EAI’s NRGBriefs: Sep. 2024
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2024) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Sep. 2024 including Petrobras inking separate MOUs with its Argentine and Surinamese counterparts...
Northern Lights Ready to Receive CO2
(Equinor, 26.Sep.2024) — On 26 Sep. 2024 the Norwegian Minister of Energy conducts the official opening of the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage facility in Øygarden, near Bergen. The Northern...
Northern Lights Completion World’s First Commercial CO2 Transport and Storage Service
(Northern Lights, 26.Sep.2024) — Northern Lights JV unveiled the completed CO2 receiving facilities in Øygarden, Norway. The onshore and offshore infrastructure has been delivered on time for customers and within...
Northern Lights Facilities Finished, Ready to Store CO2
(TotalEnergies, 26.Sep.2024) — TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announce the completion of the CO2 receiving and storage facilities of Northern Lights Joint-Venture in Norway. The facilities consist in...
Johan Castberg Anchored in the Barents Sea
(Equinor, 17.Sep.2024) — The floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) is now securely anchored on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. The hook-up of the FPSO to...
Höegh LNG Changes Name to Höegh Evi
(Höegh LNG, 16.Sep.2024) — Höegh LNG has changed its name to Höegh Evi. Standing for "energy vector infrastructure," the name Evi reflects the recent expansion of our focus beyond LNG import terminals...
Reducing Emissions from the Troll Field
Equinor, 11.Sep.2024) — On Saturday, 7 Sep. 2024, Troll B and C became partly powered from shore. This reduces annual emissions from the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 250,000 tonnes...
BW Limited on Ex-Dividend Trading
(Energy Analytics Institute, 9.Sep.2024) — BW LPG Limited will be traded ex-dividend on the Oslo Stock Exchange from 9 Sep. 2024 and from 10 Sep. on the New York Stock Exchange...
Increased Ripple Effects from Equinor in Norway
(Equinor, 28.Aug.2024) — A new report shows that deliveries for exploration, development projects and operation of Equinor-operated fields and onshore facilities in Norway had a value of more than NOK 134...
Rising Energy Demand, Underinvestment Jeopardise Global Energy, IGU Says
(IGU, 27.Aug.2024) —The International Gas Union (IGU), Snam and knowledge partner Rystad Energy, are releasing the 2024 Global Gas Report (GGR) at the ONS Conference. Global gas markets stay in fragile equilibrium, with limited supply growth...
Strengthening Emergency Preparedness in the Barents Sea
(Equinor, 27.Aug.2024) — Equinor will establish and operate a new area-wide emergency preparedness solution for the southwestern Barents Sea. The solution will add new resources, expertise and capabilities that will strengthen...
Equinor to Use World’s First Ammonia-powered Supply Vessel
(Equinor, 26.Aug.2024) — Equinor has signed a contract with Eidesvik Offshore for the conversion of the Viking Energy supply vessel to ammonia operation. The vessel will be fully converted and put...
Equinor Announces Cash Dividend for 1Q:24
(Equinor, 23.Aug.2024) — Equinor ASA announced on 25 April 2024 an ordinary cash dividend per share of USD 0.35 and an extraordinary cash dividend per share of USD 0.35 for...
Aker Horizons ASA 2Q:24
(Aker, 16.Jul.2024) – Aker Horizons ASA announced results for the second quarter 2024. Aker Horizons' net capital employed stood at NOK 7.1bn, an increase of NOK 1.9bn from the first quarter, mainly driven by...
Scientists: Epoch Marked by human impact — the Anthropocene — Began in 1950s
(AP, 11.Jul.2024) — From climate change to species loss and pollution, humans have etched their impact on the Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th...
Equinor Starts Production from Kristin South
(Equinor, 8.Jul.2024) — Equinor and its partners Petoro, Vår Energi, and TotalEnergies EP Norge started production from the first Lavrans well in the Kristin South area on 7 July. The...
Equinor Bags Two New North Sea CO2 Storage Licenses
(Equinor, 20.Jun.2024) — Equinor has been awarded the operatorships for the development of two new CO2 storages in the North Sea. The new licenses are important building blocks for developing the Norwegian...
Equinor and GRTgaz to Develop CO2 Transport Infrastructure in France
(Equinor, 17.Jun.2024) — Equinor and main French gas transmission operator GRTgaz signed a project development agreement (PDA) for a CO2 transport system for captured CO2 from industrial emitters in France...
Kongsberg Maritime to Move Chief Engineer Role to Shore
(Kongsberg, 13.Jun.2024) — Kongsberg Maritime has received Approval in Principle from classification society DNV to enable a key role to be transferred from a ship to a shore-based control centre, marking...
Speed and Scale of Energy Transition Must Increase, Equinor Says
(Equinor, 6.Jun.2024) — In 2024, almost half of the world’s population go to the polls. Many elections will demonstrate some of the key trends shaping world politics: geopolitical competition, economic...
Election to Equinor’s Board of Directors
(Equinor, 6.Jun.2024) — In a meeting in the corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) on 4 Jun. 2024 Tone Hegland Bachke and Fernanda Lopes Larsen were elected as new members...
Equinor Divests Interests in Gina Krog Area
(Equinor, 4.Jun.2024) — Equinor is selling 19.5% interests in production licenses PL 048E, which is the Eirin field, and PL 1201 to PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (PGNiG). With this, the...
Aker Solutions Doubles Down on Consultancy Business, Unveils New Name
(Aker Solutions, 23.May.2024) — Aker Solutions’ consultancy has today announced plans to double its revenues and headcount by 2030 as it introduces its new name, Entr. Entr’s growth is driven...
SMA Mineral and Infinium to Advance eFuels Project in Norway
(SMA Mineral, 10.May.2024) — eFuels leader Infinium reached an agreement with SMA Mineral that will advance the development of Infinium’s eFuels project at the Mo Industripark in Mo i Rana,...
Bristow Helicopter Involved in Accident
(Bristow, 28.Feb.2024) — Bristow Group Inc. confirmed that one of its search and rescue helicopters, registration LN-OIJ, was involved in an accident at about 19:40 CET approximately nine nautical miles...
Aker ASA Reveals Preliminary Annual Results 2023
(Aker, 20.Feb.2024) — The Net Asset Value ("NAV") of Aker ASA and holding companies Aker was NOK 63.2bn at the end of the fourth quarter 2023, or NOK 64.3bn before...
Aker BP awarded 27 licenses in APA 2023
(Aker BP, 25.Jan.2024) — The Norwegian authorities are offering Aker BP ownership interest in 27 exploration licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2023 licensing round. For 17...
Aker BP and DeepOcean Finish Autonomous Inspection Trials
(DeepOcean, 16.Jan.2024) — DeepOcean and Aker BP successfully completed subsea trials with an Autonomous Inspection Drone (AID) at the Aker BP operated Alvheim field in the central North Sea. “While...
Aker BP 4Q:23 Trading Update
(Aker BP, 15.Jan.2024) — Aker BP (OSE: AKRBP) (OTCQX: AKRBF; AKRBY) announces its preliminary production and sales figures for the fourth quarter 2023. The company’s equity production for the period was...
Kelp Farming Plant to Remove CO2 from the Atmosphere
(Aker BP, 10.Jan.2024) — Aker BP contributes to the establishment of a kelp cultivation plant in the sea off Frøya in Trøndelag. The plant will remove CO2 from the cycle....
Aker Horizons ASA Reports 3Q:23 Results
(Aker Horizons, 2.Nov.2023) — Aker Horizons ASA (OSE: AKH), a developer of green energy and industry, today announced results for the third quarter of 2023. Aker Horizons' net asset value stood...
TotalEnergies Commissions its LNG Floating Terminal in the Port of Le Havre
(TotalEnergies, 26.Oct.2023) — TotalEnergies announces the commissioning of the Cape Ann, its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) located in the port of Le Havre....
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Sep. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Sep.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and projects during Sep. 2023 including Petrobras saying that in regards the process of divestment of...
Equinor and OMV Agree to New Long-term Gas Sales Deal
(Equinor, 27.Sep.2023) — Equinor has signed a new long-term gas sales agreement with Austria’s major energy company OMV. The agreement is for 5 years starting 1 October this year and...
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Rosebank Field to Progress in the UK [Video]
(Equinor, 27.Sep.2023) — Equinor and Ithaca Energy have taken the final investment decision to progress Phase 1 of the Rosebank development on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), investing $3.8bn. The...
Equinor: Johan Castberg Project Update
(Equinor, 19.Sep.2023) — The Johan Castberg partnership, consisting of Equinor, Vår Energi and Petoro, is today updating the project cost estimate. The investment estimate has increased by almost NOK 13bn...
More Gas From Gina Krog with Eirin
(Equinor, 19.Sep.2023) — On behalf of the partnership, Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Eirin gas field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy....
Two COSL Rigs Awarded Drilling Contracts
(Equinor, 31.Aug.2023) — 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...
Authorities Approve JV between Aker Solutions, SLB and Subsea7
(Aker, 4.Aug.2023) — Reference is made to the stock exchange release 30 August 2022 regarding the agreements to form a subsea joint venture with SLB and Subsea 7. Closing is subject to...
MPC Energy on Developments in Panama and El Salvador
(MPC Energy, 31.Jul.2023) — MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES, Company) announced its H1 2023 results today. MPCES generated 40.4 GWh of electricity from its power-generating projects in the first six months...
TGS Announces 2Q:23 Results
(TGS, 20.Jul.2023) — TGS reported interim financial results for Q2 2023. The quarter reflected a continued improvement in market conditions, with strong growth in both POC revenues (1) and contract inflow. Financial...
DNO ASA Provides 2Q:23 Trading Update
(DNO ASA, 17.Jul.2023) — DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, will publish its Q2 2023 operating and interim financial results on 17 August at 07:00 (CET). A videoconference call...
Wintershall Dea Spuds Bergknapp Discovery Well
(Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jul.2023) ) — Wintershall Dea spud an appraisal well at the Bergknapp discovery in the Norwegian Sea. With estimated resources of between 38 MMboe and 72 MMboe in the Garn and...
Norway Reports Largest Hydrocarbon Find in a Decade
(DNO ASA, 10.Jul.2023) — DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, announced a significant gas and condensate discovery on the Carmen prospect in the Norwegian North Sea license PL1148 in which the company holds a...
Equinor Inks LNG Purchase Agreement with Cheniere
(Equinor, 21.Jun.2023) — Today, 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...
DNV Buys Nixu in Cyber Security Play
(DNV, 20.Jun.2023) — DNV, the global risk management and quality assurance provider, will fully acquire Helsinki-headquartered cyber security services firm Nixu following a public tender offer which resulted in DNV taking...
The 1.5-degree Ambition is Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Achieve: Equinox
(Equinor, 8.Jun.2023) — Energy Perspectives paints the outcome space for the long-term development of the world’s energy markets. Driven by factors such as geopolitics, technology, climate and energy policy, and company and...
Election to Equinor’s Board of Directors
(Equinor, 6.Jun.2023) — In a meeting on 6 June 2023 the corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) re-elected all the shareholder-elected members of Equinor ASA’s board of directors. The corporate...
EAI’s NRGBriefs: May 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.May.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during May 2023 including Venezuela planning to issue a license next month to Eni...
Equinox Says Gas Leak at Melkøya Stopped
(Equinor, 31.May.2023) — 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...
PGS Data Reveals Untapped Potential in Harstad Basin APA 2023 Blocks
(PGS, 25.May.2023) — PGS has 3D GeoStreamer PSDM data available to assess prospective Western Barents Sea areas in this year’s APA round. The Harstad Basin has a very complex burial...
Johan Sverdrup Produces at Increased Plateau
(Equinor, 23.May.2023) — This week a successful capacity test has been performed confirming that the field can produce up to 755,000 barrels of oil per day. During a capacity test at...
Equinor on 4Q:22 Dividend
(Equinor, 22.May.2023) — Equinor (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR) announced on 8 February 2023 an ordinary dividend per share of USD 0.30 and an extraordinary dividend per share of USD 0.60...
Equinor puts Trollvind on Hold
(Equinor, 22.May.2023) — Equinor will postpone a further development of the Trollvind offshore wind initiative indefinitely. This decision is based on several challenges facing the project, including technology availability, rising...
PGS Secures Barents Sea Contract
(PGS, 19.May.2023) — PGS has executed the final contract* with an independent energy company for a 3D survey in the Barents Sea to be acquired by the Ramform Hyperion. The...
PGS Enters Carbon Storage Acquisition Contract
(PGS, 11.May.2023) — PGS has entered into a seismic acquisition contract* for carbon storage offshore Norway by an independent energy company. The project is scheduled to start in September and...
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Apr. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 30.Apr.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during April 2023 including the US not blocking the court-ordered sale of shares of Citgo...
Equinor: The Bauge field on Stream
(Equinor, 17.Apr.2023) — On 8 April production started from the Bauge subsea field in the Norwegian Sea. Bauge is tied back to the recently upgraded Njord platform. Recoverable reserves in...
Aker BP Awarded Power from Shore Licence for Yggdrasil
(Aker BP, 31.Mar.2023) — Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) awarded Aker BP a licence to connect the platforms in the Yggdrasil area to the power grid in...
Aker BP and OMV Awarded Licence for CCS in Norwegian Continental Shelf
(Aker BP ASA, 31.Mar.2023) — Aker BP (OSE: AKRBP) (OTCQX: AKRBF) (OTCQX: AKRBY) and OMV (Norge) AS have entered into a collaboration agreement for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and have been...
Award of Two New CO2 Storage Licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
(Les på norsk, 31.Mar.023) — Today the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy publishes offers for two new exploration licences related to CO2 storage under the storage regulations on the...
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Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report [PDF Download]
(The World Bank, 31.Mar.2023) — After a decade of little progress, global gas flaring volumes fell by around 3% in 2022. However, despite this welcome reduction, greater and sustained efforts...
Interoil Releases Feb. 2023 Production Report
(Interoil, 13.Mar.2023) — In February 2023, Interoil’s average daily operated production increased by 573 boepd recovering most of the lost production from previous months. During February the production growth is...
How the Russia-Ukraine War is Changing Energy Markets
(WoodMac, 23.Feb.2023) — Ukraine’s battle is existential. The country has suffered a year of lost lives, its people forced to live each day in perpetual fear and witness the destruction...
Aker Horizons ASA: 4Q:22 Results
(Aker, 16.Feb.2023) — Aker Horizons ASA (OSE: AKH), a developer of green energy and industry, today announced results for the fourth quarter 2022. Aker Horizons' net asset value stood at NOK...
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Jan. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during January 2023 including Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Keith Rowley said...
Equinor Awarded Production Licences on Norwegian Continental Shelf
(Equinor, 10.Jan.2023) — Equinor has been awarded 26 new production licences by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) in the 2022 Award in Predefined Areas (APA) – 18 licences...
Equinor and RWE to Cooperate on Energy Security and Decarbonization
(Equinor, 5.Jan.2023) — Equinor and RWE have agreed to work together to develop large-scale value chains for low carbon hydrogen. The partners aim to replace coal fired power plants with...
Energy Analytics Institute’s NRGBriefs: December 2022
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Dec.2022) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during December 2022 including Washington’s easing of sanctions on Venezuela resulting in increased US...
PSW Technology Awarded Contract for Deep-water Riser System
(Scana, 19.Dec.2022) — Scana-owned PSW Technology has signed an important agreement with Northern Ocean Operations Ltd. (“Northern Ocean”) for a deep-water riser system. The agreement involves the sale of a...
FID to Develop Yggdrasil (formerly NOAKA) Area
(Aker BP, 16.Dec.2022) — Aker BP ASA has together with Equinor Energy and LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge AS made a final investment decision to develop the Yggdrasil area. Plans...
Krafla to be Developed Using Ground-Breaking Concept
(Equinor, 16.Dec.2022) — Along with Aker BP, Equinor has made an investment decision and will today submit a plan for development and operation for Krafla to the Minister of Petroleum...
Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 On Stream
(Equinor, 15.Dec.2022) — At 11:15 on 15 December 2022 production started from Johan Sverdrup Phase 2. When the Johan Sverdrup field reaches plateau production, every third Norwegian oil barrel will...
More Gas to Hammerfest LNG: Askeladd on Stream
(Equinor, 12.Dec.2022) — Phase 1 of Askeladd will bring 18 billion cubic metres of gas and two million cubic metres of condensate to the market via the Hammerfest LNG plant...
Verdande: Securing Higher Production on the Norne Vessel
(Equinor, 6.DEC.2022) — Equinor has, on behalf of the partnership, submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Verdande to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The subsea development...