North Sea

Equinor and its partners’ investment in the Troll West Increased Gas Recovery North (TWIN) project aims to unlock around 11 Bcm of additional natural gas from the Troll field, with first production targeted as early as 2028.

In the fourth development phase, a planned tieback would connect resources from two North Sea discoveries to existing infrastructure at the Johan Sverdrup field, pending project sanction.

Equinor generated its first revenue from the Adura joint venture with Shell, formed in late 2025, highlighting strong early cash flow from key UK fields including Mariner and Buzzard.

This paper establishes that the use of a dual-gradient fluid column during the running of large casing in an extreme-reach deepwater well is an effective method to overcome drag and enable the casing to reach total depth.

No injuries were reported, and work has been suspended on the North Sea rig while the BOP is recovered.

Thermal stimulation can accelerate the formation of shale creep barriers for long-term well integrity but only within a carefully controlled temperature window. This study identifies optimal thermal conditions for maximizing barrier performance while avoiding thermally induced shale damage.

The North Sea project, which is sending production to the nearby Ivar Aasen platform, came online 9 months ahead of schedule.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

The North Sea Transition Authority said it expects interest in carbon storage to grow after UK’s second licensing round.

Equinor cites confined gas behind casing and calibration issues in investigation of Troll field well control incident.