Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that Russia is ready to begin an investigation of the recent incidents on the Nord Stream pipelines.

China’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers will stay out of the spot market this winter as demand growth has skidded to the slowest since 2002, meaning the world’s top importer of the fuel will likely avoid competing with crisis-hit Europe for supplies.

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has extended a contract for the use of the Deepsea Yantai semi-submersible drilling rig in Norway.

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has been selected by Hartshead Resources to conduct an engineering study to define the Phase I offtake route from its Somerville and Anning gas fields in the Southern North Sea.

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has been selected by Dana Petroleum to provide well management services for all its UK North Sea-operated assets.

The UK-based Net Zero Technology Centre has revealed the 20 winners of its 2022 Open Innovation Programme.

Offshore vessel provider MMA Offshore has secured a vessel contract with Beach Energy for a job in Bass Strait, offshore Australia.

An investigation has been launched following a near-miss incident on the Hibernia platform located offshore Canada. This is the fourth such incident on the platform this year.

UK-based oil and gas company i3 Energy has completed drilling operations on the Serenity appraisal well in the North Sea but has not found the targeted sand.

Commissioning of Baltic Pipe’s receiving terminal in Western Jutland is set to be further delayed due to technical challenges. This, however, will have no impact on the gas volumes sent to Poland.