
Neptune Energy has drilled a dry well near the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea.

DNV GL has issued an international call to oil and gas operators and the supply chain to pilot a methodology that could prove whether the data generated by digital twins can be trusted and if the technology is delivering value.

Norwegian oil major Equinor has decided on a cash dividend of $0.09 per share for the first quarter of 2020, a reduction of 67 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.

Petrofac is preparing to extend its provision of operations and maintenance services to Repsol Sinopec Resources UK following an enhancement to its existing contract.

PGS has seen its Q1 2020 loss widened, mostly on impairments related to library and sale of non-current assets. The Oslo-listed seismic player reported quarterly loss of $117.5 million, or 32 cents per share on revenues of close to $129 million, against loss of $65 million, or 19 cents per share on

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is closing its investigation into Eni related to its involvement into a license located offshore Nigeria as well as its activities in Congo.

Aker BP has started production from the first Ærfugl phase 2 well in the Norwegian Sea – three years ahead of the original plan.

Norwegian oil major Equinor has appointed a new executive vice president of its Exploration division.

Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has decided to investigate a lifting incident involving a personal injury on Equinor’s Oseberg B platform.

Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s management of major accident risk and barriers on the Troll A platform.

Exploration plans are being redrawn and the well count is expected to drop by as much as 35 per cent on 2019 levels due to the “double whammy” of the oil price collapse and COVID-19 pandemic, according to market research provider Westwood Global Energy Group.

Italian oil major Eni has extended the charter of KNOT Offshore Partners’ shuttle tanker Torill Knutsen.

With the reality that Brent oil prices are scratching closer and closer to $20 per barrel, shut-ins are already happening around the world. Even if prices reach this threshold, the UK will avoid shut-ins and exploration is likely to continue in 2020.

The agreement of the members of OPEC and its allies to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels of crude per day is not believed to be enough to offset the massive demand drop and will certainly have dire implications for the oil tanker shipping market. “The first quarter of 2020 has been one of [&