
Three oil and gas players – BP Exploration (Alpha), Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) – have joined forces to embark on hydrocarbon exploration activities at a block off the coast of India, which was acquired in the country’s ninth oil and gas bid round.

Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has joined forces with Kongsberg Maritime, a Norway-headquartered marine technology player, to drive the creation of advanced marine technologies for the offshore drilling realm.