
A lobbyist for ExxonMobil stated in an aired interview recorded by undercover Greenpeace activists that the company was still fighting efforts to tackle climate change in the U.S., despite publicly claiming to support the Paris climate agreement.

Oilfield services major Baker Hughes has announced the release of its 2020 Report on Corporate Responsibility which outlines its corporate strategy for a sustainable energy future.

Aker Solutions and AF Gruppen will merge the two companies’ existing offshore decommissioning operations into a 50/50 owned company.

Offshore accommodation services provider Floatel International has won a contract by Inpex for operations on the Ichthys field in Australia.

Τhe FPSO market is booming this year, with more contracts awarded in the second quarter of 2021 than during the full year 2020, Rystad Energy says.

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.

Norway’s BW Energy and Brazil’s DBO Energia have reportedly submitted binding offers for Petrobras’ Golfinho offshore oilfields.

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.

Equinor, Petoro, Vår Energi, TotalEnergies have decided to develop the Lavrans discovery and the Kristin Q-discovery which is a part of the Kristin field.