
Following the trend set by many energy majors and service companies, Halliburton has committed to set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

PetroNor has added a high potential acreage offshore Guinea Bissau to its portfolio following a purchase of SPE Guinea Bissau AB.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.

Sparrows Group has been awarded a five-year contract by Spirit Energy for crane maintenance and lifting services across its Morecambe Hub assets.

Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy launched the 25th licensing round, encompassing 136 blocks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea off Norway.

Equinor is ready to drill two wells in the North Sea offshore Norway following the receipt of approvals and permits from the Norwegian authorities.

Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has signed an agreement with BP for the acquisition of interests in two fields offshore Brazil.

The U.S. government agency Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has held a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale, yielding more than $120 million in high bids.

Equinor has been served with a notice of order from the country’s offshore safety agency following a serious lifting incident on the Oseberg B platform.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has lowered its 2020 oil demand forecast to negative -9.8 million barrels a day.

Bumi Armada has said that India’s ONGC has been served with a force majeure notice related to the charter hire of an FPSO.

Transocean has been awarded contract extensions for two of its drillships that have been working for Petrobras.

A survey by the Norwegian statistics bureau SSB has revealed that oil and gas companies in Norway have boosted investment plans in recent months.

McDermott has secured approximately $560 million in new capital through a series of transactions expected to close by the end of the year.