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The IEA expects global oil demand to fall in 2020 – the first full-year decline in more than a decade – because of the deep contraction in China, which accounted for more than 80% of global oil demand growth in 2019, and major disruptions to travel and trade.

INEOS has decided to postpone its scheduled maintenance for the North Sea Forties pipeline system (FPS) in a move that Rystad Energy calculates will add several hundred thousands of extra barrels to the market every day.

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.