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Jacobs bags Hawkins field gig

09 February 2010 13:04 GMT

US outfit Jacobs Engineering Group has landed a construction services contract from ExxonMobil for revamp work at the Hawkins field, Texas.

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Unit cashes in on rig sale

Oklahoma-based Unit Corporation said today it has agreed to sell eight of its idle rigs for $23.9 million, resulting in profit of around $6.1 million.

Quifa riches keep stacking up

Toronto-listed Pacific Rubiales Energy has hit pay at the Quifa-6 well, drilled on the Quifa Block, in Colombia's Llanos basin.

DOF snaps up Angola deal

Aberdeen-based DOF Subsea said today it has won a £4.7 million ($) contract from Technip for charter of a light construction vessel to work on Block-31 off Angola.

Cameron income takes a tumble

US oilfield services player Cameron saw its net income slump in the fourth quarter, coming in at $97.3 million or $0.41 per diluted share.

Oil price comment

Weak dollar buoys crude trade

Oil rose above $72 a barrel today on the back of a weaker US . dollar and robust buying interest as investors looked for bargains following last week's price slide to near two-month lows.

Iraq keen to turn on Kurd export taps

Iraq expects to resume oil exports from its Kurdistan region "in the near future", Oil Minister Hussain Shahristani told reporters today.

Ghana lays down Jubilee law

The Ghanaian government said it has not blocked the estimated $4 billion sale of a Kosmos Energy's stake in the Jubilee oilfield to US supermajor ExxonMobil - but added it will do so if the parties do not abandon the deal, according to reports.

MIS hands over KS Endeavor keys

United Arab Emirates-based Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) has handed over the newbuild KS Endeavor jack-up rig to Petrodrill Offshore, ahead of schedule and on budget.

Fresh date for Madagascar round

Madagascar's auction of 50 blocks in its Indian Ocean play looks set to take place in October, after months of political turmoil delayed the round, a senior official said today.

Extra time for Khafji hopefuls

The Al-Khafji Joint Operations company (KJO) has extended the bidding deadline for two projects in the Neutral Zone shared by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Senate may force Yar'Adua to step aside

The Nigerian Senate is set to debate a motion demanding that the country's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua hand over power to his deputy in a bid to break months of political deadlock.

Nexen boosts Long Lake

Canadian player Nexen said today that it has pumped up output at its Long Lake bitumen production project by pushing steam production up to 105,000 barrels per day.

Norway oil output dips

Norway's oil output for January came in at a preliminary 1.99 million barrels per day, dropping slightly from December's 2 million bpd, according to Norwegian Petroleum Directorate figures released today.

Victoria cracks on at Logbaba

AIM-listed Victoria Oil & Gas has spudded the La-106 well at the Logbaba project in Cameroon.

Shell pushes on with Swedish shale

Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell has completed drilling Sweden's first shale gas exploration well, but said it would take up to a year before the results are studied.

InterOil splashes out on new rig

InterOil has stumped up NZ$6.5 million (US$4.5 million) for a 1500 horsepower drilling rig, bundled with drilling and oilfield service equipment.

Three die in PetroChina gas leak

Three workers are dead and another three seriously hurt after a gas leak from a PetroChina-operated well in Tongnan County, near Chongqing City, provincial officials confirmed.

Sasol primed to bump up its tally

09 February 2010 11:02 GMT

Ferguson dishes out refit job

09 February 2010 09:44 GMT

'Yanukovich is not my president'

09 February 2010 10:14 GMT

SLNG ready to add tanks

09 February 2010 08:21 GMT

Ascent eyes gas from Peneszlek

09 February 2010 08:36 GMT

Norwegian probe hits dust

09 February 2010 08:22 GMT

February crimps PetroVietnam figures

09 February 2010 10:44 GMT

Pluto strike 'a test of labour laws'

09 February 2010 09:11 GMT

Browse partners pick Kimberley site

09 February 2010 00:53 GMT

Helix comes aboard with Clough

09 February 2010 01:22 GMT

Pertamina may get first pickings

09 February 2010 02:12 GMT

DSME profit soar on forex gains

09 February 2010 02:40 GMT

Songa Venus wins Shell work

08 February 2010 23:40 GMT

Llanos strike for Alange

09 February 2010 02:05 GMT

OSX readies $3bn share sale

08 February 2010 22:39 GMT

Noble returns cash to shareholders

09 February 2010 01:22 GMT

Panhandle out of the fire

09 February 2010 01:46 GMT

BJ falls to loss for quarter

08 February 2010 23:21 GMT

Husky makes another gas find off China

08 February 2010 23:36 GMT

ConocoPhillips' permit gets rejected

08 February 2010 20:55 GMT

BreitBurn settles with Quicksilver

08 February 2010 22:38 GMT

EV Energy in share sale

08 February 2010 22:10 GMT

Toreador looks to cash up

08 February 2010 21:59 GMT

PetroQuest production declines

08 February 2010 22:21 GMT

Cimarex output takes drop

08 February 2010 12:18 GMT

Range sheds Ohio acres

08 February 2010 11:13 GMT

Oil holds steady around $71

08 February 2010 05:23 GMT
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