
Shell has set a new target to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50 per cent compared to 2016 levels by 2030, regardless of the outcome of its appeal against the Dutch Court’s ruling.

Maersk Drilling has sold one of its jack-up rigs – Mærsk Inspirer (now named Inspirer) – to Havila Sirius for a price of $373 million.

OGA has confirmed a total of 29 received bids in an update on the £1 million ($1.4 million) decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations on the UKCS.

Neptune has concluded the drilling of a wildcat well near the Snorre field in the Norwegian North Sea, but the well turned out to be dry.

The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has decided to investigate the delay in Esso’s proposed sale of 13 producing fields, including Elgin Franklin, to NEO.

OKEA has confirmed the first oil production achievement at the Repsol-operated Yme field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has started drilling operations on four production wells on the Fenja field in the Norwegian Sea.

Providence and Lansdowne confirm the site survey at the K drilling location of the Barryroe field in the North Celtic Sea is underway.

ADC Energy has revealed an upgrade to dynamically positioned (DP) rigs power systems, leading to carbon emissions reduction of almost 5,000 tonnes per annum.

Sembcorp Marine has provided clarifications regarding its scope of work for the Johan Castberg Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.

Tullow Oil has appointed a ‘pan-African’ businessman to its board as a non-executive director and chairman-designate, effective from 25 October 2021.

UK oil and gas company EnQuest has bought a 26.69 per cent non-operated equity interest in the Golden Eagle area in the UK North Sea.

Prosafe has been awarded a contract from TotalEnergies to provide accommodation support in the UK sector of the North Sea.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Equinor for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.