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Equinor has exchanged stakes in several offshore discoveries with Wellesley Petroleum in a strategic move to accelerate development and boost future production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
[Read more…] about Equinor and Wellesley swap field interestsU.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname’s offshore Block 59, the South American nation’s state oil firm Staatsolie said.
[Read more…] about Hess to exit Suriname offshore oil blockEquinor and its partners are investing NOK 13 billion in the third phase of Johan Sverdrup, one of the world’s most carbon-efficient oil fields.
[Read more…] about Developing largest oil producer on Norwegian continental shelfEquinor, the developer of Empire Wind, launched the Service Operations Vessel ECO Liberty on June 28 for deployment in its New York offshore wind project.
Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry served as the vessel’s Godmother during a christening ceremony on the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans.
The American-made ECO Liberty was built by Edison Chouest Offshore by more than 500 Louisianans and showcases the critical role of Gulf Coast manufacturing companies in strengthening the supply chain for offshore energy.
The vessel was built with American steel and includes components from companies in several Gulf Coast states.
The 262-ft hybrid-powered ECO Liberty will soon depart for New York, where it will be homeported at New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, where more than 2,000 workers have been put to work constructing a next-generation staging facility, O&M base, and control center for Empire Wind.
The ECO Liberty will be deployed to support ongoing marine construction in the lease area and eventually serve as the floating home for Empire Wind’s skilled workers when stationed offshore.
Including the ECO Liberty, seven new U.S.-flagged vessels will be added to the U.S. Jones Act compliant fleet, because of Empire Wind.
Equinor has struck oil in exploration well 7720/7-DD-1H, Drivis Tubåen, on the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea.
[Read more…] about Oil discovery in Johan Castberg area Barents SeaAllseas’ Solitaire has completed pipelay duties for Equinor and Aker BP Yggdrasil development – delivering 122 kilometres of oil and gas export pipelines.
[Read more…] about Solitaire sets standard on YggdrasilThe UK North Sea’s largest independent oil and gas producer is called Adura.
[Read more…] about Shell and Equinor announce joint ventureEquinor and its Fram partners will invest more than NOK 21 billion in a new subsea development.
[Read more…] about More oil and gas to Europe from the Fram and Troll areaThe Crown Estate set to partner with Equinor and Gwynt Glas – a joint venture between EDF Renewables UK and ESB – to drive the creation of new jobs and economic growth through new floating windfarms off the coasts of Wales and South West England.
[Read more…] about New generation of floating wind farmsOnly three months after coming on stream Johan Castberg is producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day.
[Read more…] about Johan Castberg producing at full capacity
