
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a well located in the Norwegian Sea.

Marine seismic player Polarcus has received a letter of intent for 3D seismic data acquisition services in Asia Pacific. The project should commence in the third quarter 2020, subject to relevant approvals. According to the Oslo-listed firm, the acquisition campaign will have a duration of one month

The U.S. offshore rig count has remained flat for another week, making this the fourth week straight with 12 active units, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.

Equinor has agreed to sell a 40.8125 per cent interest in and transfer operatorship of the Bressay oil field development on the UK continental shelf to EnQuest.

Norwegian oil major Equinor has received safety consent from the country’s offshore safety watchdog to use the Maersk Intrepid jack-up rig on the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.

Equinor has drilled a dry well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.

Production efficiency on the UK Continental Shelf has improved for the seventh consecutive year and for 2019 reached 80 per cent.

Tubular solutions provider Vallourec has been awarded an extension of its contracts to supply products and services to Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras.

Eni went from a profit in the second quarter of 2019 to a loss in the same period this year hit by the combined effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price crisis.

French oil major Total has decided to divest its portfolio of mature non-operated assets located offshore Gabon to Perenco.

Apache has made what it says is a major oil discovery at the Kwaskwasi-1 well drilled offshore Suriname in Block 58.

Tullow Oil has postponed the drilling of its exploration well on a block located offshore Suriname. Meanwhile, Tullow is looking to hire a rig for the well.

Hess sank deeper into the red during the second quarter of the year compared to the same period last year as its revenues dipped on lower oil and gas prices.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wells located in the Norwegian Sea.