Equinor and partner Neptune have struck oil in the Sigrun East prospect in the North Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at between 7 and 17 million barrels of oil equivalent.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has launched new analysis showing that a rapid pivot to gas will be required to deal with rising global energy demand.

ASCO, a global integrated materials and logistics management company, has been awarded a five-year extension, with options for a further six years by CNOOC Petroleum Europe Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, to support all the operator’s North Sea assets.

ABB has signed a new frame agreement to deliver safety and automation systems across Equinor’s installed base and greenfield projects worldwide, helping minimize cost, schedule and risk.

Asia Pacific’s leading Offshore Well Intervention conference is returning to Kuala Lumpur for its 6th year in June 2020, with support from key industry players such as Petronas MPM, SAKA Energi, Premier Oil Natuna Sea BV, Medco Energi, Sarawak Shell Berhad and Repsol Oil & Gas Malaysia Limited.

From a starting point of approximately 1.2 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of export capacity in 2016, the US will become the third most important liquid natural gas (LNG) exporting country with a total capacity of 8.9bcfd by the end of 2020, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData.

Global contractor Dolphin Drilling has announced it has secured a one well plus one optional well with Wellesley Petroleum AS for a programme of drilling work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

Decom North Sea has announced the launch of the third annual Decom Awards; the only industry awards focused upon recognizing excellence in the global offshore decommissioning sector.

Shell has chosen Maersk Convincer as Jack-up Rig of the Year 2019, recognizing the rig’s successful operation offshore Brunei. The award is justified by consistent high performance across all parameters.

Eni has successfully drilled Agogo-3, the second appraisal well of Agogo discovery in Block 15/06, offshore Angola, increasing by about 40% the estimate of oil in place, which is now of 1 billion barrels with further upside to be tested in the Northern sector of the field.

Equinor has informed the Australian authorities of its decision to discontinue its exploration drilling plan (Stromlo-1) in the Ceduna sub-basin, offshore South Australia.

Sparrows Group has secured a contract to manufacture three cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion project.

Ocean Infinity, the next generation subsea marine robotics company, has been awarded a contract with ExxonMobil, for high-resolution Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) geophysical and geotechnical data acquisition within the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, has delivered the world’s fastest brownfield Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) modification and upgrading project safely and on time.

Siemens has been awarded a contract by Arabian Drilling Company to modernize a complete and integrated drilling-drives lineup, including auxiliaries and controls, that will be installed on an offshore jackup drilling rig for a customer in the Middle East.

Deep Down, Inc, a specialist in complex deep-water oil and gas distribution equipment and services, has received an order from Shell Offshore Inc. for work related to its Whale development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.