Baltic Pipe Project, a strategic EU infrastructure project led by Danish and Polish companies Energinet and Gaz-System to build a gas pipeline from the Norwegian part of the North Sea to Denmark and Poland, has hit a snag in Denmark over environmental concerns.

Transocean announced that it has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (JSPL), on the delayed delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillships Deepwater Atlas and Deepwater Titan. As part of the agreement, JSPL has agreed to accept deferred payment for both rigs. 

Energy giant BP sees a strong recovery in global crude demand and expects it to last for some time, with U.S. shale production being kept in check, according to CEO Bernard Looney.

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) will collaborate with energy-sector stakeholders, several national labs and universities in 10 states as the manager of a new Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI).

Norway's Aker Solutions has delivered a steel substructure for the second phase of the giant, Equinor-operated, Johan Sverdrup oil field development, offshore Norway.

Dubai’s state energy firm and Petromin Corp. of Saudi Arabia are taking on the likes of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. by entering the bidding race for the first Egyptian army company being offered to investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

OPEC+ appears in control of crude prices as U.S. production is lagging pre-pandemic levels, according to a senior executive at the world’s biggest independent oil trader, Vitol Group.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of new natural gas deposits in the Black Sea, where Turkey plans to start production in 2023.

Oil and gas workers are being given the opportunity to have their say on what more can be done to break down barriers for transitioning to roles in the renewables sector.

Australian oil and gas company Karoon has reached the Final Investment Decision to proceed with the development of the Patola field, offshore Brazil.