Iranian Oil Minister says balance over demand and supply will be restored
Iran's Oil minister has claimed the market is oversupplied but said the balance between demand and supply will be restored.
Petrobras eyes selling petrochemical unit to Mexican firm
Alpek is expected to offer up to $700million for the petrochemicals arm of Petrobras' business.
Solo Oil gets year extension on Ruvuma PSA
Solo Oil said the Mtwara licence which is part of the Ruvuma Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) has been granted a further one year extension.
Five dead as IS attacks two energy plants in Iraq
Islamic State (IS) has attacked two energy facilities in Iraq.
Administrators called in for PresureFab as oil downturn hits
A specialist rig topside company has gone into administration.
Production halted on Alvheim FPSO after suspected gas leak
Production was stopped on a Det Norske FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel after a suspected gas leak.
Claxton wins Statoil ‘rigless recovery’ contract
Claxton has been selected to provide rigless recovery of a number of abandoned wells on Statoil's Huldra platform.
Chevron posts largest second quarter loss since 2001
Oil major Chevron has posted its largest second quarter loss since 2001.
Repeated concerns over subsidies for nuclear plant
The Government move to review the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant took people by surprise, but concerns over costs have been repeatedly raised.
Wood Group boss says its “hugely disappointed” over continued strike action
The chief executive of Wood Group has said the company is "hugely disappointed" after failing to reach a resolution with unions to bring strike action to an end.
Hinkley Point delay criticised amid job fears
The Government has come under fire for its shock move to further delay a decision on building Hinkley Point power station, with warnings that it could be “potentially disastrous”.
DOF Subsea nets Shell Prelude contract
Oil major Shell has awarded DOF Subsea a five-year contract to provide a full-time underwater services and a multi-purpose supply vessel to the Prelude FLNG facility in Australia.
NIA boss urges quick decision on Hinkley Point
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) said the UK Government needs to make a quick decision on Hinkley Point after it was deferred by the UK Government until Autumn.
Unions to stage 48-hour strike on Shell’s North Sea assets
Unions will stage a 48-hour strike next week as industrial action continues on seven Shell assets in the North sea.
Erskine production resumes after pipeline blockage
Serica Energy said production has resumed from the Erskine field after a pipeline blockage.
Statoil nets $2.5bn stake in Santos Basin
Norwegian operator Statoil has acquired a 66% stake in the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil's Santos Basin from Petrobras in a $2.5billion deal.
Songa Enabler starts work in Barents Sea for Statoil
Songa Offshore said one of its drilling rigs has commenced work in the Barents Sea.
Redundant oil workers offered more than 300 training opportunities
More than 300 places on training courses are being offered to people facing redundancy in the oil and gas sector.
More than 37,000 jobs lost from industry in Norwegian sector
More than 37,000 jobs have been lost from the oil and gas sector on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), according to new figures.
Maersk Drilling gets early return of drillship from ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil
Maersk Drilling has had one of its drillships returned to the company early from customers Marathon Oil and ConocoPhillips.
Hinkley Point project suffers glitch after UK Government delays approval
A planned approval for the Hinkley Point project has suffered a hitch after the UK Government postponed a final investment decision until the early autumn.
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Pro-shale group launched in England
A new pro-shale gas group has been launched in England.
Baker Hughes reports $911mln loss
Baker Hughes has reported a loss of $911million for the second quarter of the year.
46% of electricity provided by low carbon power sources in 2015
Almost half the UK’s electricity came from clean energy sources such as wind and nuclear power last year, official figures have revealed.