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Sikorsky, a manufacturer of helicopters for, inter alia, offshore oil and gas industry, could be sold or spun off from its parent company United Technologies Corp.

Survivors of the 2013 Sumburgh Super Puma Helicopter crash in which four offshore workers lost their lives are set to launch damage claims of over £5 millionThe lives of four offshore workers where tragically lost on Friday the 23rd of August 2013 when a loss of airspeed caused the Super Puma AS332 L2 to plunge into the sea 2 miles off the coast of ShetlandThe CHC helicopter which was making a return flight from the Borgsten Dolphin platform operated by Total dramatically lost airspeed before the incident plunging the helicopter and all on board into the seaThe Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) initial findings into the incident revealed the cause of the crash may have been human error as neither the pilot nor co-pilot noticed a significant drop in speed as the helicopter approached Sumburgh airport.

A massive fire has erupted near the town of Cuero, Texas following a reported rupture and blast at a gas pipeline.

UK Oil & Gas Investments PLC (UKOG) announced that the Offshore Isle of Wight licence P1916 has been extended for a further year by the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA, formerly the Department of Energy and Climate Change).

Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given consent to Statoil to use pipelines and subsea production facilities at Gullfaks Sør in the northern North Sea.

Norwegian oil company Statoil has awarded two contracts at a total value of more than NOK 4.

Cubility AS, an industry provider of solids control and efficiency solutions around drilling operations, has signed a multi-million dollar deal to provide the MudCube solution to Norwegian operator Statoil, for installation on the Johan Sverdrup field.

OPEC has never really been a "cartel" in the conventional sense of an organisation that agrees to restrict output to maximise revenues.

Aqualis Offshore, a London-based offshore marine and engineering consultancy, has been reappointed by United India Insurance Company to provide marine warranty services to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), offshore India.