Equinor extends Norwegian Continental Shelf drilling contracts

Equinor is exercising options worth NOK 8 billion with Archer, KCA Deutag, and Odfjell Drilling for drilling, completion, intervention services, plugging, maintenance, and modifications on 19 of its installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Feb. 16, 2022

Equinor Energy AS is exercising options worth NOK 8 billion with Archer, KCA Deutag, and Odfjell Drilling for drilling, completion, intervention services, plugging, maintenance, and modifications on 19 of Equinor’s permanent installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The 4-year agreements were originally signed in 2018. The options, exercised for 2 years from end 2022, cover the same scope of work as previously regulated by contract.

The contracts cover Grane, Gullfaks A, B, & C, Heidrun, Johan Sverdrup, Kvitebjørn, Njord, Oseberg B, C, South & East, Sleipner A, Snorre A & B, Statfjord A, B & C, and Visun fields. 

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Alex Procyk

Upstream Editor

Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

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