
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with Aker BP for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Reacher, which will be reactivated for the job.

Norwegian oil major Equinor has been given a drilling permit to drill a new appraisal well in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway.

Malaysian contractor Velesto Drilling has received a letter of award from ConocoPhillips for the provision of jack-up rig services.

Talos Energy has informed that the unitization process of the Zama oil field off Mexico will enter its next phase, as established in Mexican regulation.

Offshore accommodation provider Jacktel has won a contract from Total E&P for the use of the accommodation jack-up Haven at the Tyra field offshore Denmark.

Oil and gas company Lundin Energy Norway has made a minor oil discovery near the Solveig field in the North Sea off Norway.

Australian energy giant Santos has restarted production from the Ningaloo Vision FPSO following scheduled maintenance in Singapore.

Aker Solutions has won a large contract from ConocoPhillips to provide a subsea production system for the Eldfisk North development offshore Norway.

Italy’s Eni and Russia’s Novatek are starting drilling operations in waters offshore Montenegro, using Vantage Drilling’s Topaz Driller jack-up rig.

Noble Corporation and Pacific Drilling have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Noble will acquire Pacific Drilling.

Annual oil and gas reserves and production by Chinese oil and gas player CNOOC Limited have hit a new record high while costs decreased to a ten-year low.

Ineos Energy has made an agreement to sell its oil and gas business in Norway to PGNiG Upstream Norway for a consideration of $615 million.

Alpha Petroleum has filed its draft decommissioning programme for the Wenlock field platform located off the UK to the country’s authorities.

Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling and well operations on the Gullfaks field using the Transocean Norge drilling rig.