Edvard Grieg field in the Norwegian North Sea begins production Dec 1, 2015
Wintershall strengthens production profile in Norway / Second partner-operated field brought into production in 2015. With the start of production of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea, Wintershall has strengthened its position as one of the major oil and gas producers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Lundin-operated oil field, discovered in 2007, has been developed with a stand-alone platform on a steel jacket construction. Wintershall has a 15 percent share.

Wintershall joins World Bank‘s “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” initiative Nov 30, 2015
Wintershall has joined the international initiative against the flaring of associated gas during oil production. The aim of the “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” initiative, which was launched by the World Bank together with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, is to end the worldwide flaring of associated gas during routine operations by 2030.

Gazprom and BASF/Wintershall – 25 years of fruitful cooperation Oct 14, 2015
The town of Lomonosov (Leningrad Region) hosted a ceremony dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the cooperation between Gazprom and BASF/Wintershall.

Gazprom and Wintershall complete asset swap Oct 5, 2015
Gazprom and Wintershall Holding completed the asset swap.As a result of the deal, Gazprom increased its share in European gas trading and storage companies WINGAS, WIEH and WIEE to

Wintershall awards rig contract for Maria Field Development to Odfjell Drilling Sep 8, 2015
Wintershall has awarded a major rig contract for the Maria Field to Odfjell Drilling. The contract for the Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible

Wintershall partners with Maersk Training and eDrilling to save time Jul 17, 2015
eDrilling says that working closely with Wintershall together with our partner, Maersk Training, eDrilling helped improve the planning phase, and optimize drilling

Wintershall granted drilling permit for well 10/4-1 in Norway Jun 24, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for well 10/4-1. Well 10/4-1 will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility in position

Wintershall to sell selected assets on the Norwegian continental shelf Jun 19, 2015
Wintershall, a 100% BASF subsidiary, is further optimizing its portfolio by divesting assets in the four non-operated fields Knarr (20%), Veslefrikk (4.5%),

Wintershall to expand natural gas production in the Netherlands Jun 17, 2015
Wintershall is expanding its natural gas production in the Netherlands: the unmanned mini-platform L6-B has started to produce

"Challenging market environment also offers opportunities" Jun 4, 2015
The global energy market is changing as never before: the increase in the oil and gas production in the USA has put worldwide prices for oil and gas

Wintershall ceases activities in Qatar May 21, 2015
Wintershall is ceasing its activities in Qatar and is returning Block 4 North near the North Field off the Qatari coast on 25 May 2015. Wintershall's office in Doha will be closed. In 2013, Wintershall made the 'Al Radeef' gas discovery off the cost of Qatar.

Wintershall awards subsea contract for Maria field May 11, 2015
Wintershall, Germany’s largest internationally active oil and gas producer, announces the award of a major pipeline and subsea construction

Drilling permit for well 35/12-5 S in production licence 378 Apr 29, 2015
Well 35/12-5 S will be drilled from the Trancocean Arctic drilling facility at position 61°1301.65" north and 03°4939.29" east, after completing the

Wintershall starts Polarled construction for the Aasta Hansteen project in Norway Apr 23, 2015
Good news from the far North: the large-scale project Aasta Hansteen develops very positive. In the past few months, there have been two further discoveries of natural gas in this region and now one of the biggest pipe-laying vessels in the world started its journey to build the Polarled. It will transport the gas from Aasta Hansen and the neighboring discoveries to the Norwegian west coast starting in 2017.

Wintershall strengthens position in southern North Sea Apr 16, 2015
Wintershall is stepping up its activities in the southern North Sea. In addition to an extensive drilling campaign in the Netherlands, the UK and Denmark,