
OMV has received a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, enabling it to undertake drilling activities next month with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling contractor.

Ariadne Interconnection, a subsidiary of Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), has completed the site acceptance test (SAT) for the cable system for what it says is the largest electricity transmission project in Greece. IPTO reported today