
Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator and producer, has made a move to enlarge its operated interest in a gas field, said to be the largest one on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), by acquiring Spirit Energy’s share in the asset.

Aker BP has made a new oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea, off the coast of Norway, with a semi-submersible rig owned by Italy’s Saipem.