Pena Nieto: Pemex monopoly 'to end this year'

Mexico president will aim to push reforms to open up reserves

US oilfield hiring to moderate in 2013

Fewer executives say their companies are increasing employment levels

Moody's: Capital taps to keep industry humming

Well-financed E&P sector poised for 'modest but steady' growth, ratings agency says

Canada raises offshore spill liability to C$1bn

Regulators say new requirements will bring country 'in line with international standards'

Talos shuts platform after small leak

Company working to repair shallow-water facility in US Gulf of Mexico, report says

Iraq eyes 45% ramp up in output by next year

Ambitious plan does not include any output from Kurdistan region, according to a report

US takes aim at efficiency in shale

Contractors aim for better understanding of geology

Consolidation of smaller players 'inevitable'

Minnows in capital-intensive unconventional plays said to be primed for takeovers

Schlumberger buys fluid-analysis firm

Acquisition of Calgary-based outfit to boost services giant's geochemical analysis capabilities in oil sands

Aasgard template starts sailaway

Massive structure for Statoil's pioneering subsea gas compression project leaves yard for Norwegian field

Total, CNPC gain access to Takijistan block

Tajik government agrees to widen and extend Bokhtar licence

PetroVietnam hits gas off Burma

Vietnamese explorer makes discovery at shallow-water M2 block

Gas pipeline explodes in Louisiana

No injuries and little damage reported, 55 evacuated after blast on Florida Gas Transmission line

New Cat-Ds 'on radar screen'

Statoil tender 'imminent' for additional pair of midwater semisubs - but Songa unlikely to be bidding

UPDATED

Statoil begins restart at Oseberg

Explorer partially resumes output after gas alarm at field centre

Chevron, ExxonMobil disclose fracture ingredients

US supermajors publish details online of Polish fracture operations

Spike eyes Cairngorm target off UK

Norwegian player gains stake in exploration probe through farm-in deal with EnQuest Heather

Oryx Petroleum spuds Kurdistan probe

Canadian explorer targets Ain Al Safra oil prospect

West African piracy ‘cost nearly $1bn’

Gulf of Guinea outstripped Somalia in terms of attacks last year with risks high to oil industry and shipping crew

Norway hike for oil investments

Spending in booming sector set to pass $36bn this year in statistics agency's forecast

Mixed results for UK safety

Leak numbers have fallen but rise recorded in most serious releases as Piper Alpha commemorated

Reef Subsea lands work off Angola

Bergen contractor to send vessel to Sonangol block for 30-day charter

Max hits pay at Sagiz West

Max Petroleum has hit hydrocabons in an appraisal well on Blcok E in Kazahstan

Total acquires further KRG block: report

French explorer gains 80% stake in Baranan K9 block

Panoro to sell Aje stake to Lekoil

Panoro Energy agrees to sell its interest in OML 113 off Nigeria for $30 million

Karoon kicks off 3D shoot

CGGVeritas is carrying out a 3D seismic survey for Karoon Gas Australia off the coast of Western Australia

Ithaca spuds at Stella

London-listed player spins bit with Ensco jack-up on first of four development wells on North Sea play

Petrominerales makes Colombian find

Petrominerales has flowed oil from the Curito-1 exploration well in Colombia

Coastal has mixed fortunes off Thailand

Coastal makes a discovery in one well and abandons another in the Gulf of Thailand

Brent steady ahead of Fed meeting

Rising tension in the Middle East keep prices steady ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

OIL PRICE

Talisman ‘eyeing Eagle Ford shale sale’

Hal Kvisle-led Canadian has already approached ‘a few’ player over possible US asset sale, report says

Leyshon slumps as well disappoints

London-listed junior blames ‘technical problems’ at Ordos basin probe where it struck water

Pan Orient hits Thai pay

Pan Orient Energy has hit oil in two wells in Thailand

Black Elk cheers GOM flows

Houston-based company flows oil from the first of four planned wells in the Gulf of Mexico

OSV sinks after platform collision

Gulf of Mexico platform owner says no damage or impact to production facility; no deaths or injuries

Galp Potiguar well 'non-commercial'

Portuguese player says Petrobras-operated well found oil shows, evidence of working hydrocarbon system

Polish LNG terminal 'to overcome delays'

Liquefied natural gas facility aiming for 2015 startup for Qatar cargoes

Chesapeake hires new compliance head

Company reportedly hired Patrick Craine previously to respond to SEC investigation

Barra: China 'sale discussion off'

Brazil independent says talks halted with China's CNPC for deal worth about $2bn, according to report

EP Energy sells gas assets for $1.3 billion

Privately held player looks to focus on high-margin oil plays

Carrizo ups output guidance

Drilling efficiencies, flat decline curves in Eagle Ford drive improved production outlook

Abraxas sells non-op Bakken assets

MLP Natural Resource Partners buys up properties in $43.4 million deal

Ocean Rig bags drillship charter

Newbuild lined up for five-well job with major off West Africa

Americas Petrogas in $9.3m Chinese bank loan

Agreement with state bank to help finance shale exploration costs

Alfa Group creates L1 Energy outfit

Former TNK-BP investors set up new investment vehicle with capital kitty

Oseberg 'to remain offline after gas alarm'

Output to stay shut-in 'until cause of gas alarm and oil leak determined': Statoil

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