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Equinor commits $1.6 billion to drilling activity on Norwegian Continental Shelf

May 4, 2026

(World Oil) – Equinor has extended a series of drilling and well services agreements valued at approximately NOK 17 billion ($1.6 billion) to sustain production and activity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Jannicke Nilsson, chief procurement officer at Equinor. Image: Ole Jørgen Bratland, Equinor. The contracts include integrated drilling and well services agreements worth NOK 8.3 billion, alongside corporate framework agreements

Equinor forecasts 10%–20% production decline at Johan Sverdrup field in 2026

February 4, 2026

(World Oil) – Equinor expects oil output from its Johan Sverdrup oil field, the largest source of European supply growth in the last decade, to fall this year. Production will decline by somewhere between 10% and 20%, Chief Executive Officer Anders Opedal said at a media briefing on Wednesday. Exports from the field averaged 712,000 bpd last year, according to loading programs compiled by

Equinor exits Vaca Muerta with $1.1 billion sale to Vista Energy

February 2, 2026

(Oil Price) – Equinor will sell all its assets in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta basin to Vista Energy in a cash and stock deal worth $1.1 billion, the Norwegian energy major said on Monday as it continues to high-grade its international portfolio. The deal includes Equinor’s 30% non-operated interest in the Bandurria Sur asset and its 50% non-operated interest in the Bajo del Toro

Equinor awards over $9 billion in long-term contracts to Norwegian suppliers

January 8, 2026

(World Oil) – Equinor has awarded a series of long-term framework agreements to seven supplier companies, committing roughly NOK 100 billion ($9+ billion) to maintenance, modifications and large project work across its offshore installations and onshore plants in Norway. The twelve new framework agreements, which begin in the first half of 2026, have a five-year duration with extension options of three

Equinor not planning Venezuela return after Maduro capture

January 7, 2026

(Oil Price) – Equinor does not consider returning to Venezuela, which it quit years ago, Anders Opedal, the chief executive of the Norwegian energy major, told Reuters on Wednesday. Following the capture of Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, the industry is buzzing with talk about the opportunities for Western, especially U.S. oil firms, in Venezuela, the holder of the world’s biggest proven oil reserves estimated

Equinor strikes gas in North Sea wildcat wells, opening new development potential

December 5, 2025

(World Oil) – Equinor and Aker BP have announced a new gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea after drilling two exploration wells at the Lofn and Langemann prospects, marking a promising start for Production Licence 1140. The wildcat wells—15/5-8 S and 15/5-8 A—were drilled about 7 km north of the Eirin field and roughly 240 km west of Stavanger using Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea

Equinor starts production at Bacalhau, its largest international field

October 17, 2025

(World Oil)– Equinor and its partners have achieved first oil from the Bacalhau field in Brazil’s Santos basin, marking a major milestone for one of the largest deepwater developments in the world. The project represents Equinor’s biggest international offshore investment, with recoverable reserves exceeding 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and peak production capacity of 220,000 barrels per day

DeepOcean secures Equinor SIMOPRO contract for Åsgard and Visund fields

September 30, 2025

(World Oil)– DeepOcean has been awarded an offshore installation contract by Equinor covering simultaneous marine operations and production (SIMOPRO) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The work scope spans two major projects: at the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea, DeepOcean will handle riser removal, installation of a new production riser, dynamic umbilical connections from the Berling subsea assets, two static

Halliburton awarded contract for Northern Endurance Partnership CCS monitoring

August 5, 2025

(World Oil) – Halliburton has secured a contract to provide completions and downhole monitoring services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) system in northeast England’s East Coast Cluster (ECC). Halliburton will manufacture and deliver the majority of the equipment required for this project from its U.K. completion manufacturing facility in Arbroath. For more than 50

Subsea7 wins contract for Equinor’s Fram Sør project, offshore Norway

July 18, 2025

(World Oil)– Subsea7 has been awarded a large1 contract by Equinor relating to the Fram Sør development project, offshore Norway, the company announced Thursday. Equinor’s Troll C platform, located 10-30 km from the Fram Sor development The project work scope covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of subsea structures and flowlines including 53 km of production, gas lift and

Baker Hughes awarded Equinor contract for P&A work in North Sea

June 11, 2025

(World Oil) – Baker Hughes will provide Equinor plug and abandonment (P&A) services in the Oseberg East field on Norway’s continental shelf. Baker Hughes’ Mature Assets Solutions team will lead the integrated P&A campaign planning phase, as well as delivering integrated P&A services in execution across several wells in the North Sea. Baker Hughes has a history of successful integrated P&A

Trump officials lift ban on Empire Wind project, allowing construction to resume

May 20, 2025

(World Oil) – Following dialogue with regulators and federal, state, and city officials, the U.S. has lifted the stop-work order on the Empire Wind project, allowing construction to resume. Once complete, the offshore wind development will provide power for 500,000 New York homes, Equinor said in a statement. “I would like to thank President Trump for finding a solution that

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