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Oil companies in recent weeks have reported a jump in sightings of unidentified drones, and Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority recently warned of the risk of accidents or attacks.

Gas leaks as a result of suspected sabotage discovered on the Nord Stream pipelines have roiled energy markets and heightened security concerns.

The Petroleum Safety Authority urged oil companies to be vigilant about unidentified drones flying near offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of accidents or attacks.

The largest pipelines connecting Russia and Europe appear to have been destroyed on the same day.

An oil supertanker that Nigeria tried to seize has been stuck off the coast of nearby Equatorial Guinea for more than 10 days, where it was impounded by local authorities.

The consequences of the Ukraine conflict could accelerate Germany's green energy transition despite Berlin's decision to reconnect coal-fired power plants to compensate for falling fossil fuel supplies from Russia, a study showed.

Companies now have 24 hours to report hacks and are poised to get more flexibility to design their defenses.

Eighteen energy corporations have agreed to cooperate to strengthen infrastructure across the industry ecosystem. The pledge was announced during the World Economic Forum's 2022 annual meeting.

In three separate incidents over the past 2 months, Chinese law enforcement vessels have challenged marine research and hydrocarbon exploration activities within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.

DNV’s report reveals that energy professionals believe cyberattacks on the industry are likely to cause harm to life, property, and the environment in the next 2 years but less than half of them believe that the security of their operational technologies is as robust as that of their information technology.