Depending on the outcome of mapping and technical evaluation, exploration drilling of one or more Pitu prospects could go forward in 2014, subject to approval from Greenland’s government.

The jackup Ensco 70 has started development drilling at the RWE Dea-operated Breagh gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

Total’s well intervention operation has stopped the G4 well gas leak at the Elgin complex in the UK central North Sea.

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has agreed to transfer operatorship of the Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea to Marathon Oil Norge.

A specialist Norwegian team is preparing an environmental report on the North Sea and Skagerrak area off southern Norway.

Delek Group says its subsidiary companies plan to participate in a consortium applying for acreage under Cyprus’ upcoming offshore bid round.

Total says its preparations for a well intervention on the leaking Elgin G4 gas well in the central North Sea are nearing completion.

A helicopter supporting offshore activity in the North Sea crashed earlier today.

The licensees in the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the Norwegian North Sea plan to select a development concept in late 2013 and start production in 4Q 2018, according to co-operator Statoil.

Providence Resources has updated its Barryroe oil discovery technical assessment.

Medoilgas Italia has won a three-year extension until May 2015 for an exploration permit offshore eastern Italy.

Gross revenue generated from the UK oil and gas sector rose 28% last year to $2.8 billion, according to a report by industry association Oil & Gas UK.

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has granted environmental permits to Total for a dynamic kill operation on the leaking Elgin well in the central North Sea.

Statoil has lifted average oil and gas recovery from its operated Norwegian fields to 50%, up from 49% in 2011.

Total says it has made further progress in stopping the gas leak from the Elgin platform G4 well in the UK central North Sea.

Petroceltic (PCI LN) hopes to resume work on its Elsa field offshore eastern Italy’s Abruzzo region.

Eleven exploration and appraisal wells were spudded offshore the UK during 1Q 2012, according to Deloitte.

Industry association Oil & Gas UK and various UK trade unions have voiced concerns over the European Union’s proposed regulation of offshore oil and gas safety.

Total says work on the two solutions to halt the gas leak on the Elgin platform’s G4 well in the central North Sea is progressing as planned.

TAQA Bratani has agreed to acquire a 13.5% interest in the North Cladhan area of the UK northern North Sea from Sterling Resources (UK).

Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has authorized Total to drill a relief well to stem the gas leak from the Elgin wellhead platform in the North Sea.

New World Oil and Gas has completed a farm-out agreement concerning license 1/08 offshore/onshore southern Denmark.