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Equinor Starts Gas Production at Halten East, Eyes Europe

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Philipp Markopulos, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Mar.2025) — Norway’s Equinor started production at the Halten East development in the Norwegian Sea, 2 years following […]

LatAmNRG Heard: US Pressures IOCs in Venezuela, Mexico Pacific Ltd. and Ebrard’s FDI Expectations

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 7.Mar.2025) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 7 […]

LatAmNRG Heard: Halliburton Argentina Firings, Equinor’ Vaca Muerta Assets

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Feb.2025) — LatAm and other NRG highlights, headlines and “heard on the street,” for the week ended 21 […]

Equinor Engages Bank of America to Divest Vaca Muerta Participation

BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Feb.2025) — Equinor has reportedly engaged Bank of America to assist the Nordic company with the divestment […]

Equinor to Pay Cash Dividend on 28 Feb. 2025

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Feb.2025) — Equinor ASA announced on 24 Oct. 2024 an ordinary cash dividend per share of $0.35 and […]

Equinor to Appeal €4mn Fine from French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Ian Silverman, Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Feb.2025) — Equinor plans to appeal the decision of the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE), which imposed a […]

Equinor Awards Lufttransport as Operator for 5 New Helicopters

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Jan.2025) — Equinor awarded Tromsø-based Lufttransport RW AS the assignment of operating 5 new helicopters from manufacturer Leonardo […]

Equinor Reveals 2024 Safety Results

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jan.2025) — Equinor‘s 2024 safety results show an overall positive trend at the end of the year despite […]

Arkansas Lithium Project Finalizes $225mn US DOE Award

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jan.2025) — The US Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a $225mn grant for the South West Arkansas (SWA) lithium project […]

FACT SHEET: Mineral Extraction from Brines

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jan.2025) — Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is a method of producing lithium from lithium-rich saltwater typically from deep underground reservoirs […]

Equinor Awarded 27 New Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) Production Licenses

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 13.Jan.2025) — Norway’s Equinor was awarded 20 licenses in the North Sea, 6 in the Norwegian Sea and 1 in […]

Xodus Announces First Ever UK CCS Permit by the NSTA

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Jan.2025) — The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning, acting on behalf of the UK Secretary of State, agreed […]

Equinor Reports Highest Ever Production in 2024 at NCS Troll Field

(Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2025) — Equinor said the Troll field in the North Sea produced more natural gas than ever before in 2024, […]

Equinor Says Start-up Nears for Johan Castberg Field

(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — Equinor and its partners Vår Energi and Petoro expect the Johan Castberg field to come on stream in Jan./Feb. 2025. […]

UK’s First CCS Projects in Teesside Progressing to Executive Phase

(Equinor, 10.Dec.2024) — Equinor, alongside project partners, announced financial close after taking a Final Investment Decision (FID) to progress to execution phase on two of […]

Petrobras Eyes 10 FPSOs by 2029 with 1.8 MMb/d Production Capacity

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras has an eye on 17 floating production storage offloading (FPSO) […]

Equinor Pockets $2bn in Azerbaijan and Nigeria Business Exits

(Equinor, 9.Dec.2024) — Equinor has closed transactions exiting the upstream businesses in Azerbaijan and Nigeria, with a total estimated consideration of up to $2bn. After […]

Equinor and Shell Create UK’s Largest Independent

The Mariner field in the UK North Sea.
Photo: Jamie Baikie/Equinor

Equinor Brings on Deepsea Bollsta Rig

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — Norway’s Equinor has awarded a two-year firm contract to Northern Ocean Wind AS to employ the mobile rig Deepsea Bollsta on the […]

Equinor Announces Ex. Dividend

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Nov.2024) — Equinor ASA announced a second quarter 2024 (2Q:24) ex. dividend second quarter. Shares of Equinor, effective 18 Nov. 2024, will be […]

Equinor Finds Oil and Gas in the North Sea

(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Nov.2024) — Norway’s Equinor said an exploration well with sidetrack has been drilled about 10 km north of the Troll field in […]

bp, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies to Boost Access to Energy (PDF Download)

(Equinor, 15.Nov.2024) — bp, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies announce a commitment to invest in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (UN SDG7), which […]

Equinor to Pay $1.25bn for EQT Interest in Northern Marcellus

(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Oct.2024) — Equinor inked an agreement with EQT Corporation to acquire additional non-operated interest in the Northern Marcellus formation in the US. […]

Equinor to Begin 4th tranche of share Buy-Back for 2024

(Equinor, 23.Oct.2024) — Equinor will on 25 Oct. 2024 commence the fourth and final tranche of up to $1.6bn of the share buy-back programme for […]

Equinor Reports 3Q:24 Total Equity Production of 1,984 Mboe/d

(Equinor, 23.Oct.2024) — Equinor delivered adjusted operating income* of $6.89bn and $2.04bn after tax in the third quarter of 2024. Equinor reported net operating income […]

Smoke Development on the Sleipner B Platform

(Equinor, 22.Oct.2024) — Equinor announced that the emergency vessels Skandi Mongstad and Esvagt Bergen have used seawater to cool down the Sleipner platform from a […]

Smoke Development on the Sleipner B Platform

(Equinor, 22.Oct.2024) — The Equinor Emergency Response team was notified of smoke development in a switchgear room at the Sleipner B platform 22 October at […]

Equinor’s 3Q:24 Safety Results

(Equinor, 17.Oct.2024) — Equinor’s overall long-term safety trend continues to move in a positive direction, but the total number of injuries has increased somewhat by […]

Equinor Buys 9.8% Minority Stake in Ørsted

(Equinor, 7.Oct.2024) — The transaction establishes Equinor as the second largest shareholder in Ørsted, after the Danish State, which holds a controlling stake in the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Chevron Boosts Recovery at Two Facilities in US GOM

(Chevron, 3.Sep.2024) — Chevron Corporation has started water injection operations at two projects to boost oil and natural gas recovery at the company’s existing Jack/St. […]

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 […]

Diverging Paths: Argentina Versus Brazil’s Energy Policies

(Rystad, 29.Aug.2024) — Argentina and Brazil are the two largest economies on the South American continent, and both are places that foreign investors have been cautiously […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Equinor Gets Offshore Wind Lease in US Central Atlantic Auction

(Equinor, 14.Aug.2024) — Equinor has been announced as a provisional winner in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) offshore wind energy lease auction in the […]

Shell Invests in Water Injection at US GOM Field

(Shell, 14.Aug.2024) — Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) on a ‘waterflood’ project at its Vito asset […]

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 […]

Equinor Secures Permit for CO2 Storage in Denmark

(Equinor, 20.Jun.2024) — Equinor has been awarded its first CCS exploration permit in Denmark as operator, together with partners Ørsted and Nordsøfonden. The partnership will start […]

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 […]

Equinor Expands Renewables Portfolio in Poland with New Solar Plant

(Equinor, 18.Jun.2024) — Equinor’s third solar plant in Poland, Lipno has started test production. This brings the company’s onshore renewables capacity in Poland to ~200 MW, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Equinor Solidifies New York Offtake Deal for Empire Wind 1

(Equinor, 4.Jun.2024) — Equinor announced the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for […]

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 […]

Petrobras Ranking by Poder 360

(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.May.2024) — In 2023, Petrobras was the 4th most profitable oil company. Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Aramco remains the leader, on its own, […]

Deals Show Enduring Appeal of US Gas

(Rystad Energy, 19.Apr.2024) — European companies have been cautiously adding to their upstream positions. More deals could follow. Ed Crooks examines the forces shaping the […]

EQT Inks Non-Operated Asset Transaction with Equinor

(EQT, 15.Apr.2024) — EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) entered into an agreement with Equinor USA Onshore Properties Inc. and their affiliates to sell an undivided 40% […]

Equinor Swaps Onshore US Assets with EQT

(Equinor, 15.Apr.2024) — Equinor and EQT Corporation agreed to swap Equinor’s operated position in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in Ohio for a stake […]

Model Updates on EPCI Projects, Brazil FPSOs

(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Feb.2024) — Modec‘s profits increased significantly due to good progress in the construction work of new EPCI projects and improved asset integrity of […]

Petrobras Highlights 4Q:23 Production and Sales [PDF Download]

(Petrobras, 8.Feb.2024) — In 2023, Petrobras delivered an excellent upstream operational performance, meeting all production forecasts for the year. Total annual production of oil and […]

SLB and Equinor Drill Most Autonomous Well Section To-Date

(SLB, 30.Jan.2024) — SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced a significant step toward fully autonomous drilling operations at Equinor’s Brazilian Peregrino C platform. SLB digital technologies for surface […]

Petrobras on Natural Gas Flow, Processing

(Petrobras, 29.Dec.2023) — Petrobras, together with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda. signed the contracts for the Campos Basin Integrated Natural Gas Flow System (SIE-BC) and […]

Brazilian Bid Round Opens New Offshore Frontier in Pelotas Basin

(WoodMac, 14.Dec.2023) — A total of 193 blocks were auctioned in Brazil’s December 13 oil and gas licensing round, 192 under concession and one under […]

Norway’s Equinor Divests Nigeria Business

(Welligence Energy Analytics, 29.Nov.2023) — Equinor has announced the sale of its Nigeria business to Chappal Energies for an undisclosed consideration. What were the key […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Petrobras Updates on Offshore Wind Protocol at IBAMA

(Petrobras, 15.Sep.2023) — Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed to the market on 13 September 2023, informs that the request to start the environmental […]

Equinor Expands Renewable Portfolio in Poland

(Equinor, 5.Sep.2023) — Equinor has acquired a 26 MW onshore wind farm in Poland from the Helios Group. With this investment, Equinor expands its broad […]

Equinor Acquires Stake in Bayou Bend CCS Project

(Equinor, 28.Aug.2023) — Equinor has acquired a 25% interest in Bayou Bend CCS LLC, positioned to be one of the largest US carbon capture and […]

Equinor Buys Rio Energy Including Selected Assets

(Equinor, 21.Jul.2023) — Equinor signed an agreement with Denham Capital to acquire Rio Energy, a leading onshore renewables company in Brazil. The transaction includes selected assets and […]

Sale of Certain Rio Energy Assets, Trade Name to Equinor

(Denham Capital, 21.Jul.2023) — Denham Capital, the global energy transition investment firm, has signed an agreement with Equinor for the sale of certain Rio Energy assets, the […]

Equinor Launches Zagórzyca Solar Plant in Poland

(Equinor, 23.Jun.2023) — Equinor’s second Polish solar plant, Zagórzyca has started test production. This is another step towards building a material renewable portfolio in Poland, which […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]