
The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the last week, according to Baker Hughes.

Chevron, the operator and the Gorgon joint venture, will proceed with the approximately $4 billion Jansz-Io Compression project in Australia.

Equinor has secured regulatory consent to start-up facilities and modifications associated with the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea.

The Equinor-operated Martin Linge oil and gas field in the North Sea came on stream on Wednesday night, 30 June. The field is powered from shore and operated from its onshore control room.

Oil and gas exploration company Chariot Oil & Gas has appointed a drilling manager to lead the planned Anchois gas appraisal well drilling within the Lixus license offshore Morocco.

Vantage Drilling has secured an additional year of contract for a jack-up unit while two other jack-up rigs have started their gigs.

Petrofac, an international service provider to the energy industry, has been awarded a two-and-a-half-year project with Ithaca Energy.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Lundin Energy Norway for a well in the North Sea off Norway.

Oil and gas companies are still feeling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as new project start-ups are being delayed and costs are rising due to continuous challenges arising from related restrictions.

Norwegian oil & gas company Aker BP has filed its development plan for the Kobra East and Gekko project in the central part of the North Sea.

Australian oil and gas industry association has labelled a new levy by the government related to decommissioning costs for Laminaria-Corallina oil fields as over the top and extreme.

Carnarvon Petroleum has confirmed that a drilling rig has been selected for the Buffalo-10 well, located offshore Timor-Leste.

Equinor’s plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Breidablikk field in the North Sea has been approved by Norwegian authorities.

Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured a contract for a jack-up rig with Total E&P Nigeria for operations offshore Nigeria.