{"id":14779,"date":"2022-11-09T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?p=14779"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:21:25","slug":"equinor-drives-low-emission-rig-adoption-in-norway-and-brazil-with-rest-of-the-world-slower-off-the-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/news\/press-releases\/equinor-drives-low-emission-rig-adoption-in-norway-and-brazil-with-rest-of-the-world-slower-off-the-mark","title":{"rendered":"Equinor drives low-emission rig adoption in Norway and Brazil with rest of the world slower off the mark"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>New special market report from Westwood profiles 13 international offshore drilling rig managers <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>London, UK, 9<sup>th<\/sup> November 2022: <\/strong>New research from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westwoodenergy.com\/?utm_source=Press+Release&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_id=Offshore+rigs+and+the+energy+transition\">Westwood Global Energy Group<\/a> (Westwood) reveals that the availability of emission-lowering upgrades for offshore rigs has been on the rise but adoption of these new technologies is slow outside of Norway and the US Gulf of Mexico due to limited regulatory and financial incentives.<\/p>\n<p>In a new report launching this week, the specialist energy market research and consultancy firm reveals that the biggest users of rigs fitted with emission reduction technology are those with ambitious emission goals of their own, driven largely by Equinor\u2019s Norway and Brazil operations. Between 2020 and 2032, Equinor\u2019s contracted days of low emission upgraded rigs is 33,618 (92 rig years) compared to the combined number of days for all other operators, which is 43,600 rig days (119 rig years).[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;14735&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]Teresa Wilkie, RigLogix Director, Westwood, says, \u201cDrilling contractors, and the industry as a whole, are starting to realise that oil and gas will be imperative to energy security over the coming years. But that doesn\u2019t need to come at the detriment of the energy transition. Rig operators have ambitious scope 1 reduction targets, and eco-friendly rig technology is keeping pace. The next step is for regulators to work with the industry to ensure that the framework is there to facilitate adoption of these new technologies in a financially sustainable way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilkie continues, \u201cNorway is dominating as the biggest user of low-emission rigs, driven by the country\u2019s carbon taxation regulations as well as incentivisation. Pair this with Equinor\u2019s ambitious emission reduction targets and you have a ripe environment for low-emission rig adoption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the downturn in 2014, newbuild rig orders have almost come to a halt due to lack of demand, mass oversupply of rigs and a resulting stack of newbuilds left abandoned in shipyards with no work. There is still a lack of appetite to invest in costly newbuilds and therefore a deluge of \u201cgreen\u201d newbuild rig orders is unlikely. Instead, it is expected that we will continue to see more of the current fleet retrofitted for lower emission operations.<\/p>\n<p>Wilkie concludes: \u201cSome drilling contractors are at the beginning of their emissions reduction journeys, while others have been working on emission-reducing technologies, projects and studies for several years. By amalgamating the industry\u2019s different and increasing efforts regarding this complex topic, we can better understand the trajectory of the industry, highlight new technologies and identify the areas of opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Westwood Global Energy Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every day, organisations throughout the onshore and offshore energy value chain ask strategic, technical, and commercial questions and turn to Westwood Global Energy Group for the answers. As trusted advisors to companies in key sectors, Westwood Global Energy Group chooses to focus on areas of the industry traditionally underserved by other players.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy Transition means that businesses are facing both new opportunities and risks in how they operate. We are committed to helping the energy industry navigate the transition successfully, by leveraging our extensive track record in providing actionable insight and advice that businesses, industry bodies and investors have relied upon time and time again. From the depth of our data to the insight from our industry experts, our commercial advisory to our quantitative techniques and databases \u2013 we insist on excellence in everything we do.<\/p>\n<p>Westwood Global Energy Group is headquartered in London and has offices in Aberdeen, Houston, and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Victoria Chilton, Aspectus<\/p>\n<p>victoria.chilton@aspectusgroup.com<br \/>\nm: + 44(0)7546566966<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New special market report from Westwood profiles 13 international offshore drilling rig managers <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[353,552,430,50,330,662],"tags":[59,433,611,65,72],"class_list":{"0":"post-14779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-all_articles","7":"category-climate-and-emissions","8":"category-energy-transition","9":"category-press-releases","10":"category-riglogix","11":"category-teresa-wilkie","12":"tag-drilling","13":"tag-emissions","14":"tag-low-emission","15":"tag-offshore","16":"tag-rigs"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - 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