Summit to end Caspian legal limbo
Policy
A summit of the Caspian countries will discuss strengthening security amid a chaotic wider region, said a member of Russia’s
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Ireland to ditch fossil-fuel funds
Policy
Ireland will become the world’s first country to sell off its investments in fossil-fuel firms, after a bill was passed
Wealth funds sign Macron climate pledge
Environment
Six sovereign wealth funds have pledged to fight climate change after French President Emmanuel Macron urged them to “make our
Equinor relaxed over Snorre strike
Industry
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor, which operates the Snorre B platform in the North Sea, says the site’s drilling
Senegal playing smart, so far, with its oil and gas findings
Opinion
From 2002 to 2004, I lived in Senegal and worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a town called Thiès.
Total faces North Sea strikes
Production
Total’s North Sea oil workers are to stage a series of offshore strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Total to increase Scottish security
Industry
French oil and gas giant Total says it is increasing security in northwestern Scotland after disputes with staff over pay
Iran ready to fill Total void
Policy
The possible withdrawal of France’s oil and gas giant Total from Iran’s extensive South Pars gas field has not hampered
Equinor and Microsoft 7-year sign deal
Industry
Norway’s energy giant Equinor and tech firm Microsoft have agreed to exchange expertise and establish a data centre in Stavanger
Equinor signs massive drilling contracts
Production
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor has unveiled new contracts worth US$3.7 billion for drilling and well services on its
Norway MPs back Arctic drilling
Production
Norwegian MPs have approved the Johan Castberg oil project in the Barents Sea at a cost of US$6.1 billion with production due
Putin, Rouhani criticise Trump over Iran
Production
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised Donald Trump’s decision to breach the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it would “destabilise
EIB poised to reject Iran finance deal
Industry
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has rejected an EU proposal to do business in Iran to help offset US sanctions
Carbon ‘bubble’ set to pop: study
Production
Falling prices for renewable energy and rising investment in low-carbon technology could bust oil and gas giants and spark a
Equinor secures North Sea licences
Production
Norway’s Equinor, which changed its name from Statoil last week, has been awarded nine new licenses in the 30th Offshore