
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract by Equinor for the drilling of three and plugging of one well on the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.

Lundin Energy saw its quarterly revenues grow on the back of Johan Sverdrup start-up. As a result of strong performance from the Norwegian fields, Lundin has increased its full-year production guidance.

The Norwegian Government has decided to make oil production cuts in an attempt to more rapidly stabilise the oil market.

French energy major Total has joined a project to explore the potential of powering offshore oil and gas platforms with floating wind and wave energy. The O/G Decarb innovation project will examine the possibility of using a combined wind and wave technology on a floating foundation to store energy

Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Beach Energy’s plan for a geophysical and geotechnical seabed assessment on the Trefoil offshore field.

Shell has decided to slash its dividend after seeing its quarterly profit nearly halved when compared to the last year’s quarter amid a dramatic decline in oil price.

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Oseberg field in the North Sea off Norway.

Oil and gas company Spirit Energy has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea using the Leiv Eiriksson drilling rig.

Singapore’s offshore rig and vessel builder Keppel Offshore & Marine saw its quarterly profit halved despite an increase in revenues.

Russian gas giant Gazprom reported a 17 percent drop in 2019 net profit due to lower prices and declining demand in Europe. Gazprom’s net profit reached 1.2 trillion Russian roubles ($16.3 billion) last year. This compares to 1.46 trillion roubles in 2018. Operating profits also fell by 42 per cent

UK oil and gas company Corallian and its joint venture partners, Upland Resources and Baron Oil, have signed a work-sharing and confidentiality agreement with an undisclosed “large European E&P company” for licence P2478 in the Inner Moray Firth which could lead to a future farm-out deal.

CNOOC saw an increase in its quarterly production driven by new project startups in China and the contribution from new international projects.

Dutch energy company Eneco has joined as a partner the PosHYdon pilot, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen project, Neptune Energy said. Eneco will supply simulated wind data from its Luchterduinen offshore wind farm to support the project which aims to integrate three energy systems in the No

Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Inpex’s plan for significant modifications on the Ichthys LNG project off Australia.