Union Jack acquires onshore portfolio of Cairn subsidiary
Union Jack Oil today confirmed its takeover of Nautical Petroleum's onshore portfolio.
Atlantis Resources lands Indonesia deal
Atlantis Resources has landed a deal in Indonesia for eight turbines.
Rosneft acquires 30% stake in Zohr field in $1.1bn
Rosneft has acquired a 30% stake in the Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea.
Statoil makes UK North Sea discovery of up to 130 million barrels
Statoil this morning confirmed a UK North Sea discovery.
Exclusive Interview: Wood Group completes £2.2bn takeover, talks jobs and debuts new name
Wood Group has today completed its £2.2billion takeover of Amec Foster Wheeler.
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Calash: Digitalisation and big data could help to weather future storms
Digitisation – def. The process of changing from analog to digital form.
Chevron, Woodside celebrate first gas from “cash generator”
Chevron and Woodside Energy today celebrated first gas from the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia.
New training fund targets oil workers for STEM teacher roles
A £20,000 bursary to cover teacher training has been announced by education secretary John Swinney, following calls to avert a crisis in north-east schools.
Freemont makes oil discovery in Florence field
Freemont Petroleum Corpration today confirmed an oil find its western flank of the Florence field in Freemont County, Colorado.
Statoil’s wildcat bites dust
Statoil's wildcat in the Barents Sea came up dry, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today confirmed.
SDX hits oil pay
SDX Energy has confirmed an oil discovery in Egypt.
Maersk Oil sheds 140 jobs, narrows losses
Maersk Oil has shed 140 jobs in the past year, according to its latest financial report.
Saffron Energy suspends trading in reverse takeover bid
Saffron Energy has suspended training in a reverse takeover bid.
Shell cancels Thai sale, hits $25bn in divestments
Shell today confirmed a U-turn on the planned sale of its Shell Integrated Gas Thailand Pte. Limited (SIGT).
Statoil buys into first solar development project
Oil major Statoil has bought into its first solar development project.
Petrofac and Danos agree joint venture in the Gulf of Mexico
Petrofac and Danos today confirmed a new joint venture in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sir Ian Wood: Autumn budget must deliver decom tax relief change
Sir Ian Wood has called on the UK Chancellor to deliver concrete change in the North Sea's decommissioning tax liabilities.
IOG signs North Sea hub deal
Independent Oil and Gas today confirmed it had signed a letter of intent with Heerma Fabrication Hub for its Southern North Sea hub.
Brian Wilson: Why I raised my eyebrows at “astounding” offshore wind results
Offshore Wind, a publication as specialist as the name suggests, declared itself “astounded” by the outcome of the latest round of Contract for Difference auctions. The rest of us are therefore entitled to raise our eyebrows and to speculate upon the implications that will flow from this event.
Robin Watson: Peeling back the layers of Wood Group
Wood Group has spent the past two years de-branding itself, shedding its layers like an onion.
AkerBP makes North Sea discovery
AkerBP's latest wildcat successful uncovered a North Sea discovery.
Gazprom and Delek confirm agreement for Israel natural gas
Gazprom and Delek Drilling today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the Israeli natural gas market.
Shell, Statoil and Total sign carbon storage deal
Three of the oil majors have signed a carbon storage deal on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Digitalisation is cure for North Sea’s “unbearable pain”
Digitalisation is needed where the pain is “most unbearable”, an industry technology leader has said.