
Iraq’s oil ministry this week signed a contract with a consortium grouping Italy’s offshore oil and gas specialist Micoperi and Turkish, and Russia-focused, construction firm Esta to build the long-delayed Sealine-3 (SL-3) offshore pipeline. The project aims to upgrade the country’s dilapidated Gulf export infrastructure, which has been a key hurdle to increasing production and exports. The signature also puts an end to uncertainty following Dutch maritime services provider Boskalis’ withdrawal in mid-2024 after disagreements with Baghdad (MEES, 26 July 2024). In a 14 April statement, the ministry says the 48” pipeline will have a “design capacity” of 2.4mn b/d,…
24/04/2025 Studies of natural oil and gas seeps from the seabed have yielded new knowledge about a previously overlooked young source rock. Over the course of several years, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate has conducted acquisitions and studies related to natural seeps of oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), both on its own initiative and in cooperation with the academic community. The objective has been to acquire better knowledge about the petroleum systems that are connected to these natural seeps, which can be quite extensive in many places. Up to now, the greatest focus has…
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) launched an integrated program for building human capacities in this vital field of energy efficiency, in cooperation with the European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The first of the program’s activities was hosted by Khalda Petroleum Company in the “Salam” fields in the Western Desert. The program saw the participation of 17 companies. The program was implemented in two phases: the first phase, theoretical training, was conducted from December 1st, 2024, to December 14th, 2024, in Cairo. The second phase, practical training, took place from April…
Vil du bli kollega med mellom anna Tonje og Kristian? Søk på jobb hos oss, då vel. (Foto: Arne Bjørøen). 22.03.2024 Den eine ledige stillinga er IT-prosjektleiar og den andre er underdirektør for økonomi og fellestenester. Begge stillingane er ved hovudkontoret vårt i Stavanger. Frist for å søke er 5. april 2024 for stillinga som IT-prosjektleiar og 11. april 2024 for stillinga som underdirektør for økonomi og fellestenester. Kvifor jobbe i Sokkeldirektoratet? Vi set fagleg kompetanse høgt, og sikrar kvalitet gjennom tverrfagleg samarbeid og opne prosessar. Du får gode høve til kurs og kompetanseutvikling. …