Nautical Petroleum supds Carnaby well in Central North Sea
Nautical Petroleum reported that the Carnaby exploration well 28/9-5 in Central North Sea Block 28/9 was spudded at 05:45 hours on Friday, May 11, 2012...

Chariot Oil & Gas report results of Tapir South exploration well
Terrace Energy commences drilling on Eagle Ford and Olmos...
Origin Energy reports Thistle 1 exploration well reaches total depth
Borders & Southern spuds Stebbing wildcat
Statoil launches ambitious exploration campaign in Skrugard area
Otis Energy reports Catahoula Lake project drilling activities

Statoil secures rig for drilling offshore Newfoundland
Statoil has reached an agreement to use Seadrill’s West Aquarius deepwater drilling rig for Statoil’s 2012-2013 exploration activities offshore Newfoundland, Canada...

Ocean Rig UDW Drillship secures rig contract from Total
Drilling on Albert prospect has started
Diamond Offshore enters into a turnkey contract with Hyundai...
Environmental Drilling to receive investment backing from...

AGR secures reservoir services agreement from RWE Dea
AGR has been awarded a frame agreement with RWE Dea to provide reservoir services. As a result of recent exploration successes, E&P firm RWE Dea is looking to...

FMC Technologies wins contract for Technip
ClampOn wins supply contract for Hess' Tubular Bells project
PTSC secures major EPCI contract in Vietnam
Siemens awarded long-term service agreement for Santos GLNG...
BreitBurn Energy acquires acreage in Permian Basin
Fairstar Heavy Transport awarded $ 9.6 million float-over contract...

Proserv acquires the subsea controls business of Weatherford International
Proserv Group Inc. has acquired the subsea controls business of Weatherford International. Proserv is backed by Intervale Capital, a private equity firm...

Aurora Oil & Gas increases borrowing base to US$85 million
CNOOC signed a PSC with ROC
Cairn Energy reports completion of acquisition
Stone Energy acquires Anadarko's stake in Pompano field
GE Energy to open new Oil & Gas Training Facility in Houston
Kvaerner invests in Stord facilities

New energy business

DONG Energy invests in Studstrup power station
In cooperation with AffaldVarme Aarhus, which is part of Aarhus Municipality’s Technical Services and Environment, DONG Energy has decided to...

Technology Centre Mongstad opened

Production

Milestones set for major find
The licensees of Norway’s Johan Sverdrup discovery will select a development concept in the fourth quarter of 2013, and aim to start production in the...

Antrim Energy to acquire all of Fyne Licence
Providence reports significant reservoir potential at Barryroe
Matra commences production from well A-13 in Sokolovskoe...
Imperial Petroleum reports on its oil sands joint venture prospects
BreitBurn Energy acquires acreage in Permian Basin

Technology

Demand for versatility drives development of sophisticated new Simrad scientific echo sounder
Simrad, a division of Kongsberg Maritime AS and the world’s leading manufacturer of hydro acoustic products for commercial fishing vessels and scientific research has expanded its market leading scientific echo sounder portfolio...

Paradigm reports a strategic access agreement with Divestco
Blohm & Voss reports new SureGrip power floor slip for pipe...
TGS commences industry’s first multi-client 3D survey in Erlend...
New HPFAC tool from Drawworks
ZiLift receives £4 million boost for Artificial Lift Technology
Knutsen Maskin brings new snorkel lifts to Norway
Divestco expands its seismic processing and imaging software...

Shipping / Yard News

New regulations drive market step change
New regulations on davits used in the offshore industry on both sides of the Atlantic are driving a step change in safe davit design. In the USA API 2 and...

Drydocks World and Maritime World implements new initiatives
Ship repair yards challenged to keep ship owners’ investment...
H2O Inc.'s Crapzapper division to provide affordable aftermarket...
Seacor Marine chooses Kongsberg Maritime Systems for...
ITIC says ship managers must beware increase in claims by...

General News

Petrobras signs agreement to convert platform hulls for transfer of rights areas
Petrobras has signed an agreement to convert four ships of the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) type into hulls in the future platforms P-74, P-75, P-76 and...

Floating production sector growing at an increasing pace
David Hicks named new President of EMGS North South America
TransCanada to proceed with Keystone Hardisty Terminal
Faroe commences Norwegian Sea Cooper exploration well
Siemens breaks ground on new gas turbine manufacturing facility...
Well Intervention Specialists set to gather in Norway for...

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