Norway’s Equinor shuts down three oilfields due to strike

The shutdown of the Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East fields comes after the Norwegian Organisation of Manager and Executives (Lederne) trade union went on strike from midnight

Statoil officially opens North Sea oil platform

A North Sea platform which is expected to produce around 184 million barrels of oil and gas over its lifespan has officially been opened by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg. Statoil’s Gudrun field, which was discovered in 1975, currently produces around 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent every day. The oil and gas is processed on […]

Statoil starts production from North Sea oil and gas field

Norwegian energy company Statoil has started production at the Gudrun oil and gas field (pictured) in the North Sea. The field, which was discovered in 1975, is expected to produce around 184 million barrels of oil and gas over its lifespan. Oil and gas from Gudrun will be sent to the Sleipner field – located […]