North Sea-focused Ithaca Energy, owned by Israeli Delek Group, has completed the acquisition of Siccar Point Energy, which has enabled it to further expand its North Sea portfolio.

Three unarmed drones, which seemed to be headed straight for a gas field off Israel and Energean’s new FPSO, have been taken down by the Israeli forces over the Mediterranean Sea.

Two oil and gas players – Neptune Energy and OMV Norge – have been granted drilling permits by Norwegian authorities for wildcat wells – located in the North Sea offshore Norway – which are scheduled to be drilled this month.

Norwegian state-owned oil and gas giant Equinor has inked a deal to transfer a majority stake and operatorship of its field in the Gulf of Mexico to the UK-headquartered oil major, Shell.

Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured contract awards for its construction support vessels (CSVs) Normand Cutter and Normand Sentinel.

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has hired a jack-up rig, owned by Maersk Drilling, to drill a gas prospect in the North Sea, which is anticipated to provide the UK with additional gas sources in the midst of the current geopolitical crisis, exacerbated by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which has led to global energy security concerns.

After a helicopter, carrying personnel from India’s government-owned company Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), was forced to land in the Arabian Sea, close to the firm’s offshore rig, four casualties have been reported.

Less than three years after the initial exploratory discovery well was drilled, LLOG Exploration, a U.S. oil and gas operator, has kicked off the first production from a deepwater two-well subsea development, located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Qatar’s state-owned giant QatarEnergy has joined an industry initiative, which aims to eliminate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 2030.

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for a wildcat well located in the North Sea offshore Norway.