
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has stated that the company would be pressing ahead with its plan to boost output capacity regardless of massive profit drop in 2Q 2020.

Stena Carron, a Stena Drilling-owned drillship, has arrived on location at the Kaieteur Block, offshore Guyana, to drill the Tanager-1 well for ExxonMobil.

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has made a commitment to reach net-zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. The company has also set diversity targets.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wellesley Petroleum a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.

Sparrows Group, a provider of specialist equipment and integrated engineering services to the energy industry, has become the service provider for machine construction company J.D. Neuhaus Group (JDN) in the Middle East.

Offshore drilling rig owner Borr Drilling has named a new chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.

Petrofac, in a joint venture (JV) with SOCAR, has secured a contract to provide BP Azerbaijan with international payroll and personnel support services.

Brazilian state-owned oil firm Petrobras has approved the hibernation of the Merluza platform located in the shallow-water Santos Basin offshore Brazil.

Pacific Drilling has been awarded a contract by Murphy Oil for ten firm wells for its drillship Pacific Sharav in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras has started the binding phase for the sale of its entire stake in the shallow water Tartaruga field, located in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin offshore Brazil.

The U.S. offshore rig count stayed flat again, as the number of active rigs is steady at 12 for the fifth week, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes.

The board of directors of Equinor has appointed Anders Opedal as the new president and CEO of Equinor from 2 November 2020.

Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has won several extensions in Brazil with oil majors Total and Equinor.

Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the Tyra East and Tyra West integrated processing and accommodation platforms.