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src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span class="date">Wednesday, September 30, 2020</span>The Oil and Gas Authority has expanded its benchmarking to the flaring and venting of greenhouse gases on the UK Continental Shelf for the first time.</div> </div> </div> <div class="clear dottedLineBasic"></div> <br/> <div class="smallHeadline clear"> <div class="headlineContainer"> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/oil_sands_producers_eye_rail_link_for_asia_exports-28-sep-2020-163415-article/">Oil Sands Producers Eye Rail Link for Asia Exports</a> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/oil_sands_producers_eye_rail_link_for_asia_exports-28-sep-2020-163415-article/#hasComments" title="Share your comments on this article."><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span class="date">Monday, September 28, 2020</span>US President Donald Trump's decision to approve a rail link between Canada and Alaska could open up an export route to Asia for Alberta's struggling oil sands producers.</div> </div> </div> <div class="clear dottedLineBasic"></div> <br/> <div class="smallHeadline clear"> <div class="headlineContainer"> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/2b_north_sea_field_gets_green_light-28-sep-2020-163407-article/">$2B North Sea Field Gets Green Light</a> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/2b_north_sea_field_gets_green_light-28-sep-2020-163407-article/#hasComments" title="Share your comments on this article."><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span class="date">Monday, September 28, 2020</span>Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) has decided 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span class="date">Friday, July 24, 2020</span>Equinor reported a surprise profit in the second quarter.</div> </div> </div> <div class="clear dottedLineBasic"></div> <br/> <br class="clear"><a class="rz-sponsors-all-button" href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/finance_and_investing/">READ MORE</a><br class="clear"> <h3 style="margin-bottom:10px;"><a class="artcile-no-underline" href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/company_operations/">Company Operations</a></h3> <div class="smallHeadline clear"> <div class="headlineContainer"> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/iog_pulls_deltic_interest-05-oct-2020-163472-article/">IOG Pulls Deltic Interest</a> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/iog_pulls_deltic_interest-05-oct-2020-163472-article/#hasComments" 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span class="date">Monday, October 05, 2020</span>Aker Solutions (FRA: 1AKA) has bagged multiple contract awards from ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) related to the Tommeliten Alpha development offshore Norway.</div> </div> </div> <div class="clear dottedLineBasic"></div> <br/> <div class="smallHeadline clear"> <div class="headlineContainer"> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/heerema_to_become_carbon_neutral-02-oct-2020-163458-article/">Heerema to Become Carbon Neutral</a> <a href="/web/20201005130422/https://www.rigzone.com/news/heerema_to_become_carbon_neutral-02-oct-2020-163458-article/#hasComments" title="Share your comments on this article."><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20201005130422im_/https://images.rigzone.com/images/icon_comment.gif" alt="Share your comments"/></a> <div class="description"><span 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