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Lundin Petroleum Finds Arctic Oil
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum has confirmed the size of a significant oil discovery in the Arctic, the company said on Monday after completing a second well. The Gohta discovery in the Norwegian section of the Barents Sea is now estimated…
Det norske Lifts Resource Estimate for Ivar Aasen Field
Norwegian oil firm Det norske has lifted the resource estimate for the Ivar Aaasen field in the North Sea after signing an agreement to combine several adjunct licenses and good drilling results, it said on Monday. The firm said the combined…
Norwegian MP's Settle Statoil Electrification Dispute
The electrification of Norwegian oil platforms in an area of the North Sea with power from the shore must be completed by 2022, the country's parliament said on Wednesday, settling a dispute that had threatened a $20 billion Statoil project.
Electrification of Utsira High to Happen by 2022
The Norwegian parliament's energy committee has agreed the electrification of oil platforms on the Utsira High in the North Sea with power from land must be completed by 2022, Norwegian lawmakers said on Wednesday. The decision means that the $20 billion development of the Johan Sverdrup oilfield…
Marathon Quits Norway in $2.1 bln Deal
Marathon fails to sell smaller UK business; deal worth $2.7 bln including debt. Det norske shares rise as much as 9 pct. Marathon Oil Corp is to sell its Norwegian business for $2.1 billion to oil exploration group Det norske, part of plans…
Norway PM: Politics Will Not Delay Statoil's Sverdrup Field
The startup of Norway's $20 billion Johan Sverdrup oil field, the country's largest industrial project in decades, will not be delayed by a political dispute over its source of power, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Wednesday. Opposition parties…
Norway: Mandatory Oil Platform Onshore Electricity?
Norway's parliament will try to force oil rigs in a large area of the North Sea to use electricity delivered from onshore, an environmentally friendly move but one that could push up costs and delay projects. A majority of parliamentary parties…
Lundin Hits North Sea Grieg Field Oil
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum has found oil while drilling an appraisal well at its Edvard Grieg find in the North Sea, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Monday. Lundin Petroleum is the operator of Edvard Grieg and has a stake of 50 percent.
Lundin Book US$66-Million Offshore Exploration Costs
Swedish oil explorer Lundin Petroleum will book a net exploration cost of $66 million in the first quarter of this year, it said on Tuesday. "During the Period, Lundin Petroleum completed two exploration wells in Norway and two exploration wells…
Norway Confirms Small Arctic Oil Find
Norwegian oil explorer Det norske made a small oil discovery in the Arctic Barents Sea with a gross oil column of about 30 metres and much poorer reservoir quality than expected, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Monday. Det norske…