Equinor and partners have resumed production at the Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the Norway North Sea after a power outage, achieving two-thirds of its capacity by mid-morning on Tuesday (19 November 2024), reported Reuters, citing a company spokesperson.

Norway's Equinor has halted output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's largest, due to an onshore power outage, the company said on Monday.

Johan Sverdrup, Western Europe's largest oilfield, is back producing at "normal levels" after output at the Equinor-operated asset was hit by power supply problems earlier this week. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Equinor has restored full output capacity at the North Sea field,

WTI oil is mostly flat as traders focus on the partial restart of Norway’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield. If WTI oil manages to settle above the 50 MA at $70.63, it will head towards the resistance at $72.00 – $72.50. Brent oil is flat as traders focus on rising geopolitical tensions and falling Treasury yields.

Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) said Monday it has stopped production from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe's largest with production of ~750K boe/day, helping to boost futures prices. Brent front-month January crude oil (CO1:COM) trades +2.

OSLO (Reuters) -Equinor has restored full output capacity at its Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea following an outage that drove up oil prices, and is now producing steadily at normal levels,