Three hurt after rig catches fire in Dutch dry dock
Three people have been injured after a Norwegian oil rig caught fire while in dry dock in Rotterdam this morning.
Stolen Nigerian crude threatens oil market, warns report
Crude oil stolen from Nigeria is reaching global markets, threatening the integrity of the financial system and legitimate oil trade, according to a report by Chatham House.
Macedon gas project begins production
Australian oil giant BHP Billiton has started its $1.5billion Macedon gas project as it looks to supply a fifth of Western Australia's gas for the next 20 years.
Three more countries agree Shah Deniz 2 gas deals as Italy claims largest share
The consortium behind the giant Shah Deniz gas project in Azerbaijan says it has struck sales deals for more than 10billion cubic metres a year from the field.
Trinity suspends Trintes work after further technical problems
Caribbean oil explorer Trinity has suspended work on the east coast of Trinidad after technical problems.
Losses narrow at Gulf Keystone as Shaikan production ramps up
Kurdistan-focused oil explorer Gulf Keystone says it expects to bring its production in the region up to 20,000 barrels of oil per day by the end of the year - after seeing losses first-half losses at the firm fall.
Blow for Statoil’s Cerberus bid
Statoil's latest exploration well on the Oseberg field has come up dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has confirmed.
Simonelli named new GE oil and gas chief
Engineering giant GE has named Lorenzo Simonelli as the new head of its oil and gas operations.
Norway closes in on completing new Barents Sea seismic scans
Norway's Petroleum Directorate says it is on course to complete its acquisition of new seismic data of the Barents Sea by next month.
Russian coastguard fire on Greenpeace vessel as activists scale Arctic oil rig
Greenpeace activists have scaled a Gazprom-owned rig in the Arctic in a new protest over potential damage to the region by oil exploration.
St Fergus gas terminal hit by supply outage
An unplanned outage has cut production at Total's gas terminal in north Scotland by 14million cubic metres today.
Losses double at Eland as it closes in on first production from Nigeria
African-focused exploration firm Eland says it is looking to start production from its operations in Nigeria next month.
Repower lands deal to provide turbines for £50m Clashindarroch wind farm
Turbine maker Repower Systems has landed a deal to provide 58megawatts of turbines for four wind farms in the UK - including the Clashindarroch project in Aberdeenshire.
Libya looks to double production as strike ends
Libya expects its oil output to increase by almost double following the end of a strike at one of the country's largest oil fields.
Syria crisis forces refocus for Gulfsands
The ongoing crisis in Syria has forced Middle East-focused explorer Gulfsands to switch its focus to Morocco, the company has admitted.
Seadrill takes control of Sevan rigs
Drilling giant Seadrill has tightened its grip on Sevan Drilling after confirming it would now run rig management for Sevan.
Falklands delays hit Desire’s farm-out hopes
Falklands-focused exploration firm Desire Petroleum says delays to the North Falkland exploration programme have hampered attempts to farm out its licences.
Spike launches £103m takeover bid for North Sea operator Bridge Energy
North Sea operator Bridge Energy looks set for a £103million takeover from Spike Exploration after recommending to shareholders they accept the deal.
DNO looks to up output after new Kurdistan well
Norwegian oil firm DNO International says it expects to achieve record levels of production from its Middle East operations this autumn.
$760billion of oil and gas still untapped, finds new report
Global conventional oil and gas reserves could amount to nearly 1.4trillion barrels worth - with more than a trillion of that still not subject to development plans.
M+W drops interest in Kentz takeover bid
Austrian engineering group M+W has decided not to make a new bid for Kentz - just a day after rivals Amec dropped their interest in taking over the company.
In Amenas terror attack: Security at oil plant not enough to protect workers, finds report
The security measures around an Algerian oil plant where forty people were killed earlier this year were not sufficient to protect workers, a report into the massacre has found.
Sigma lands engineering support deal for Indian FPSO project
Aberdeen engineering firm Sigma Offshore is to provide services for a multi-million dollar oil project in the Indian Ocean.
Amec drops Kentz takeover bid plans
AMEC has ditched plans to launch a takeover of offshore engineering firm Kentz, it was confirmed today.
Tiny troll bat rescued by helicopter from North Sea platform
A tiny bat has been flown back to Norway by helicopter after being found on a North Sea oil rig.