
Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using the West Hercules rig. The wells named 30/11-U-1 and 30/11-U-2 are located in Production licence 035 and 272 in the North Sea. The licences a

Oilfield services provider Bilfinger Salamis UK has appointed Adam Mason as General Manager for its Southern North Sea business.

BW Ideol, a company established after oil & gas services provider BW Offshore bought into the floating wind technology developer Ideol, has applied for admission to the Oslo Stock Exchange and is expected to start trading there around 18 March. Through a private placement of shares, for which a day-

Romanian oil and gas company OMV Petrom has signed the production sharing contract (PSC) for the offshore Block II in the exclusive economic zone of the Georgian Black Sea.

Climate Investor Two (CI2) has approved an investment that could amount to €24.5 million (about $29.3 million) to support the lease of Damen’s portable ballast water treatment (BWT) solution InvaSave to clients in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

CHC Group has entered into a conditional agreement for the acquisition of the Oil and Gas aviation business of Babcock International Group.

Carnegie Clean Energy has substantially reduced its debt following the conversion of Au$1.75 million (€1.1 million) of convertible notes into shares and unlisted options, making the existing company’s funds sufficient to complete the CETO technology pathway.

Greenpeace activists have staged a protest at the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt due to its support of fossil fuels companies.

Norwegian engineering firm Aker Solutions has appointed Marianne Hagen as executive vice president for sustainability and communications. Hagen succeeds Tove Røskaft, who takes up new role as chief of staff and business excellence at Aker Offshore Wind. She will be part of the executive management t

National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has launched the Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) to address the challenges and maximise opportunities of decommissioning Australia’s ageing oil and gas infrastructure.

GE Renewable Energy plans to open a new factory in Teesside in the North East of England, where it will manufacture 107-metre-long blades for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The new manufacturing plant, which will be set up and operated by GE-owned LM Wind Power, is planned to be opened in 2023

Danish tanker owner Maersk Product Tankers has cut its CO2 emissions by 3.3 percent in 2020 with the help of its proprietary digital and technical solutions. The latest decrease gives a total reduction of 28.7 per cent between 2008 and 2020 as measured on the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator,

Shell is making several board changes with the appointment of a former BHP CEO as its new chair as well as the addition of a new non-executive director.

Engineering consultancy Xodus has appointed a new late-life and decommissioning lead in Asia-Pacific following a significant increase in activity in the region.