Pipeline explosions put emergency preparedness in the spotlightJul 3, 2014In the wake of four major pipeline accidents in June, emergency preparedness is taking center stage. With a leaking oil pipeline igniting
Woodside Petroleum makes gas discovery at ToroJul 3, 2014Woodside says that the Toro-1 exploration well in permit WA-430-P has intersected approximately 150 metres gross gas and 65 metres
Oil & Gas Industry helps change lives through education in developing economiesJul 3, 2014OPITO International, the global oil and gas industry’s training standards body, has agreed to provide £750,000 of funding over five
Victory Energy completes acquisition of 10% interest in Fairway project in West TexasJul 3, 2014Aurora Energy Partners, a consolidated subsidiary of Victory Energy Corporation, has completed the acquisition of a 10% stake in the
Junex to drill the first horizontal well in Eastern QuebecJul 3, 2014Junex Inc. has received a drilling permit from the Quebec government for the drilling of Junex's first horizontal well on its Galt Oil
LDD working on Drive Drill Drive pile installation in Western AustraliaJul 3, 2014LDD, an Acteon company, has been contracted by McConnell Dowell to supply specialist pile-top drilling equipment and personnel for
Deep Sea Mooring expands operations into Egypt with Maersk DrillingJul 3, 2014Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has won the contract to provide a comprehensive range of mooring services to Maersk Drilling for its sixth generation, semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Discoverer. DSM will now design, engineer and install the mooring system for the advanced rig.
Premier Oil sells Block A Aceh, onshore IndonesiaJul 2, 2014Premier Oil has sold its wholly owned subsidiary Premier Oil Sumatra North BV (POSN) to KrisEnergy Asia Holdings B.V. POSN holds
ShawCor to provide pipe coating services for the South Stream Offshore PipelineJul 2, 2014ShawCor Ltd.’s pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value of approximately US$50 million from
Petrobras’ May oil production in Brazil up 2.2%Jul 2, 2014Petrobras says that its May oil production in Brazil averaged 1,975 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 2.2% from April’s production of 1,933
Cheniere and Pertamina sign additional 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreementJul 2, 2014Cheniere Energy, Inc. says that its subsidiary, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (Corpus Christi Liquefaction), has entered into a
GeoPark makes discovery of new oil field in the Campanario Block, ChileJul 2, 2014GeoPark Limited announces the discovery of a new oil field in Chile. Primavera Sur 1 well marks the first discovery of an oil field on the newly-acquired Campanario Block
Agreement reached between New Zealand Oil & Gas and Genesis EnergyJul 2, 2014Agreement has been reached between New Zealand Oil & Gas and Genesis Energy over the payment of overriding royalties from the
Baker Hughes is named to Newsweek's Green Rankings ListJul 2, 2014Baker Hughes Incorporated has achieved the highest rating for any public company in the energy sector in Newsweek’s 2014 Green
Sanchez Energy completes acquisition of new core area in the Eagle Ford ShaleJul 2, 2014Sanchez Energy Corporation has closed the previously announced acquisition of Eagle Ford Shale assets from wholly-owned
FoundOcean presented with ‘Top Sub-Contractor’ award by SaipemJul 2, 2014FoundOcean was awarded ‘Top Sub-Contractor’ status for the North Sea Edvard Greig development, following completion of the
Apache completes sale of Lucius and Heidelberg Gulf of Mexico developmentsJul 2, 2014Apache Corporation has completed the previously disclosed sale of non-operated interests in the Lucius and Heidelberg development
Horizon to put Intellipumper in operation at its East Texas siteJul 2, 2014Horizon Energy Corporation’s Intellipumper will be placed in operation at its East Texas site on the Holmes Oil Unit Number 1 in
Polarcus receives Letter of Intent for 3D seismic acquisitionJul 2, 2014Polarcus Limited has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore West Africa.
Pre-salt production breaks new record and surpasses 500 thousand barrels of oil per dayJul 2, 2014Petrobras says that oil production in the fields operated by Petrobras in the Santos and Campos Basins pre-salt areas has exceeded
Brownstone and Dejour close $20MM Kokopelli development JVJul 2, 2014Brownstone Energy Inc. and its joint venture partner, Dejour Energy Inc., have formed a joint venture with a private U.S. based oil and
Stone Energy to sell non-core GOM shelf propertiesJul 2, 2014Stone Energy Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to sell its non-core Gulf of Mexico (GOM) conventional shelf properties to
Atlas Resource completes acquisition of low decline oil properties in Northwest ColoradoJul 2, 2014Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. has completed its previously announced acquisition of approximately 47 million barrels of oil equivalent
Subsea 7 S.A. takes action to facilitate use of its vessels in US watersJul 2, 2014Subsea 7 S.A. has decided to take an action to facilitate use of its vessels for energy development related projects executed in US waters.
