Lundin spuds Bertam-2 appraisal well offshore Malaysia
Lundin Petroleum report that it recently spudded the Bertam-2 appraisal well in the PM307 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area, offshore Peninsular Malaysia...

PetroWorth completes drilling exploration well in Alberta
Vanco provides results of independance-1X well
Spring Energy report oil discovery PL 405
Americas Petrogas spuds well in Neuquen basin in Argentina
Tuscany reports drilling success at Macklin in Saskatchewan

Det norske granted Noth Sea drilling permit
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for well 25/6-4 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations...

Jubilant Energy provides drilling update
Det norske secures rig for Draupne
Altima Resources provides drilling update
Precision Drilling reports new build rig orders...

Subsea 7 secures Cardamom, West Boreas contract in GOM
Subsea 7 reports the award of two engineering and installation contracts from Shell for the Cardamom and West Boreas Projects in the Gulf of Mexico...

KONGSBERG wins Marine Automation Systems contract for...
CME Group develops new Gulf coast crude oil futures contract...
Statoil extends surface management contract
Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Brazil
FMC Technologies wins contract for Who Dat project in GoM
Heerema Fabrication Group contract Nexen Golden Eagle jackets

Total increases stake in Novatek to 14.09%
Total has increased its stake in Novatek by finalizing the acquisition of an additional 2% interest in the Russian company for around...

Centrica to acquire Carrot Creek Canadian gas assets
Chevron reports $32.7 billion 2012 capital and exploratory budget
Fortress Energy acquires shale oil interest in Reconcavo basin...
Dresser-Rand signs definitive agreement to acquire Synchrony
AWE sells part of Bass Basin portfolio

New energy business

HyperSolar fuel technology to mitigate dangerous CO2 emissions
HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to make renewable natural gas using sunlight, reported that...

Venoco provides update on Monterey Shale program
Maersk Oil and Siemens join forces for clean power generation
Maple Energy provides update on ethanol project

Production

ATP successfully completes testing second Clipper well
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation reported the successful completion and testing of the second Clipper well at rates of 9,000 Bbls per day...

Enhanced Oil provides update on operations
Harvest Natural to abandon Oman well
EnCore Oil provides operations update on the Tudor Rose well
Legend Oil and Gas provides operations update

Technology

Kongsberg Maritime releases new dual fuel diesel electric engine room simulator model
Kongsberg Maritime has released a sophisticated Engine Room Simulator (ERS) model based on a Dual Fuel Diesel Electric (DFDE)...

TGS begins multi-client 3D wide azimuth survey in Gulf of Mexico
Thuraya upgrades IP solution to feature relay mode

Shipping / Yard News

Keppel to deliver sixth ultra-deepwater semi to Ensco
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on course to deliver ENSCO 8505, the sixth of seven ENSCO 8500 Series® ultra-deepwater...

BBC Chartering supports large cosmic project
Fred. Olsen enters LOI for FPSO Offshore Vietnam
Malaysian fast crew boats have Kentec onboard
New generation of support tugs secured

General News

Ferguson Group moves stock into new Australian base
The Ferguson Group has provided plans to expand operations through a new base in Australia. The brand new purpose-built yard and office buildings in Perth, WA...

SPE International Heavy Oil Conference discusses challenges...
Norse Energy reports lawsuit with Bradford Drilling
BP Board reports appointment
Basra Oil and Gas Expo 2011 a striking success
Buccaneer Energy provides update on Kenai Loop construction
Qatar’s Role in the Energy Landscape of the Future

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