The trade union Unite confirmed that around 80 contractors stationed on Ithaca Energy assets, including the FPF-1, Captain, Alba, and Alba North installations, have given an "emphatic" mandate for industrial action.

The FPSO Maria Quitéria will be stationed at the Parque das Baleias integrated project, situated in the Petrobras-operated Jubarte field within the northern Campos Basin.

The consent covers production drilling activities, including plugging and abandonment (P&A) operations, as well as completion of two additional wells - M-1 BH on Statfjord Øst and F-4 CH on Statfjord Nord.

The well reached a total depth of 10,021 feet, making it one of the deepest wells drilled in recent times in the Palo Seco area.

The three firms entered into agreements last summer to create the joint venture, which will comprise the subsea businesses of SLB and Aker Solutions, with Subsea 7 acquiring a 10% stake in the venture.

The incident involved the Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker, Chinagas Legend, and the SCA's tugboat, Fahd.

The owner and operator, Kishorn Port Limited, has commenced the first phase of the £2.4 million project after securing a £500,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

OMV Petrom, South-Eastern Europe's integrated energy company and the project's operator, described it as Romania's first deepwater endeavor and "the largest natural gas project" in the Romanian area of the Black Sea.

According to Uplift and Oceana, about 4 in 10 of the 115 applications made under the UK's 33rd oil and gas licensing round are in marine protected areas.

TotalEnergies, in partnership with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has reached an agreement to divest a 15% participating interest each in the Absheron gas field to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.