BP said yesterday it had agreed to sell its southern North Sea assets in a £251.7million deal but added it was still committed to developing around the UK.
OIL giant Shell has been accused of jeopardising safety at a north-east gas plant after it emerged that more than 80 repair and maintenance posts could go at the site.
ENERGY firms BP and EnQuest refused to comment yesterday on a report saying they were holding talks over the transfer of assets worth up to £400million.
Often, the tasks undertaken away from the public eye, with a low profile and little public recognition, are of huge value to an industry's operations - and data management in the UK oil&gas industry is one such case.