Category: Energy
Well number 6,000 was registered as completed in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s Fact Pages in late March. This was production well 31/2-Y-21 AY2H on Troll field, in the North Sea. All wildcat and production wells drilled on the Norwegian shelf since 1966 have been registered in the Fact Pages with wellbore designation and well ID. […]
Source: World Oil
Category: Energy
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has issued a report about the potential impact of the Jones Act proposals published by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) on Jan. 18. IMCA has conducted a detailed analysis of the technical requirements of conducting various operations in deep water (>1,000 m or 3,280 ft) cross-matched […]
Source: World Oil
Category: Energy
Norway’s Statoil on Monday played down concerns that drilling in the Arctic is risky, days before it kickstarts its drilling campaign in the Barents Sea, where the country believes around half of its remaining resources could be located. Despite opposition from environmentalists, the company plans to drill five wells in the Norwegian sector of the […]
Source: Reuters
Category: Energy
Norway’s oil industry has nothing to fear from a return to power of the Labor Party in elections later this year, according to the deputy leader of the biggest opposition group. A new government led by Labor, which polls show is the likely outcome from September’s election, would continue to ensure stable and predictable terms […]
Source: Bloomberg
Category: Financial / Investment
Norway’s Finance Minister Siv Jensen discusses the state of the global economy with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene and Francine Lacqua at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington. Please see the video HERE.
Source: Bloomberg