
ConocoPhillips has been granted consent for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea by Norway’s offshore petroleum safety regulator.

Following last year’s rejection, Shell has now received regulatory approvals for the development of the Jackdaw field in the UK North Sea.

Heerema Marine Contractors is moving forward with plans to remove the Dunlin platform from the waters off the UK, using its Sleipnir vessel.

ConocoPhillips has awarded another extension for maintenance and modification work on its North Sea fields to Aker Solutions.

Centrica has revealed that the sale of its Norwegian business and the Statfjord UK field has been completed for $1.1 billion.

Hurricane Energy has decided to give up another licence in the Greater Warwick Area on the UK Continental Shelf.

Following the extensions of licences for two of the largest undeveloped discoveries off the UK, operators of these two projects are laying the groundwork for their final investment decisions.

Tullow Oil and Capricorn Energy have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination of Tullow and Capricorn.

Saipem has decided to sell its onshore drilling business to KCA Deutag for $550 million in cash plus an equity stake in the combined entity.

IOG is looking forward to doubling the output at its North Sea gas project, after restoring the production following modifications.

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has made a minor gas and oil discovery near the Valhall field in the North Sea off Norway.

The G7 countries have pledged to end direct international public financing of the fossil fuels sector starting from the end of this year.

The European Union leaders have decided to ban almost 90 per cent of Russian oil by the end of the year following an agreement on the sixth round of sanctions against Russia.

Searcher Seismic will be working on two new multi-client 3D reprocessing projects to support the infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) strategy in the North Sea offshore UK.