Oilfield services provider Petrofac has been awarded a new contract to provide offshore operations services for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal.

Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.

Norway’s Equinor and Halten East area partners have decided to invest about NOK 9 billion (about $937.7 million) in the development of the area neighbouring the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has received a drilling permit from Norwegian authorities for a wildcat well located in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling activities will be carried out by an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has signed contracts for the bareboat charter of another two KFELS B Class rigs to be deployed in the Middle East.

Kazakhstan expects to produce 90-93 million tonnes of oil next year, up from 87.5 million tonnes this year, depending on when expansion projects at the giant Tengiz field are completed as they may be slightly delayed, its energy minister said.

The UK’s representative body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has revealed that oil and gas operators are expected to pay £7.8 billion (over $9.7 billion) in taxes to the country’s government in 2022, which constitutes a 20-fold increase worth £279 (around $346) per household.

As part of its strategy to focus on gas production in Norway, German oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has reached an agreement with Norway’s OKEA to sell its stakes in three North Sea fields for €108 million (about $114 million).

The global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel use, a new report commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has shown.

Giant offshore drilling contractor Transocean has recently held a naming ceremony at a shipyard in Singapore for its delayed newbuild drillship, Deepwater Atlas, the world’s first 8th generation drillship.