
The flare for the Energean Power floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel has been lifted into place at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in Singapore.

Romanian oil and gas company Romgaz has filed a takeover offer for ExxonMobil’s subsidiary in Romania which holds a share in a Black Sea offshore block.

Energy services company THREE60 Energy has been awarded a new framework agreement with Austria’s oil and gas company OMV for operations in Norway.

The completion of the all-share merger of Chrysaor and Premier Oil has formally been completed and the company, named Harbour Energy, will be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange from 1 April 2021.

Russia’s Lukoil will not be proceeding with its previous plans to take over Australia’s FAR Limited and enter the Sangomar project located offshore Senegal.

Independent oil and gas Parkmead has agreed ‘in principle’ to take over operatorship of the Platypus project in the North Sea from Dana Petroleum.

Allseas has equipped its Pioneering Spirit vessel with a second lift system capable of removing and installing complete jackets in one go.

Italian oilfield services provider Saipem and consulting and advisory services provider Hyperion Systems Engineering have joined forces to create a new company specialised to support clients in the energy transition.

Robots could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs and save billions in drilling costs by 2030, according to a report by Rystad Energy.

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received two consents from the country’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for four wells located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Floatel International has been awarded a contract extension for one of its units from Equinor for operations on the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.

Neptune Energy has reduced its volume estimate for the Dugong discovery, located in the North Sea, following an appraisal well drilling.

Energy major Shell has proposed linking its directors’ pay more closely to the group’s climate performance and severing the link between bonuses and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production volumes.