Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has received authorization from the country’s authorities to embark on exploration drilling activities with one of COSL Drilling Europe’s semi-submersible rigs in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
Amplitude Energy (formerly Cooper Energy), an Australian gas production company focused on supplying the Southeast domestic gas market, has obtained a production license, which entails an undeveloped gas discovery in the Otway Basin off the coast of Victoria, Australia.
England-based energy transition-focused player EnergyPathways is awaiting the award of a gas storage license (GSL) from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) in connection with the firm’s flagship energy storage project off the Cumbria coast in the East Irish Sea.
Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean’s business combination with the Bermuda-incorporated Valaris is facing extended antitrust scrutiny, as the offshore drilling giants’ merger request is under review with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United Sta
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has shed light on the expanded award in pre-defined areas 2026 (APA 2026) round for oil and gas exploration activity, encompassing the predefined areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with blocks in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea.
Australian Energy Producers, representing Australia’s upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, has applauded a commitment to stable policy settings for the energy future, as encouraging investment in early-stage exploration helps bolster efforts to unlock the next generation of supp
Australian energy giant Woodside has received a blessing for its environmental plan (EP) from the country’s offshore regulator for permanent plug and abandonment (P&A) of multiple subsea exploration wells off the coast of Australia.
Scotland-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has been served with an order from Norway’s offshore safety regulator, which investigated an incident that resulted in an injury at a semi-submersible rig deployed on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
DNV has been selected as the independent certifier for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, and will verify that the project’s construction and operation comply with the carbon dioxide transport and storage licence (CO2 T&S license)
AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy has received a stamp of approval for its environmental plan (EP) from the country’s offshore regulator for wellhead removal activities at its oil field off the coast of Australia.
With a recent court ruling spurring new environmental assessments for energy projects, Canada-headquartered oil and gas exploration company Africa Energy has confirmed an extension for the submission of a new environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for a block off the coast of the Republic
Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has portrayed the oil and gas production from the North Sea as a backbone of the nation’s security of supply to prevent over-reliance on imports and continue to pursue and implement the transition to a low-carbon and
Australian energy giant Woodside and Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GAP), an independent campaigning organization, have reached a settlement in an emissions lawsuit, which has now been dismissed in the Federal Court of Australia.
As the European Union (EU) continues to take steps to constrain Russia’s revenue streams and energy export capacity to bring the Ukraine crisis to an end, it has rubber-stamped a new raft of sanctions against the country, expanding its crackdown on the Russian energy industry and widening the net ar
