
A merger between Premier Oil and Chrysaor has been approved by Premier’s shareholders and the deal is expected to close by the end of 1Q 2021.

Oil major ExxonMobil is preparing to drill an exploration well in waters offshore Brazil, using Seadrill’s West Saturn drillship.

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has revealed plans to cut 330 jobs from its operations in the North Sea, most of them based in Aberdeen.

Rystad Energy has conducted a comprehensive company-level analysis of the world’s upstream industry, identifying the top carbon-intensity performers.

John Lawrie Decom, a metal recycling specialist, has completed the final stages of the Buchan Alpha decommissioning project in the UK.

Qatargas Operating Company (Qatargas) has completed the first-ever commercial ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG cargo involving a Q-Flex LNG vessel.

The first nine monopiles for the Akita-Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan arrived in Akita on 12 January after being dispatched from Sif’s terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on board SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone vessel in December. The Dutch foundation manufacturer started the production of 33

Neptune Energy has awarded integrity management and fabric maintenance contracts for its operated gas production platform, Cygnus, to Oceaneering and Stork.

Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has deployed its UniWave200 wave energy device offshore Tasmania, marking a significant milestone in ocean energy development for Australia.

The Government of Canada has allowed for three offshore exploration drilling projects operated by BHP, Equinor, and Chevron to proceed.

Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan is named country manager and will head up Excelerate’s business unit in Bangladesh. Excelerate Bangladesh looks to continue to expand its presence within Bangladesh’s energy sector. The newly appointed country manager joined the company in 2018 as terminal operations manager o

SHUAA Capital, an asset management and investment banking platform, has completed a debt buyout of Stanford Marine Group’s $308 million facility.

Africa-focused oil and gas exploration group Bowleven has named a new non-executive chairman with immediate effect.

Houston-based oil and gas company Marathon Oil has appointed a new member of its board of directors.