
Republican senators from oil-producing states, led by Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana, introduced legislation that would block the Biden administration’s order pausing new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.

Woodside Burrup and the North West Shelf (NWS) project participants have finalized arrangements with the Western Australian Government enabling the supply of Pluto feed gas.

Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras has found hydrocarbons in a wildcat well located in the pre-salt Campos Basin offshore Brazil.

Total outshined all other peers and also was the only major to replace all of the year’s produced resources, according to Rystad Energy.

A division of Occidental Petroleum, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), has delivered the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral oil to India.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.

Ezion Holdings has made plans to sell one of its liftboats for a total of $13 million, which will allow it to repay some of its bank loans.

Norwegian oil company Aker BP has awarded a contract to compatriot shipping company Eidesvik Offshore for one of its platform supply vessels.

Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus Energy expects to have higher production and spending in 2021 following its acquisition of Husky Energy.

Negative reactions to U.S. President Biden’s executive order to halt new oil and natural gas leasing on public lands and offshore waters are still coming in as the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) was next in line to give its view on the matter.

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has been awarded a new contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) in the UK sector of the North Sea.

CNOOC Europe has awarded Worley a two-year contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction services to its three operated North Sea assets.

Abu Dhabi Ports’ maritime arm Safeen has recently signed an agreement with Allianz Marine & Logistics Services (AMLS) to launch a new international provider of integrated maritime logistic services.

Swedish oil company Lundin Energy has announced it would be increasing its output in 2021 as well as accelerating its decarbonisation strategy.