Equinor has secured Norwegian consent to use Deepsea Bollsta for drilling, completion, temporary plugging and workover on Johan Sverdrup, following a rig contract extension tied to an eight-well program.
Equinor completed its probe into the 23 September 2025 well-control event on Deepsea Bollsta at Troll, detailing a short gas release during casing cutting and follow-up measures.
Equinor drilled the 7018/5-2 Vikingskipet wildcat in the Barents Sea with COSL Prospector, but the well proved dry and was plugged and abandoned.
Equinor and Polenergia have started offshore works on Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and 3, beginning with subsea rock installation and moving to monopiles, substations and cables during 2026.
Equinor will drill North Sea wildcat 25/7-13 in March 2026 after NOD approval, using COSL Innovator under a rig contract starting Q2 2025.
Equinor Energy AS selects Worley Rosenberg for a parallel framework covering offshore maintenance and minor projects on selected NCS facilities, starting 1 May 2026.
Equinor has obtained a Norwegian Offshore Directorate permit for a North Sea wildcat well, to be drilled in March 2026 with the COSL Innovator under production licence 782 S.
Equinor and Empire Wind won a preliminary injunction in D.C. federal court against the Trump administration’s 22 December stop-work order, allowing the partly built New York offshore wind farm to resume work.
Equinor says Empire Wind 1 could be cancelled unless the US stop-work order is lifted and key construction restarts by 16 January 2026, as the company pursues an injunction.
