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Nabors on course to take over Superior

09 September 2010 12:41 GMT

Nabors Industries today said it had tied up 92.4% of takeover target Superior Well Services' stock in its tender offer for the company's shares.

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Macondo kill pushed back

BP may have to push back the final kill of the blown-out Macondo well until the middle or even the end of this month, Thad Allen said.

Bristow takes wing with $1.3bn treble

Offshore helicopter services provider Bristow has tied up a swag of contracts for work around the globe which could see it rake in more than $1.3 billion over the next 10 years.

Repsol ready for African pre-salt hunt

Spanish explorer Repsol wants to export its Brazilian pre-salt oil reserves model to Gabon, Congo, the Republic of Congo and Angola.

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Tehran changes oil chain of command

The Iranian government is revamping the structure of the country’s oil industry, three decades after the creation of an Oil Ministry to preside over the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), with the aim now of giving the state company greater independence and possibly creating a special status for the Exploration Directorate.

KNOC stands its ground in Dana bid

Korea National Oil Corporation said it was sticking by its £1.67 billion ($2.6 billion) offer for Dana Petroleum after the UK oil company tried to squeeze out a higher bid with an independent valuation.

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South Mahakam all clear

Indonesia’s upstream regulatory body BPMigas has granted France’s Total approval to proceed with the award of four contracts linked to first two phases of the South Mahakam gas and liquids development.

GDF Suez takes Dovregubben bite

Norwegian player Det Norske Oljeselskap is poised to sell a 5% slice of PL 468 to French outfit GDF Suez.

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New job on horizon for Songa Saturn

Norwegian rig owner Songa Offshore said today it has lined up a new deal for the Songa Saturn drillship which has been idle in Malta since May.

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WA digs heels in over regulator

The Australian government faces one of its first hurdles after its re-election as Western Australia voiced its objection to plans for a national offshore petroleum regulator.

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Norwegian floating production provider BW Offshore is set to supply a unit to Ithaca Energy to be employed on the Athena oilfield off the UK in a deal that will be worth between $450 million and $500 million.

Nautical awakens Kraken

AIM-listed Nautical Petroleum is set to sidetrack the 9/02b-4 well, drilled on the Kraken heavy oil find in Block 9/2b in the central sector of the UK North Sea.

JKX spins Bulgaria bit

Eastern-European focused tight gas player Aurelian Oil & Gas said today its partner JKX has spudded the first of a two well programme in Bulgaria.

Total snaps up slice of GLNG

France's Total has agreed to buy a 20% stake in Australia's Gladstone liquefied natural gas project from Santos and Malaysia's Petronas.

Circle spuds Moroccan well

UK-based explorer Circle Oil said it had resumed its drilling operations in Morocco after work on exisiting and new access roads was completed following winter flooding.

Regal abandons Romanian wildcat

UK company Regal Petroleum is plugging and abandoning the exploration well E-1 Sagna in its Barlad licence in Romania.

UK to boost gas stash

The UK’s gas storage capacity is set to rise by 15% after the government today gave the go ahead WINGAS Storage to convert its Saltfleetby onshore gas field into an underground gas storage facility.

Oz pipeline eyes fund issue

The financing arm of Australia's Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) is in talks with investors about the sale of at least A$200 million ($184 million) in five-year notes.

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