Statoil completes the Martin well in GoM and the Dilolo well in the Kwanza basin in Angola
Statoil has completed the Martin well in US Gulf of Mexico and the Dilolo well in the Kwanza basin in Angola...

Mubadala Petroleum spuds first Manora oil development well...
TransGlobe drilled and cased NWG 3 as a Lower Nukhul new...
Magellan Petroleum commences Horse Hill-well drilling operations
Shell makes Utica gas discovery in Pennsylvania
Drilling operations commence on the Horse Hill-1, Weald Basin UK

Kongsberg Maritime to provide Turnkey Offshore Simulator Delivery for New Ocean Rig Training Centre
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply an extensive offshore and navigation simulator package for a brand new training centre. With a sophisticated integrated simulator ...

Baker Hughes announces August 2014 rig counts
Rowan Viking Rig upgrade completed within schedule
Greka Drilling rigs arrive in India on schedule

Shell chooses IKM for riserless mud recovery system on Malikai
IKM Group will provide a riserless top-hole mud circulation system to Shell on the Malikai project offshore Sabah, Malaysia....

WorleyParsons awarded EPCM services contract by OCENSA...
Getech shares soar after contract win
Bestobell's major new high pressure valve contract with South...
EMGS signs agreement with Statoil for the Norwegian Sea
RDS Wins Front End Engineering and Design Contract for Sea Lion
Technip awarded contract by Air Products for a new industrial gas complex in Kochi, India

Petrobras receives international award for deep-water exploration and production
Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Silva Foster has announced winner of the Global Pacific & Partners Award in the Offshore/Deepwater Player category at the 20th Latin Oil Week, an event held at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro....

Harvest Operations to sell its ownership in North Atlantic Refining...
ShawCor completes sale of Brazilian joint venture interest
Tullow agrees to sell assets in Netherlands Blocks L&Q
InterMoor positioned for long-term growth with new UK facility
Stream Oil & Gas to merge into TransAtlantic Petroleum
Baker Hughes closes purchase and sale of Weatherford's pipeline and specialty services business

New energy business

The Switch wins large repeat orders from major wind customers
The Switch has received repeat orders worth several millions of euros from major customers in the company’s core business area of wind. ...

Production

Shell's Cardamom development produces first oil in GoM
Production is now underway from the Cardamom development, the second major deep-water facility Shell has brought online in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico this year, following the start-up of Mars B in February. Oil from the Cardamom subsea development (100% Shell) is piped through Shell's Auger platform...

DNO granted two-year Somaliland extension
Sonde Resources declares results of Duvernay oil farm-out...
Rosneft starts production on the Northern Tip of Chayvo
TAG Oil's Cheal-G1 well completes its scheduled 11-day flow test
Tamarack Valley Energy acquires premier light oil asset

Technology

Searcher Seismic completes acquisition of the Pinatubo 2D Broadband seismic survey
Acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey is now complete. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West...

Improving Hard Spot Detection, Characterization, & Prioritization
Polarcus enters into contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition...
Dolphin awarded industry first ever 16-streamer seismic contract...
ExxonMobil to install a new processing unit at the Slagen refinery
Shell and OptaSense install world's first permanent DAS production flow monitoring system

Shipping / Yard News

Wärtsilä engines to power Container feeder vessels for Baltic sea operations
A series of new 1400 TEU container vessels being built for GNS Shipping GmbH & Co KG managed by Nordic Hamburg, will feature 7-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF...

Damen signs agreements with three major Ballast Water...
Wärtsilä introduces high efficiency Controllable Pitch Propeller...
StealthGas acquires two newbuilding LPG vessels
Four new combined Electric Steam & Hot water boilers to VARD...
Golar LNG signs strategic partnership and shareholder agreement with Keppel

General News

Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes receive regulatory approvals for subsea production alliance
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes have received the necessary regulatory approvals for the Subsea Production Alliance announced in April 2014...

ONS 2014 was a success
Rio Show Will Launch IMI Critical Engineering Brand
SPE to provide a platform of debate for oil and gas industry...
SKF recognized as approved offshore condition monitoring...
Mirage Machines boost manufacturing capability with UK HQ...
Statoil and DNV GL to drive standardisation of Subsea Factory interfaces

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