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In an operations update, the company said it remains focused on operating in a low oil price environment.

Planned 2020 CAPEX on the company's UK producing assets is expected to be below US$45 million, reduced from the original forecast of US$65 million.

The contract, which is to provide four annular injection mixers for a gathering and separation plant, was signed earlier last month.

The ARO-2003 (SAR201) jack-up rig has been repaired and overhauled for ARO Drilling.

The company will reduce planned investments for 2020 from US$12 billion to US$8.5 billion.

Eni will reduce CAPEX in 2020 by around €2 billion, equal to 25% of the total CAPEX planned, and OPEX by around €400 million.

Origin Energy has temporarily paused shale exploration drilling activities at its Kyalla well site in Australia's Northern Territory in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Framo TransRec system is designed to handle any oil spill, whether it occurs in the process of oil production or as the result of a vessel-related incident.

The first uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will be launched before the end of this year, and a larger USV model is being designed for delivery in 2021.

The company, which had planned to lift capital spending to US$13.37 billion this year, is still discussing the scale of the cuts.