Production has halted at the riser platform on Equinorâs Sleipner field offshore Norway, with no distinct timeline set for repairs. According to media reports, a crack has been found in a 2â pipeline onboard the riser platform which has stopped...
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The R platform is also used as a hub to move gas from the Nyhamna gas plant and Easington in England via the Langeled pipeline. As a result of the stoppage in gas deliveries, it was estimated that the influx of gas from the pipeline on Monday would be lower by more than 56m cu m. Deliveries to St. Fergus in Scotland are unaffected.
The Langeled pipeline, total length of 1 116 km.:Langeled South - Gassco
Construction of Langeled:
Oslo-listed jackup rig pure-play Shelf Drilling has hit a snag with the upcoming drilling programme offshore Norway for Equinor after one of its rigs was not awarded an acknowledgement of compliance. The 2016-built Shelf Drilling Barsk jackup,...
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Shelf Drilling said on Monday that Havtil, the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority, did not accept the companyâs application for an acknowledgement of compliance (AoC) for the rig. According to Norwegian regulations, the rig can only begin its contract in Norway once the AoC has been obtained.
PS> No reason for the refusal has been published, so far.
Oilfield services provider Oceaneering has secured an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) support services contract with Norwegian operator Aker BP. The Houston-based outfitâs Norwegian subsidiary will be in charge of the contract set to last...
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Oceaneering has been operating in Norway for more than 50 years:
Norwegian energy giant Equinor halted production from its Gullfaks C platform on Sunday due to an incident at one of its wells. As a safety measure, some workers were evacuated from the North Sea platform, located off the coast of Norway. This was...
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From Vg.no:
Something we call a âwell control incidentâ has happened. Production has been shut down, and out of 218 people on board, 17 non-essential people are being sent to Flesland, says Salthe.
Gullfaks C is the heaviest manmade object that has been moved:
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/467630-heaviest-man-made-object-moved
Equinor is looking forward to welcoming a new FPSO at its Barents Sea oil project, where the unit will start its three-decade assignment.
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Once the last mooring line that tied the FPSO to the quay at Aker Solutions in Stord was cut on May 30, the vessel left for sea trials in Klosterfjorden, before beginning its journey of close to 1,000 nautical miles from the Norwegian west coast to the Barents Sea, which was slated to take place at the end of summer.
With a daily production capacity of close to 190,000 barrels, the over 300-meter long, 120-meter tall FPSO with a bright orange hull is now on its way to the Johan Castberg field , which is located around 100 km north of the SnĂžhvit field in the Barents Sea, 150 km from Goliat, and almost 240 km from MelkĂžya in Hammerfest. The water depth at the site is 360-390 meters.
At time of posting the tow is off VesreÄlen at 69.5 degr. North:
Still a bit to go before reaching the Johan Castberg Field at 72.5 degr. North:
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November 12, 2024, 4:59pm
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Not news but history from the âGolden Ageâ of the Norwegian oil patch:
I was part of the MWS team for the move out of the building dock at Forus, near Stavanger. Here from the control room during floating of the structure:
(Screen capture)
That was a difficult operation, with no room for error.
Towmaster for the Gullfax C tow to field and positioning was Capt. Knut Lussand, Solstad Offshore:
(Screen capture)
Knut were also Towmaster on the Ekofisk Barrier tow:
From here, Knut Lussand controlled 11 boats via VHF radio, breaking the European towing monopoly
Source:
Fra denne containeren skrev han norsk offshore-historie â E24
Published: 2016 Updated May 25, 2018.
PS> I was Project Mariner for MWS.
ombugge
December 19, 2024, 5:35pm
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More oil found in the Barents Sea near the Goliat Field:
"The discovery confirms the potential of the Goliat ridge, where additional gross prospective recoverable resources of over 100 mmboe will be assessed with the planned drilling program in 2025, VĂ„r Energi writes in a statement .
According to the company, another three wells are to be drilled in the area in 2025; the Zagato North, Zagato South and Goliat North wells.
Offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has won a contract for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) by ConocoPhillips for the study of the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) development project off Norway. The FEED study will...
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The company did not disclose the value of the SURF part of the deal, if awarded, however, it did state that it would be a large contract, putting it in the $300m to $500m range.
The Previously Produced Fields are located in the Greater Ekofisk Area, some 290 km southwest of Stavanger. The PPF development will be connected to the existing Ekofisk complex.
PS> Ekofisk is the oldest oil & gas field in Norway, going back to first commercial find in the Norwegian sector in 1969 and first oil produced in 1971:
The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europeâs largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo [Purchase Licensing Rights]
The agreement, which begins on October 1, will see Equinor deliver five billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas annually until 2035, representing about 10% of Britainâs gas demand and enough to supply approximately five million homes, Centrica CEO Chris OâShea said.
Source: Britain's Centrica agrees $27 billion deal to import gas from Norway | Reuters
