The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-22 S, in the Norwegian part of the North Sea.

Britain’s largest union, Unite, warned against crude cost cutting and job cuts following Wednesday’s announcement of the deal between Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Talisman Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 15/12-24 S, in the North Sea.

Drydocks World, a Dubai-based service provider to the offshore oil & gas industry has completed refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC) offshore drilling rig Beynouna.

AusGroup Limited has announced the award of a five-year maintenance services contract with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd through its subsidiary AGC Industries Pty Ltd (AGC), an Australia-based construction, maintenance services and fabrication company.

Malaysian offshore support vessels builder Nam Cheong has received orders for two vessels worth approximately US$58 million to two repeat customers.

Royal Dutch Shell’s acquisition of BG Group agreed Wednesday could spark a wave of energy deals beyond the opportunistic ones already seen, Fitch Ratings says.

There could be up to 100 billion barrels of oil onshore beneath southern England, the chief executive of a small exploration firm told the BBC in an interview on Thursday.

When it opened in 1963, Ghana's oil refinery symbolized pride and hope for the first African country to escape colonial rule.

The United States is planning to impose a major new regulation on offshore oil and gas drilling to try to prevent the kind of explosions that caused the catastrophic BP Plc (BP.