FMC Technologies wins StatoilHydro $87M contract Nov 21, 2008
StatoilHydro will use the equipment in its Norne field development in the Norwegian Sea. The contract is a call-off from a frame agreement that FMC Technologies signed with StatoilHydro last year. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Overfishing threatens European bluefin tuna Nov 8, 2008
That situation will make reproductive success of the population much more vulnerable to bad environmental and ecosystem conditions," says Brian MacKenzie, DTU Aqua. Important decision ICCAT will meet later in November to decide about bluefin tuna fishing regulations, and whether the present recovery plan needs to be changed. In June 2008, the EU closed its bluefin tuna fishing season early because 6 EU countries already had caught their share of the 2008 quota and because the fishing capacity of... (EurekAlert!)
Cause Of Weakness In Marine Animal Hybrids Discovered Oct 25, 2008
9, 2001) Using a combination of field samples from the Norwegian Sea and a new method for analyzing sea life populations, researchers have shown that tiny marine crustaceans called copepods use cannibalism as. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Arctic Sea Ice Annual Freeze-up Underway Oct 5, 2008
The Northern Sea Route extends from the Norwegian Sea, along the Arctic coast of Asia and through the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean, while the Northwest Passage runs along the north coast of the North American continent. Each year, the Arctic Ocean experiences the formation and then melting of vast amounts of ice that floats on the sea surface, but the rate of overall loss has accelerated. (Science Daily)
Norwegian groups to invest more in Malaysia Sep 15, 2008
These new pumps, due to come on-stream in 2009, can increase oil production from the Tyrihans fields in the Norwegian sea by 10%, he said. The group is also in the process of qualifying a new concept for a special platform, called the Condeep Monofloater, designed to emit zero harmful discharges to sea or air. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Bush Escalates Pressure on Chavez With Charge of Arming Guerillas, Drugs Sep 13, 2008
State Department spokesman flashed photos of the bombers during a press briefing today and said that a U.S. F-15 followed the bombers across the Norwegian Sea on their way to South America. The Venezuelan leader also pledged support for Russia's recognition of the independence of the Georgian breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Remote and unspoiled, sunlit day and night, the Lofoten archipelago is quite a ride in summer Aug 31, 2008
The midnight sun on the Norwegian Sea off Ramberg. (Wessel Kok for The Boston Globe). (Boston Globe)
Shaggy dog story - the wartime canine hero which saved two lives Aug 5, 2008
The story of a Norwegian sea dog who became an unlikely war hero has been put into print. It is claimed that Bamse - a 14 stone St Bernard - saved the lives of two sailors during World War II.. (BBC News -- UK)
StatoilHydro finds natural gas in Barents Jul 5, 2008
Norway, a major oil and natural gas exporter, has been pushing the search for new reserves, especially oil, into the Arctic, hoping for new finds to offset slowly dwindling crude production from fields in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. State-controlled StatoilHydro, based in the western Norwegian city of Stavanger, has a 50 per cent stake in the block, which it shares with British-owned Norwegian BG Norge AS, with 30 per cent, and Norway Petoro AS, with 20 per cent.. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
StatoilHydro strikes natural gas in new Barents Sea well off Norway's northern tip Jul 4, 2008
Norway, a major oil and natural gas exporter, has been pushing the search for new reserves, especially oil, into the Arctic, hoping for new finds to offset slowly dwindling crude production from fields in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Northland Restates Preliminary Economic Assessment, Maintains Robust Project Valuation Jun 23, 2008
The Port of Narvik in Norway is a deep water port located on the north-west coast of Norway with direct access to the Norwegian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The port is ice free all year round and capable of handling Capesize vessels with a draft of up to 26m. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
D-List Rappers Find Cache Abroad Jun 10, 2008
Last summer, the Faroe Islands -- a remote archipelago populated by puffin and sheep in the middle of the Norwegian Sea -- was a "Gangsta's Paradise.". Coolio's looking abroad to salvage his career. (ABC News)
Fish Scales From Norway Show Ocean Fate Of Atlantic Salmon Jun 5, 2008
Growth rings on the scales of fish from European stocks indicate that late summer conditions in nursery areas in the Norwegian Sea are less favorable for the survival rate of young salmon. Climate change may be one of several factors affecting this temperature sensitive species, bringing warmer water to the nursery areas and decreasing the numbers of small fish that salmon depend on for food. (Science Daily)
FMC Technologies wins $50M order from StatoilHydro May 29, 2008
Houston-based FMC (NYSE: FTI) will supply a horizontal subsea tree system, flow control module, monitoring and testing systems and other items for use in the Yttergryta gas field project in the Norwegian Sea. Deliveries are expected to begin this summer. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Drilling of Topaz well commences May 12, 2008
Faroe Petroleum has through successive licence applications and acquisitions built a substantial portfolio of exploration and appraisal assets in the Atlantic Margin, the UK and Norwegian North Sea and Norwegian Sea. The 47 licence portfolio provides considerable spread of risk and reward, encompasses eight licences West of Shetlands, five licences offshore the Faroe Islands, four licences in the Moray Firth area of the UK Central North Sea, ten licences in the Southern gas basin and twenty... (Fox News)
Scientists plan to bury CO2 in Kern County May 11, 2008
Norway has been injecting carbon dioxide into formations beneath the Norwegian Sea for many years. The energy corporation BP has been injecting CO2 into the ground in Algeria as crews remove natural gas. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
AGU Journal Highlights -- March 19, 2008 Mar 20, 2008
They then apply their method to actual seismic data acquired in the Norwegian Sea, corroborating the results with direct measurements of ocean temperature. They find that even with a seismic acquisition system not specifically designed or calibrated for seismic oceanography, temperature contrasts within the ocean can be recovered to within 1 degree Celsius. (EurekAlert!)
Tall Tales: Giant Squid Mar 15, 2008
And in 1770, the Royal Society heard Charles Douglas account of an animal of 25 fathoms long , related to him by a Norwegian sea captain. Among the fables and fabrications, however, there may just lie an inkling of the truth. (FirstScience.com)
Norway's StatoilHydro strikes oil and gas with Arctic wildcat well drilled in Barents Sea Mar 7, 2008
Norway, a major oil and natural gas exporter, has been pushing the search for new petroleum supplies into the Arctic, hoping for new finds to offset slowly dwindling crude production from fields in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea to the south. Today in Business with Reuters. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Pollution, Fishing, Climate Change Damage More than Two-Fifths of Oceans Feb 15, 2008
The Mediterranean, east Caribbean, Persian Gulf, Norwegian Sea, Bering Sea, the east coast of North America and the waters around Sri Lanka were also among the worst, the article said. Degraded State. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Crude Oil Falls for a Second Day on Signs U.S. Demand for Fuel Will Drop Feb 6, 2008
StatoilHydro ASA, Norway's biggest oil producer, resumed oil and gas production at its Njord A field in the Norwegian Sea yesterday after a fire in a gas turbine yesterday halted output. The Njord field produces 20,000 barrels of oil a day and exports 6 million cubic meters of gas a day. (Bloomberg -- US)
// • • • • • • • • Company In The News:• Rumors Swirl That Nymex Still Looking For Mergers Jan 10, 2008
In November, as part of its plan to expand in Europe, Nymex bought a 15% stake in Norwegian sea freight derivatives exchange Imarex for $52 million. Nymex and its sister Comex metals unit facilitate futures and options contracts in crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, electricity, gold, silver, copper, aluminum and platinum. (Investors Business Daily)
StatoilHydro's wildcat well at Bjork prospect in Norwegian Sea comes up dry Nov 15, 2007
OSLO (Thomson Financial) - StatoilHydro's wildcat well at production licence 352 in the Norwegian Sea has come up dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said. The well was drilled on a prospect called 'Bjork' in block 6608/8, about 33 km north of the Norne field, the oil authority said. (Forbes -- Markets)
Letters to the editor Nov 6, 2007
"BP's activities are growing in Norway We are facing major developments, one at the existing Vallhall field in North Sea and a new development of the Skarv Idun fields in the Norwegian Sea.". "BP Norway's main activity is exploration for and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Quest for energy Oct 31, 2007
Last year, Norway made a submission that would extend its continental shelf by 250,000 square kilometers, or 96,500 square miles, including an area under the Norwegian Sea known as the Banana Hole. If the commission agrees that a continuous continental shelf extends in the area, three countries, Norway, Iceland and Denmark, would have overlapping claims to sort out. (International Herald Tribune)
High crude prices shield Norwegians from sting of declining oil production Oct 10, 2007
The government has been encouraging oil companies to search for new, small oil fields that could be developed near existing fields in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea. Oil companies are also moving into the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea to develop new offshore fields. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Naval centre to combat cocaine Sep 30, 2007
The operations centre co-ordinates drug smuggling intelligence and vessels from each country's navy which are patrolling waters between South Africa and the Norwegian Sea. Officers at the centre take decisions on which vessels from the partner nations are best placed to intercept a suspected cocaine shipment. (BBC News -- UK)
Join a 14-night "expeditionary" voyage on the MS Hanseatic in the Arctic Ocean. Sep 23, 2007
MS HANSEATIC ON THE NORWEGIAN SEA -- On our final night at sea, we finally saw it ... By the morning of the second day, we had covered more than 300 nautical miles into the Norwegian Sea and were approaching Jan Mayen Island. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Officials: Norwegian, British Fighters Scramble to Monitor Russian Bombers Sep 7, 2007
"These are the routes they had before for nuclear weapons strikes. ... The closest route to the U.S. is over the North Pole. And the route over the North Sea makes it possible to reach Great Britain. Jakub M. Godzimirski, an expert on NATO and Russia at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in Oslo, said the increased activity is directed at the West in general. "It shows they have the ability to do it, that they have the economic means and the political will to take steps that could... (Fox News -- Politics)
Russian Bombers Skirt Norwegian Air Space Sep 7, 2007
In mid-August, Norwegian fighters scrambled to monitor a flight of 11 Russian bombers exercising off western Norway in the biggest show of Russian air power over the Norwegian Sea since the early 1990s. MMVII The Associated Press. (CBS News -- World)
Two British air force jets shadow Russian military plane near UK air space Aug 22, 2007
Norway sent F-16 fighter jets to observe and photograph the Russian planes, which rounded the northern tip of Norway and flew south over the Norwegian Sea toward the Faeroe Islands before turning back, said Brig. Gen. Ole Asak, chief of the Norwegian Joint Air Operations Center. (North County Times)
Statoil Taps Gas from Arctic Field, LNG in Sept Aug 22, 2007
Norway's biggest offshore project, the Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea, also passed a milestone this weekend with its onshore gas processing plant going "hot" after receiving gas for testing from another Norwegian field. Ormen Lange, Norway's second largest field with nearly 400 million standard cubic metres of oil equivalent -- twice as much as Snoehvit -- is set to begin production on schedule in October, development phase operator Norsk Hydro said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Russia renews long-range bomber flights Aug 18, 2007
Norway sent F-16 fighter jets to observe and photograph the Russian planes, which rounded the northern tip of Norway and flew south over the Norwegian Sea toward the Faeroe Islands before turning back, said Brigadier General Ole Asak, chief of the Norwegian Joint Air Operations Center. A pair of Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers approached the Pacific Island of Guam -- home to a major US military base -- this month for the first time since the Cold War. (Boston Globe)
Russia Sends Long Bombers Back on Patrol Aug 18, 2007
Eleven Russian military planes exercised West of Norway on Friday in the biggest show of Russian air power in the Norwegian Sea since the early 1990s, a military official said ... Norway sent F-16 fighter jets to observe and photograph the Russian planes, which rounded the northern tip of Norway and flew south over the Norwegian Sea toward the Faeroe Islands before turning back, said Brig. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Russia and China hold joint military exercise Aug 18, 2007
One of those drills, involving 11 Russian aircraft, prompted NATO member Norway to scramble F-16 fighter jets to observe and photograph the Russian planes as they flew over the Norwegian Sea. Related Articles. (International Herald Tribune)
Putin: Long-range bombers resume patrols Aug 18, 2007
One of those drills, involving 11 Russian aircraft, prompted NATO member Norway to scramble F-16 fighter jets to observe and photograph the Russian planes as they flew over the Norwegian Sea. The group of strategic bombers, early warning aircraft, fighter jets and refueling planes represented the biggest show of Russian air power in that region since the early 1990s, said Brig. (USA Today)
Marine historians chart collapse of bluefin stocks Aug 6, 2007
The study began with a bit of history -- looking at the almost mythical bluefins that once teemed in northern European waters (North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Skaggerak, Kattegat, and Oresund) for a few months each summer. The smallest weighed 40 kilograms, but there were also giants of up to 700 kilograms. (CTV.ca)
Tuna shift from pet food to delicacy as stocks fall Aug 6, 2007
Bluefin tuna teemed in summers in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea a century ago as part of migrations that can take them 10,000 miles a year but are now rarely seen in the region after a burst of industrial fishing from 1910-1950. ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) "A century ago people would sometimes use tuna as pet food," MacKenzie said of his work studying sales records, fisheries yearbooks and other sources in north Europe to be published in the journal Fisheries Research. (Scientific American)
Census of Marine Life historians detail collapse of bluefin tuna population off northern Europe Aug 6, 2007
Dusting off sales records, fishery yearbooks and other sources, researchers Brian R. MacKenzie of the Technical University of Denmark and the late Ransom Myers of Canadas Dalhousie University show majestic bluefins teemed in northern European waters (North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Skaggerak, Kattegat, and Oresund ) for a few months each summer until an industrialized fishery geared up in the 1920s and literally filled the floors of European market halls with them. The research, to appear in a... (EurekAlert!)
Shell to sell French refineries, stakes in Norwegian Sea fields Aug 3, 2007
AMSTERDAM -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC said yesterday it agreed to sell three oil refineries in France and stakes in two Norwegian Sea fields for about $2 ... Europe's largest oil company said in separate statements that it agreed to sell two French refineries to Petroplus Holdings AG for $875 million and its 28 percent stakes in the Norwegian Sea-based Skarv and Idun fields to E.On Ruhrgas Norge AS for $893 million. (Boston Globe)
WRAPUP-Shell sells oil refineries, gas stakes for $2.5 billion Aug 3, 2007
The sale of stakes in the Skarv and Idun fields in the Norwegian Sea comes as Shell is developing larger projects to revive growth in oil and gas output. Shell has larger commitments, particularly in Canada, that it has to provide for, not just in terms of capital but also in focus, Kenney said of the Norwegian sale. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Shell agrees to sell two French refineries, stakes in Norwegian Sea fields Aug 2, 2007
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday it agreed to sell two oil refineries in France and stakes in two Norwegian Sea fields worth US$1 ... Europe's largest oil company said in separate statements that it agreed to sell the French refineries to Petroplus Holdings AG for US$875 million ( 639 million), and its 28 percent stakes in the Norwegian Sea-based Skarv and Idun fields to E.On Ruhrgas Norge AS for US$893 million ( 653. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Dresser-Rand Selected to Supply $154 Million of Equipment to BP for FPSO for Skarv Field in the Norwegian Sea Aug 1, 2007
HOUSTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dresser-Rand Group Inc. ("Dresser-Rand" or the "Company") (NYSE: ), a global supplier of rotating equipment and aftermarket parts and services, announced today that it will supply advanced turbomachinery for a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The award is estimated at more than $154 million USD. Dresser-Rand will supply gas turbine packages for power generation and gas compression. (PR Newswire)
PM 'acted against govt advice on Tampa' Jul 22, 2007
On August 26, 2001, Norwegian sea captain Arne Rinnan rescued 433 asylum seekers whose boat capsized while they were en route to Australia. At their urging he abandoned his intention to drop them in nearby Indonesia and diverted to Australia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
CHC Helicopter lands huge contract bundle in Norway Jul 2, 2007
The Sikorskys and Eurocopter EC225s will be used primarily to fly Norwegian crews from oil rig to oil rig in the Norwegian Sea, and from home base to rigs. The search-and-rescue aircraft will also be used for oil-and-gas activity. (Vancouver Sun)
CHC Helicopter lands contracts worth $1.1B Jul 1, 2007
The deals are to provide helicopter services in the Norwegian Sea for Statoil. One contract is for five years and the other is for seven years. (CBC News)
CHC Helicopter wins C$1.1 billion in Statoil contracts Jun 30, 2007
OTTAWA, CHC Helicopter Corp. said Friday it has been awarded two contracts by Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA for helicopter services in the Norwegian Sea valued at about C$1. 1 billion ($1. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Dropping Ice Age scenario, researchers discard Gulf Stream catastrophe scenario Jun 16, 2007
This happens in three places near the Arctic: the Labrador Sea, southwest of Greenland; the Norwegian Sea, east of the ice-capped island; and in parts of the Arctic Ocean. The cold and salty water sinks to the ocean floor and then flows back toward the equator in cold abyssal currents. (North County Times)
Crossing Jordan: Crash May 17, 2007
Kate Switzer (guest star Brooke Smith) is put in charge of forming a team to investigate what killed a ship full of people on the Norwegian Sea and enlists the help of the entire group of coroners. On their way back to Boston, the plane suddenly flies into an unexpected storm causing the plane to crash in the mountains. (KRNV.com, NV)
Hope fades for crew on oil rig tug Apr 14, 2007
Reidar Vetvick, a Norwegian sea mission official in Lerwick, was one of the first people to speak to the survivors at the hospital. "The crew just ran for it, grabbed life vests and went over the side on starboard as the vessel rolled over," he said. (Guardian Unlimited)
Norsk Hydro Finds Oil and Gas in Barents Sea Mar 1, 2007
The oil directorate said the Polar Pioneer would now be used by Statoil in the Norwegian Sea. The next six-month drilling window in the Barents Sea opens on Sept. 1. (Planet Ark, United States)
Norway's oil directorate says Zita prospect in Norwegian Sea comes up dry Feb 5, 2007
OSLO (AFX) - The Norwegian oil directorate said drilling has been completed at the Zita prospect in the Norwegian Sea, and that no traces of oil or gas were found by the operator, Norsk Hydro ASA.. The exploration well, 6507/11-7, is in production licence 263, and is located near the Asgard field in the Norwegian Sea. (Forbes -- Markets)
ROV Discovers Antarctic Seafloor Fauna Jan 19, 2007
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) remain an efficient technology to uncover the secrets of Antarctic seafloor fauna. As a precursor to the International Polar Year 2007/2008, the current Polarstern expedition conducted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine research releases short seafloor video clips taken by ROV only a few hours after the robot has been recovered. (Science Daily)
Statoil presents $375 million plan for developing Alve natural gas field in Norwegian Sea Jan 17, 2007
4 billion kroner ($375 million) plan for developing the natural gas field Alve in the Norwegian Sea for government approval. The field has estimated reserves of 240 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 8. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Saved by the whale Jan 16, 2007
(He also theorised that the lowest, loudest sounds they make can travel across oceans, a theory proved true two decades later as Dr Chris Clark, on the east coast of America, listened to the sounds of whales migrating out of the Norwegian Sea into the Atlantic. Payne's LP, Songs of the Humpback Whale, was released soon after and is still the bestselling natural history recording ever. (Guardian Unlimited)
No passport? No problem Jan 11, 2007
Cruise Ship the Norwegian Sea is anchored in Bermuda. The new passport requirements do not apply to U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas. (MSNBC -- Travel)
