The upcoming G20 Energy Ministerial under the Presidency of Indonesia signals an opportunity to emphasise the soaring role of natural gas in satisfying growing energy needs of G20 and recognize importance of natural gas for the World when “recover together – recover stronger”.

Karoon Energy Ltd has exercised options to add the drilling of up to two wells at the Neon field offshore Brazil to the work scope of the semi-submersible rig Mærsk Developer. The contract extension has a duration of 80 days, in direct continuation of the rig’s previous work scope. The contract extension has a firm contract value of approximately USD 21m.

Promethean Decommissioning Company (PDC), a pure-play Decommissioning Operator, and Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, have formed an Alliance to decommission the South Pass 60, South Pass 6 and East Breaks 165 fields, offshore Gulf of Mexico.

Sharp Reflections, a global leader in quantitative seismic data analysis, has announced the launch of its Foundation Project V (FP-V) initiative.

As part of its commitment to identify, quantify and reduce methane emissions linked to its operations, TotalEnergies has launched a worldwide drone-based emissions detection and quantification campaign across all its upstream Oil & Gas operated sites.

Neptune Energy Norge AS, operator of production license 153, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 35/9-16 S and 35/9-16 A on oil and gas discovery 35/9-3 (Hamlet).

An integrated supplier of offshore operations, well services technology and engineering solutions, Odfjell Technology is all set to complete its three-year contract for the Black Sea Oil & Gas.

Panoro Energy ASA announces that the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea and the Joint Venture partners at Block G offshore Equatorial Guinea have agreed a material time extension of the Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) until 31 December 2040 covering both the producing Ceiba and Okume Complex Fields.

The extensive repairs at Melkøya have been completed, but the run-up of the plant takes somewhat longer than planned.

General Magnaplate’s Nedox® 10K3 surface protection coating delivers superior corrosion protection in harsh oil and gas environments where saltwater, sour gasses and corrosive mud are present. As part of the Nedox family of coatings,10K3 boosts the performance of common metal alloy surfaces, helping them last longer and perform better.

Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable¹ project by BP for the TOPR project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago, in water depths of up to 280 feet.

New Fortress Energy Inc. announces that the U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the Maritime Administration, has affirmed the completeness of NFE’s deepwater port license application and will proceed with the preparation of an environmental impact statement as part of the environmental review within the 356-day application process.

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Interior Department announced it will not move forward with planned oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet:

CGG has announced the recent signature of an expanded five-year Geovation software licensing agreement with Petrobras.

A liquified natural gas (LNG) crisis is brewing for European countries dealing with energy insecurity in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as demand will outstrip supply by the end of this year, Rystad Energy research shows.

Equinor is extending its contracts with Baker Hughes Norge, Halliburton AS and Schlumberger Norge AS for integrated drilling and well services on Equinor-operated fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).