NPD grants Statoil drilling permit for 6706/12-3
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 6706/12-3, cf. Section 8 of the Resource...

Faroe Petroleum spuds Shango exploration well 25/6-5S
Karoon Gas Australia provides Kangaroo West-1 exploration well...
Magnum Gas and Power returns petroleum exploration licenses...
Tullow Oil plug and abandon Engomo-1 exploration well
Real Energy confirms Queenscliff-1 as a gas discovery
AGL Energy sells gas exploration license on Central Coast back to NSW Government

Anadarko terminates drilling contract for Belford Dolphin drillshi
Dolphin Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has received a termination for convenience notice from Anadarko Petroleum...

Key Petroleum executes rig contract for North Perth Basin testing...
Optimus Seventh Generation develops new training program for drilling

Johan Sverdrup contract for power supply from shore
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to ABB for land-based power supply to phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field.The contract value is around NOK 1.1 billion, and covers delivery of electrical...

Kollsnes contract awarded to Wood Group
Statoil announces new facility services supplier for offshore...
Claxton awarded new contract for Statoil’s Gina Krog...
iSURVEY Singapore awarded contract with Solstad Offshore
EMGS reportd sales from multi-client library in the Barents Sea
Petra Energy wins Gumusut Kakap FPS topside maintenance services contract

BMT Group finalizes purchase of NavCon Ltda
BMT Group Ltd has agreed to purchase Navegação e Controle Indústria e Comércio Ltda (NavCon). The company’s name has officially changed to BMT NavCon Ltda. Scientific Marine Services Ltda was previously a minority stakeholder in NavCon. This new agreement fully integrates NavCon into the BMT group of companies...

Bear Head LNG receives permit to construct
Woodside temporarily shut-in production at Pluto LNG plant
Mosman extends closing date for MEO Australia takeover bid
Senex sets oil price hedges for 2016 financial year
Gazprom Chairman and LUKOIL President address vital...
Lansdowne reports additional breathing room ahead of farm-out
Tourmaline Oil Corp. consolidates Deep Basin assets

New energy business

Minesto welcomes European Commission's strategy to reboot the EU's energy policy
Nordic marine energy technology company Minesto welcomes EU´s new strategy for a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking...

REFUenergy awarded the Plus X Award
SunEdison secures non-recourse financing for first utility solar project in Japan

Production

ExxonMobil resumes drilling at Point Thomson
ExxonMobil has resumed drilling at Point Thomson on Alaska's North Slope as construction continues toward bringing the initial production system online.The Point Thomson field is a vital part of unlocking Alaska's North Slope gas resources,' said Jim Flood, ExxonMobil Development Company's arctic vice...

Exillon Energy provides February production report
Real Energy provides update of Tamarama-1 well testing
Galilee Energy decide to case Hoffer B1 well
ShaMaran declares year-end 2014 reserves and contingent...
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate production figures, February...
Husky Energy begins oil production at Sunrise Energy project
Eland Oil and Gas provides operations and corporate update
Premier Oil achieves first gas from Pelikan field
Platts Survey: OPEC Output Dips 20,000 Barrels Per Day (b/d) To 29.92 Million b/d in February

Technology

SAIL launches its new data acquisition device (DAQ)
St Andrews Instrumentation (SAIL) has launched its new data acquisition device (DAQ) at Ocean Business 2015, stand V38....

Extended online support platform increases efficiency for...
Siemens to build open cloud platform for industrial customers
Searcher Seismic, BGP begin Bilby 2D seismic survey Offshore...
Tracerco opens new tracer laboratory in Perth, Australia

Shipping / Yard News

Swire Oilfield Services opens new yard at Kemaman in Malaysia
Swire Oilfield Services has increased its footprint in Malaysia with the opening of its new Kemaman base in partnership with Altus Oil & Gas...

ITIC warns on fraudulent diversion of funds
Multraship welcomes energy efficient hybrid tug
Australia's Bhagwan Marine goes subsea
Atlantic Petroleum JV signs significant contract amendment for Aoka Mizu FPSO

General News

DNV GL calls for collaboration over Arctic emergency response and rescue strategies
As offshore field developments in the North and Norwegian Seas face maturity, operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf...

Stirling Group wins Middle East safety sales award
Global Artificial Lift market is expected to reach $27.3 bill. by 2020...
IPEX shows petrochemical and plastics markets reacting to...
KazMunaiGas extends subsoil use contracts in Kazakhstan
Aberdeen based training venue holds record number of...
Halting pipeline vandalism and oil theft; Nigeria is looking forward to a brighter future

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