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28. May 2010 - WEEKEND EXCLUSIVE

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2. September 2010

Made 22 million deals

Their first contract in Korea, and a brand new contract with Fred olsen's Wind Carriers have secured 22 million NOK for Noreq.

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2. September 2010

Asco wins 400 million gig

Asco has bagged a contract for supply services to both BP and Talisman the next five years. The value of the contract is approximately 400 million NOK (USD 65 million).

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2. September 2010

Agora enters NCS for real

The Stavanger-based oil company Agora has focused on the UK shelf till now, but today they received their prequalification as licensee on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

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1. September 2010

A Lady into Statoil's board

Lady Barbara Judge and Bjørn Tore Godal have been elected as new board members in Statoil, commencing 1. September.

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1. September 2010

Statoils develops Grane

Statoil plans to develop the two finds Grane C & M, which totals up to a smaller version of Yme.

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1. September 2010

Noreco farms in to new exploration

Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has acquired 20 per cent of E.ON Ruhrgas' interest in PL 434 in the Norwegian Sea.

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31. August 2010

Greenpeace boards Stena Don

Four climbers from Greenpeace boarded today the drilling rig "Stena Don" which is currently drilling exploration wells for Cairn Energy.

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31. August 2010

The Norwegian Sea disappoints

Last week's disappointment at the Gro field offshore Mid-Norway can result in a reduction of estimated recoverable gas for the entire Norwegian shelf.

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31. August 2010

Aker awarded Marulk tie-in

Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions the contract on Marulk tie-in to the FPSO vessel on the Norne field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Value of the contract is about USD 19 million.

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30. August 2010

Trac ID to work for Petrobras

Weatherford has awarded Trac ID a contract to monitor well pipes on the Brazilian Continental Shelf (BCS).

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30. August 2010

Statoil to explore more in Sleipner area

Statoil have received the necessary consent from the Norwegian government to explore the Dougal prospect in PL 303, 17 kilometers north of Sleipner B.

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30. August 2010

Billion NOK helicopter deal

Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a contract for three new helicopters from Flesland, Bergen. The contract is worth more than two billion NOK (318 million USD).

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27. August 2010

Record breaking ONS

Kjell Ursin-Smith, president of the ONS foundation, confirms that this year's exhibition yesterday broke the records for visitors from two years ago, when a whole day was left of the exhibition.

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27. August 2010

Another Gro disappointment

Shell's delineation of the Gro discovery in the Norwegian Sea has turned out to be another disappointment. The well indicates that the reservoir holds resources in the lower spectrum of what was previously expected.

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27. August 2010

Sway splits up

Sway has decided to split their business into two companies, one focusing on the development of foundations for floating windmills, while the other will focus on developing a 10MW offshore wind turbine.

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26. August 2010

Oilinfo on iPhone

Oilinfo.co.uk is today launched in a mobile version for touch phones like iPhone and Android based telephones.

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26. August 2010

Discovery at Zidane

REW Dea Norway has discovered hydrocarbons in their Zidane prospect in PL 435. The partners will now start a production test.

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26. August 2010

DOF got Shtokman gig

DOF Subsea has bagged a contract for geotechnical surveys at the Shtokman gas condensate field.

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25. August 2010

Teksal connects ConocoPhillips

ONS2010: Teksal, specialist in electricity, has signed a new contract with ConocoPhillips on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). For the next five years, the company will need several new employees.

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25. August 2010

Dof continues in Argentina

The offshore shipping company Dof has signed a letter of intent with Total on the Argentine Continental Shelf (ACS). Contract value is about USD 240.000 million.

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25. August 2010

Disappointing delineation on Gro

The delineation well on the discovery of Gro in the Norwegian Sea, seems to be dry. The result may be disappointing for Shell after prestigious drilling.

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24. August 2010

ONS lifts off

This year's Offshore Northern Seas started today, focusing on similarities between the space and energy sectors, as well as the challenges the energy industry is facing.

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24. August 2010

VNG founds Danish subsidiary

VNG Norge has founded a subsidiary in Denmark. VNG Denmark has already bought a 15 percent share in gas discovery Svane and oil prospect Solsort.

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24. August 2010

NOK 450 million deal for STX Norway

STX Norway Offshore has been awarded contracts to build two icebreaker tugs to JSC Circle Marine Invest. The total value of the contracts is approximately NOK 450 million.

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23. August 2010

Noreco farms into Dalsnuten

Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has acquired a 10 percent interest in Shell's planned exploration of the Dalsnuten prospect from BG Norge. Noreco will cover a larger share of the drilling costs in compensation.

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23. August 2010

Rosenberg finalize Yme job

Bergen Group Rosenberg has signed a firm contract for the completion of the jack up production unit for Talisman's Yme field. The contract is worth NOK 55 million.

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Quote of the week

"Nobody shot all the horses in the 18th century to make way for new methods of transportation, and if they did, the car wouldn't have been invented 100 years earlier". - Det norske CEO Erik Haugane comments on people claiming that the oil industry should be supressed to make room for renewables.
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