UK-based offshore drilling contractor Ensco has from oil company BP received a notice of early termination for ENSCO DS-4, a drilling rig operating in the U.

Libya two biggest oil ports, Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, will be able to open once security checks are made as forces backing the country's rival government have left the area after months of fighting, a National Oil Company (NOC) official said on Tuesday.

Exxon Mobil Corp is considering scaling up plans for a multibillion-dollar expansion of its Beaumont, Texas, oil refinery to make it one of the largest in the world, according to sources familiar with the plans.

British oil giant BP has terminated a contract for the West Sirius semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Seadrill Partners.

2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract by Statoil for tieback conductor, platform conductor and surface riser engineering analysis on the Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

Harkand has secured a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd for the provision of Dive Support Vessel (DSV) services in the North Sea region.

Boa OCV AS has a firm charter contract with EMAS-AMC AS for the BOA Sub C until July 17, 2015.

Vroon has announced that one of its newest vessels, VOS Faithful, is ready to start its first long-term charter.

There are still "huge opportunities" in the oil and gas industry despite the "significant challenges" facing the sector, Scotland's energy minister has said.

Halliburton Company has announced that its stockholders approved Halliburton’s proposal to issue shares of Halliburton common stock as contemplated by its merger agreement with Baker Hughes Incorporated.