On December 31, 2019, Noble Energy, Inc. announced the commencement of natural gas production from the Leviathan field, the largest natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Montrose Port Authority (MPA), a leading support and service hub for the energy industry, has announced that it has signed a seven-year extension to its contract with Baker Hughes for the provision of internal and external storage facilities.

Talos Energy Inc. has announced the finalization of the third-party contingent resource evaluation of the Company's globally recognized Zama discovery commissioned from Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. ("Netherland Sewell" or "NSAI"). Talos is the operator of Zama, located offshore Mexico, and holds a 35% working interest in Block 7 in a consortium with its partners Sierra Oil & Gas, a Wintershall DEA company, and Premier Oil plc (the "Consortium").

CGG has announced that it is completing its exit from the seabed data acquisition business and has terminated the Seabed Geosolutions’ joint venture agreement effective December 31, 2019.

Mammoet confirms that as of January 8, 2020, the acquisition of ALE has been completed, and the businesses will now operate as one company under the Mammoet brand.

Total and Apache have made a material oil discovery with the Maka Central-1 well on Block 58 offshore Suriname, on trend with the prolific discoveries in the adjacent Stabroek block in Guyana.

Norway's prime minister Erna Solberg performed the official opening of the Johan Sverdrup field center on January 7, 2020, and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Sylvi Listhaug, also attended the opening.

An Aberdeen headquartered oil and gas consultancy is heading towards a decade in business with continued growth and industry recognition.

An Aberdeen headquartered well engineering and project management company has delivered more than £9 million worth of contracts in the past twelve months with 2020 set to surpass that mark.

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous marine systems, announces that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have approved the company’s SM200 commercial wireless helm for installation aboard a class of U.S.-flag tugboats that support articulated tug-barge (ATB) sets.

Dominion Energy attests to the enormously exciting growth taking place in the U.S. offshore wind industry and across the globe. We’re thrilled to have been chosen to support them in their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to once again do our part in combatting climate change on a global level,” states Markus Tacke, Siemens Gamesa CEO. The agreement comes on the heels of Siemens Gamesa’s recent commitment to the ‘Business Ambition for 1.5ºC – Our Only Future’ pledge, contributing towards the fight for a zero emissions future.

The first phase of the plan to reduce emissions by 2030 means more than 5 million tonnes in annual reductions, representing around 10% of total annual Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions today. Similar as for the EU ETS targets, 2005 is used as a baseline for emissions reductions.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced today that for the first time in history, oil production from the Gulf of Mexico exceeded 2 million barrels per day in August 2019. This record average daily production in the Gulf of Mexico followed on the heels of a record-setting 2018 for the entire Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), when a total of more than 640 million barrels were produced in federal waters.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) announces that Matthew Long has been promoted to Corporate Vice President. Matthew will retain his current duties as General Manager of Phoenix’s Largo, MD operations, and in his additional role as Corporate VP will assume responsibilities for company-wide financial forecasting, reporting and budgeting.

A world’s leading safety training provider has made a five-figure investment at its Aberdeen facility to diversify into offshore wind safety training.

Saipem has been awarded new contracts and extensions on existing contracts in Onshore Drilling and Offshore Drilling for an overall amount of approximately 1.7 billion USD.