Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom has not reopened the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as planned due to “technical problems” and has not revealed when this major gas flow to Europe will start again.

State-owned Russian gas company Gazprom has again shut off the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that supplies Europe with gas due to maintenance.

UK-based energy services and solutions provider Centrica has received the green light from the UK’s regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) for a gas storage project in the Southern North Sea.

Japan’s oil and gas company Inpex has filed a $972 million claim against South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) related to the FPSO for the Ichthys field located offshore Australia.

Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas E&P company BW Energy has increased its liquidity thanks to an inaugural reserve-based lending (RBL) facility with five international banks, which will be used for the development of its project located offshore Gabon.

North Sea-focused oil and gas company NEO Energy has filed its environmental statement for the Affleck offshore field redevelopment for review by the UK’s authorities.

Norwegian offshore engineering contractor Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from Shell UK for the delivery of a not permanently attended installation (NPAI) for the Jackdaw gas field located in the UK North Sea.

A new agreement signed between an oil and gas operator and a green energy and infrastructure developer will see the creation of one of the UK’s first wind-powered oil and gas production facilities.

Oil and gas giant BP joined its peers in posting record quarterly profits on the back of higher oil and gas prices and strong refining margins. The company also announced a 10 per cent dividend increase and net debt reduction.

Saipem has secured an E&C contract with EniMed, a subsidiary of Eni, for the transportation and installation of an offshore gas pipeline connecting the four wells of Argo and Cassiopea Fields to the Sicilian coast.