UK-based drilling specialist Archer reported a 22.

Dolphin Geophysical is acquiring 4192km² of new Multi-Client 3D SHarp Broadband seismic in the northernmost region of the Norwegian North Sea.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

Self-confessed “oil man” — and a BP veteran — Iain Conn finds himself in an unusual position.

Atlantic Petroleum, an independent oil and gas company based in the Faroe Islands, is looking at is options after the company’s Board of Directors authorized the management team to explore a broad range of strategic alternatives, possibly even a sale of the company.

BG Group, a UK-based energy company soon to be acquired by Shell, today announced first oil from the Cidade de Itaguaí floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Brazil.

Sterling Energy, an oil and gas company with interests in Africa, has completed the acquisition of 40.

N-Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rosneft, and Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Mozambique Offshore Limited have filed joint bids to participate in the fifth license round organized by the Republic of Mozambique’s Institute of National Petroleum (Instituto Nacional de Petróleo).

Paradigm Flow Services has successfully completed a deluge remediation and replacement project for Apache North Sea in the Forties field.

Ceona has expanded its West African foothold after entering into a strategic partnership with Interoil Angola.