OPEC oil supply in April has jumped to its highest in more than two years, boosted by record or near-record supplies from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, a Reuters survey showed, as key members stand firm in their focus on market share.

Russia’s upper house of Parliament, the Federation Council, has ratified the plan to deliver 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China.

Rising oil prices are putting Royal Dutch Shell under pressure to execute its landmark $70 billion deal to buy rival BG as soon as possible before investors in BG start to take a more critical look at the terms.

Virtual Marine Technology, a Canadian simulation services provider, announced it has installed its first lifeboat simulator system in Norway.

Norwegian oil company Statoil today reported a first quarter 2015 net loss of NOK 35.

Wintershall's unmanned Ravn platform is being towed out to the Danish sector of the North Sea ready for installation.

Eni has kicked off production from its Cinguvu offshore oil field, from the West Hub Development Project in Block 15/06 in the Angolan Deep Offshore.

ASCO Group has won a contract to manage the operations and maintenance logistics and supply base in Australia for Shell’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, which will be located in the Prelude gas field in the Browse Basin, situated approximately 800 kilometres west of Darwin, Northern Territory.

A more stringent inspection of old tank car axles might have prevented an explosive BNSF train collision in Casselton, North Dakota, in December 2013, according to documents posted by the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday.

Centrica plans to acquire global rights to the British Gas name if Shell completes its takeover of BG Group.