On his first day in office, the president signed an executive order that withdrew all parts of the outer continental shelf from new or renewed offshore leasing activity and suspended the…Continue readingTrump halts construction of big wind farm off New York coast: ‘reckless and overreaching’
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The Norwegian state-backed energy group that dropped oil from its name as part of a push into renewables is pivoting back to fossil fuels in the hunt for shareholder returns. Equinor,…Continue readingEquinor scales back renewables push 7 years after ditching ‘oil’ from its name
Ørsted is slashing investment and dropping its targets for developing new renewable energy as part of a second drastic attempt to restore its struggling share price and boost confidence in its…Continue readingWorld’s biggest offshore wind developer Ørsted slashes investment by 25%
Oil companies Shell and Equinor are to combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets to form a new company they say would be the biggest independent producer in the North…Continue readingShell and Equinor to combine UK offshore oil and gas assets
As the Danish renewable energy company Ørsted battled to restore its reputation following a bruising year, a rival across the North Sea had the company in its sights. After months of…Continue readingHow the world’s biggest offshore wind company was blown off course
Norway has suspended plans to start giving licenses for deep-sea mining next year. Norway had planned to become one of the world’s first countries to start handing out rights to tens…Continue readingNorway suspends deep-sea mining projects: govt allies
The dangers of a collapse of the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, known as AMOC, have been “greatly underestimated” and would have devastating and irreversible impacts, according to an open letter released…Continue reading‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation
Norway inaugurated Thursday the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, a crucial step before opening what its operator calls the first commercial service offering CO2 transport and storage.…Continue readingWorld’s first CO₂ storage service soon ready in Norway
Climate activists acting under the banner “oil kills” have glued themselves to the tarmac and grounded flights across Europe as holidaymakers attempt to make summer getaways. In a wave of protests…Continue reading‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action
The licensees of the Eldfisk Field, operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, announce successful first oil production on the Eldfisk North Project, located in the Greater Ekofisk Area in the North Sea.…Continue readingConocoPhillips’ Eldfisk field achieves first oil production
Aker BP has started production from the Hanz oil and gas field located in licence 028 B in the Norwegian North Sea. Hanz, which has total reserves of around 20 million…Continue readingAker BP begins production from Hanz oil and gas field in North Sea
Climate activists in four countries are blocking access to North Sea oil infrastructure as part of a coordinated pan-European civil disobedience protest. Blockades have been taking place at oil and gas…Continue readingClimate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
The Norwegian energy firm Equinor might be better known for its oil and gas holdings but, as of August, it now operates the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, which will…Continue readingMoving away from fossil fuels is easier said than done
Shell, Equinor, bp, Total and NEO are among the 17 separate companies which have been offered a total of 24 licences in the second tranche of the 33rd oil and gas…Continue reading24 licences offered in second tranche of 33rd oil and gas licensing round
Norway’s annual exploration round, which is known as APA, focuses on the most mature regions of the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has awarded ownership interests to…Continue readingNorway awards 62 production licenses in APA 2023 licensing round
Norway has secured a parliamentary majority for its plans to open up for deep-sea mining despite opposition from environmentalists and the fishing industry, who warn the move risks further damage to…Continue readingNorway’s parliament backs deep-sea mining plans
All aquatic species in the river mouths flowing into the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean are contaminated with microplastics, with mollusks being the most affected due to their ability to filter…Continue readingAll aquatic species in river mouths are contaminated by microplastics
An Indigenous Sami activist has set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by Sami reindeer herders. In October 2021, Norway’s Supreme…Continue readingSami activist protests in front of Norwegian parliament over wind turbines
The intent of the project is to boost production by 26 million barrels of oil equivalents from the satellite field of the Statfjord oil and gas field. The oil volume originally…Continue readingEquinor begins production from Statfjord Øst expansion project in North Sea
Subject to certain conditions, the approval secures the future operation of Snøhvit natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea and the Hammerfest LNG plant located on the island of Melkøya. Operating…Continue readingEquinor gets Norway’s approval for $1.3bn Snøhvit Future project
PFAS is used in almost all industries and is found in many products such as textiles, carpets, shoes, food packaging, cosmetics, fire foam and pesticides. The hunting community in Ittoqqotoormiit (Scoresby…Continue readingAlarmingly high PFAS levels found in the populations of Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark and the UK
Norway’s government gave the green light to 19 oil and gas projects worth more than 200 billion kroner ($18.6 billion). The 19 projects involve the opening of new fields, the extension…Continue readingNorway approves fossil fuel projects
Norway’s government is readying plans to open an area of ocean nearly the size of Germany to deep-sea mining as it seeks to become the first country to extract battery metals…Continue readingNorway seeks to open vast ocean area to deep-sea mining
Equinor and its partners have awarded two contracts for the $9bn BM-C-33 gas and condensate project in the Campos Basin, Brazil to TechnipFMC and MODEC. Equinor holds a 35% operational stake…Continue readingEquinor awards contracts for $9bn BM-C-33 gas and condensate project
Oil from the Fenja field is transported through a 36km long electrically trace-heated (ETH) pipe-in-pipe solution to the Njord A platform for processing and subsequently for transport.Continue readingNeptune Energy and partners begin production from Fenja oil and gas field
Equinor Energy and its partners have started production from the Bauge oil and gas field in the southern Norwegian Sea, which has been developed with an investment of NOK4.6bn ($438.2m). Bauge…Continue readingEquinor begins production from Bauge oil and gas field in Norwegian Sea
Oxford University-led study detects 26 types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems.Continue readingAlarming levels of PFAS in Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife
Preliminary estimates indicate that the discovery holds 17-47 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, with the majority being oil.Continue readingEquinor makes oil and gas discovery near Troll field in Norwegian North Sea
Sovereign wealth fund has gained 5% so far this year but chief executive warns of ‘uncertain’ 2023.Continue readingNorway’s $1.3tn oil fund bounces back after worst year since 2008
The first contract from Total Energies pertains to the LAPA SW development project in in the Santos Basin in Brazil, while the second contract from Equinor is for the Irpa pipeline…Continue readingSaipem wins $900m worth contracts from Total Energies and Equinor
“New gas volumes will be key to enabling the development of new value chains for hydrogen for Europe.”Continue readingNorway offers 47 new offshore production licences to 25 oil companies
The phase II of Johan Sverdrup project entails an investment of NOK48bn ($4.8bn) and includes a new platform, five new subsea systems, 28 new wells, a new module for the existing…Continue readingEquinor begins production from Johan Sverdrup Phase 2 project
Equinor has submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the NOK 14.8 billion ($1.46 billion) Irpa gas project in the Norwegian Sea to the Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister…Continue readingEquinor submits PDO for $1.5 billion Irpa gas project in Norwegian Sea
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor said that Peregrino phase 2 was executed within the original cost estimate of $3 billion. The phase 2 project is aimed at extending the lifetime…Continue readingEquinor begins production from $3 billion project in Brazil
Norway’s last remaining coal mine on a geopolitically important Arctic archipelago will stay open. Store Norske, the state-owned mining company, said on Friday it had originally planned to close Mine 7…Continue readingNorway prolongs life of Arctic coal mine
Wintershall Dea and its partners Sval Energi and Pandion Energy Norge have started production from the Nova oil field (previously Skarfjell) located in the Norwegian North Sea. The development costs of…Continue readingWintershall Dea begins production from Nova oil field, offshore Norway
GAZ-SYSTEM said that the Baltic Pipe project, a 900km long offshore and onshore natural gas pipeline has been connected to the Polish and Danish transmission systems. The pipeline project will bring…Continue readingGAZ-SYSTEM connects Baltic Pipe to Polish and Danish transmission systems
In 2021, worldwide emissions from making cement for buildings, roads and other infrastructure hit nearly 2.6GtCO₂ (billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide), which is more than 7% of the global carbon…Continue readingCement carbon dioxide emissions double in 20 years
Tanzania has signed a framework agreement with Norway’s Equinor and Britain’s Shell that will bring them closer to starting construction on a $30 billion project to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).…Continue readingTanzania signs natural gas deal with Equinor and Shell
Large quantities of plastic—transported by rivers, the air and shipping–can now be found in the Arctic Ocean. High concentrations of microplastic can be found in the water, on the seafloor, remote…Continue readingThe global ‘plastic flood’ reaches the Arctic
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A minority coalition of the Labour Party and the rural Centre Party will take power after defeating the Conservative-led government in last month’s election. “The Norwegian petroleum industry will be developed,…Continue readingNorway to keep searching for oil and gas
Protecting trees is key to meeting ambitious climate goals, with tropical rainforest loss accounting for about eight percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions, according to monitoring platform Global Forest Watch. Indonesia,…Continue readingUN deforestation prevention scheme collapses
“We will supply energy to the world as long as the demand exists.”Continue readingNorway plans to continue oil exploration and drilling in coming decades