While Nord Stream and other pipeline closures take their toll on domestic supply, leaving Europe to scramble amid a gas supply crunch, Canada’s oil and gas producer Trillion Energy is hoping to alleviate the energy crisis by scaling up natural gas production in the fourth quarter of 2022 through programmes for which it has secured the required funding.

As the UK government puts the wheels into motion to kick off a new oil and gas licensing round to strengthen its energy security, environmental activists and supporters of Just Stop Oil have set up roadblocks, demanding a halt to new fossil fuel projects and investments in the UK. These activists claim that the answer to tackling the energy and climate crises lies in ramping up renewable investments.

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has awarded a contract to CHC Helicopters for offshore transport services in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Heerema Marine Contractors’ giant heavy-lift vessel Sleipnir has completed an offshore lift of the Tyra II process module for TotalEnergies’ Tyra redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.

Gas transmission from Norway to Poland via Denmark has started through the new Baltic Pipe pipeline, Polish gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM announced on Saturday, 1 October.

Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an appraisal well in the North Sea off Norway. The drilling work is expected to be carried out using one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs.

The business combination between offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling has been completed, creating “a new and dynamic leader in offshore drilling.”

UK-headquartered and AIM-listed oil and gas company i3 Energy has initiated a process to find a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as its current one has tendered his resignation due to health issues.

Norwegian and Swedish seismic institutes have recorded two underwater blasts before the discovery of the gas leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea linking Russia and Europe, prompting an investigation by authorities amid suspicions of sabotage.

UK-headquartered energy giant BP has awarded a long-term, multi-region deal, covering its offshore portfolio, to Wood Plc, a compatriot oilfield services provider. This contract will enable the UK player to support BP’s “efficient and safe” energy production.