
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for the purchase of natural gas.

The pipelaying vessel Castorone, operated by Italian oilfield services provider Saipem, has completed the installation of an approximately 80-kilometer pipeline linking the Aasta Hansteen platform to Equinor’s new subsea tieback field, Irpa, formerly known as Asterix. The Irpa field, located at a de