A Field Development Plan (FDP) has been submitted for the Columbus development in the central North Sea.

Serica Energy plc announced Thursday that a Field Development Plan (FDP) has been submitted for the Columbus development in the central North Sea.

The Dallas Fed's latest quarterly energy survey reveals a record business activity index.

The business activity index rose to its highest level since 2016, fueled by the expansion of the energy sector, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Dallas Fed) 2Q Energy Survey.

The oil and gas industry has vastly accelerated the pace of approving investments for new projects over the past 18 months.

The oil and gas industry has vastly accelerated the pace of approving investments for new projects over the past 18 months.

Royal Dutch Shell exits the Majnoon oilfield in southern Iraq.

BASRA, Iraq, June 27 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has exited the Majnoon oilfield in southern Iraq and handed over its operations to the state-run Basra Oil Co.

KCA Deutag announced Wednesday that its offshore business unit has secured a new drilling contract with Total E & P UK Limited for the North Alwyn and Dunbar platforms.

Production at the Groningen natural gas field will be lower than originally envisaged this year.

THE HAGUE, June 27 (Reuters) - Production at the Groningen natural gas field will be lower than originally envisaged this year as the Dutch government works towards the end of extraction in the next decade because of the risk of earthquakes.

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday he discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia and Moscow's plan to expand its Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany, which has irked Washington, in talks with U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- Oil jumped to a level last seen in late 2014 after U.S. crude stockpiles tumbled by the most in almost two years.

Futures rose 3.2 percent in New York on Wednesday.