ORLEN Upstream and Kicking Horse Energy complete arrangement
Dec 2, 2015
ORLEN Upstream Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PKN ORLEN S.A, and Kicking Horse Energy Inc. has completed ORLEN Upstream Canada's acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares

Pengrowth Energy closes the sale of its Jenner area assets
Dec 2, 2015
Pengrowth Energy Corporation has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its non-core Jenner area assets for cash consideration of approximately $78 million, after closing cost adjustments.

Wood Group strengthens specialist vibration service with key appointments
Dec 2, 2015
Wood Group has appointed three senior engineering specialists who will lead a new team of up to 20 people in the UK to further build Wood Group’s capability in vibration, dynamics and noise.

Solstad Offshore awarded multiple year agreement for the DLB “Norce Endeavour”
Dec 2, 2015
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has executed a multiple-year contract with Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd., Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. and Chevron Pattani, Ltd. (Chevron) in Thailand for its Offshore Installation and Construction program utilizing the Derrick Lay Barge “DLB Norce Endeavour”.

Amerisur Resources provides Ecuador-Colombia Interconnector update
Dec 2, 2015
Amerisur Resources Plc is pleased to provide an update on the project to connect the Platanillo field in Colombia with the oil pipeline system in Ecuador, named Oleoducto Binacional Amerisur (OBA).

NOVATEK launches commercial production at the Yarudeyskoye oil field
Dec 2, 2015
OAO NOVATEK announced the start of commercial production at the major Yarudeyskoye oil field, which is expected to rapidly reach its planned daily production level equivalent to approximately 3.5 million

North Star Shipping awarded prestigous health and safety management award
Dec 2, 2015
North Star Shipping has won a prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council. The company, which has the largest, wholly-owned British fleet engaged in the UK offshore industry, is a division of the

Statoil to divest interest in Trans Adriatic Pipeline for EUR 208 million
Dec 2, 2015
Following the divestment of its share in the Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan, Statoil has agreed to sell its 20% interest in Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG to the Italian gas infrastructure company Snam SpA for

Oak Ridge Labs chooses Quintus HIP to advance US manufacturing competitiveness
Dec 2, 2015
Quintus Technologies, a manufacturer of high pressure systems, will supply a Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Carbon Trust: New collaborative approach can reduce cost of clean energy by US$550 billion by 2025
Dec 2, 2015
The world can save an estimated US$550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global collaboration.

Evaluation of Yet-to-Find (YTF) Oil in the Pre-salt area of Brazil
Dec 1, 2015
Part 1: Report from Peter Howard Wertheim and Dayse Abrantes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, based on papers and interviews with Professor Cleveland M. Jones, DSc., and Professor Hernani Aquini Fernandes Chaves, DSc., geologists.
By Peter Howard Wertheim & Dayse Abrantes

SPIE expands its footprint in Australia with a contract for QGC
Dec 1, 2015
SPIE Oil & Gas Services, through its local Australian subsidiary – SPIE Oil & Gas Services Pty Ltd (formerly Plexal Group), will provide maintenance services to QGC (Queensland Gas Company),

Solo Oil gets consent of flow test at Horse Hill-1
Dec 1, 2015
Solo has been informed by the Operator, Horse Hill Developments Limited, that the Environment Agency has formally granted the permit necessary to carry out a flow test of the Horse Hill-1 oil discovery well.

Shell to expand Alpha Olefins production at Geismar chemical plant in US Gulf Coast
Dec 1, 2015
Shell Chemical LP (Shell) announces the final investment decision to increase Alpha Olefins (AO) production at its chemical manufacturing site in Geismar, Louisiana , making the site the largest

New third generation HIPAP system takes acoustic positioning performance to the next level
Dec 1, 2015
The third generation of Kongsberg Maritime’s de facto industry standard High Precision Acoustic Positioning and Navigation System – HiPAP, is now available. Smaller, lighter, more durable

Sterling Energy completes acquisition of an interest in Block C-10
Dec 1, 2015
Sterling Energy says that completion has now occurred under the sale and purchase agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Energy Mauritania Limited(‘SEML’) and Tullow

Rosneft and BP complete transaction to sell 20% share of Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha to BP
Dec 1, 2015
Rosneft and BP announce the completion of the transaction to sell a 20 per cent share of Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC to the British company.

Protea delivers 23rd BOP handling system
Dec 1, 2015
Over the last 15 years, Protea has successfully delivered a wide range of BOP handling equipment to global offshore drilling contractors and very recently Protea delivered its 23rd BOP handling

Tuscany Energy makes new heavy oil pool discovery
Dec 1, 2015
Tuscany Energy Ltd. has drilled and cased a new Dina heavy oil pool discovery at Winter, Saskatchewan. The Tuscany Winter HZ 91/5-36-42-25W3 encountered 713 metres of porous oil saturated

Sirius Petroleum makes directorate change and appointment of Company Secretary
Dec 1, 2015
Sirius Petroleum is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Hawkins as a Non-Executive Director. Simon has 29 years experience working in oil and gas finance

Oilex appoints Jonathan Salomon as director
Dec 1, 2015
Oilex Ltd has pleasure in announcing the appointment of Jonathan (Joe) Salomon as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Pan Orient Energy plans to pay a $0.40 per share special distribution
Dec 1, 2015
Pan Orient Energy Corp. plans to pay a $0.40 per share special distribution to shareholders, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval.

Tendeka enhances R&D and training facilities
Dec 1, 2015
Tendeka, the provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has invested in a new facility at Minto Drive, Aberdeen.

Newly developed LWD service withstands ultra high temperatures
Dec 1, 2015
Weatherford International plc announced the development of the HeatWave™ Extreme service for commercial use by Chevron Thailand. The HeatWave Extreme service includes an enhanced logging-while-drilling (LWD) tool