After completing the sale of a rig, which has been stacked for years, Awilco Drilling, a UK-based offshore drilling contractor, is left with no other drilling assets in its fleet.

Dutch contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has completed another decommissioning activity related to an offshore platform, which was removed from the waters off the UK after 45 years, using the world’s largest crane vessel, Sleipnir.

Oil and gas major BP is expanding its footprint offshore Canada by entering the Equinor-operated Bay du Nord project development.

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made a minor oil and gas discovery near its operated Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway and will consider tying the discovery into this field. This comes only weeks after another oil discovery was made in the area.

Following the crossing of the Suez Canal last Friday, the Energean Power FPSO has arrived on location in Israel and hook-up and commissioning operations are expected to begin immediately. However, Lebanon has warned Israel against any activity in the area as it believes the gas field is located within disputed waters.

Following discussions with its joint venture (JV) partner, UK-based Hurricane Energy has decided to give up another licence in the Greater Warwick Area (GWA) on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), believing that economic development cannot be carried out within the remaining term of this licence.

Following last year’s rejection, oil major Shell has now received regulatory approvals for the development of the Jackdaw field located in the UK North Sea.

UK-headquartered IOG plc is looking forward to a phased increase to double the output at its Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1, located in the UK sector of the North Sea, after restoring the production following modifications to the terminal operated by Perenco (UK) Limited (PUK).

Oil major Shell and its joint venture partner, SGH Energy, have taken a final investment decision to approve the development of the Crux natural gas field, off the coast of Western Australia.

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.