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Nabucco partners close in on pact
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 10:52 GMT

An intergovernmental accord for the Nabucco natural gas pipeline will be signed in Ankara on 13 July, Romania's Economy Minister said today.

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Trans-Sahara pipe deal sealed
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 12:50 GMT

Nigeria, Algeria and Niger today signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline across the Sahara that could send up to 30 billion cubic metres a year of supplies to Europe.

 
Poland to push Russia gas deal to 2035
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 10:00 GMT

Poland may prolong its gas contract with Russia until 2035, the prime minister's energy adviser was quoted as saying today.

Chinese in line for Repsol stake
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 09:29 GMT

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) are battling for approval to bid for the Argentinean unit of Spanish oil major Repsol, sources said today, in a deal that could be worth around $17 billion.

 
Seadrill makes West Ceres sell off
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 11:00 GMT

Norway’s Seadrill said today that it has exercised its right to repurchase the jack-up drilling rig West Ceres from Ship Finance International for the pre-agreed price of $135.5 million, and will subsequently re-sell the unit for $175.

Hallin mulling over new vessels
Friday, 03 July, 2009, 06:30 GMT

UK-based Hallin Marine may invest in two more vessels to be built based on a new design touted as a low-cost alternative to large diving support vessels and semi-submersibles.

 
Incremental sinks Edirne probe
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 06:43 GMT

Australia’s Incremental Petroleum has spudded the Kuzey Ikihoyuk-1 well at the Edirne licence in Turkey.

AGR stays on with StatoilHydro
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 08:16 GMT

AGR Field Operations has bagged a two-year extension on a contract it has with Norwegian giant StatoilHydro.

 
Subsea 7 gets to work at Valhall
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 13:09 GMT

Subsea 7 has bagged a $40 million engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning job on BP's Valhall Flank gas lift pipelines and wellhead platform riser caisson project.

GC Rieber cancels $33m vessel order
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 02:49 GMT

Singapore listed Otto Marine said its joint venture with GC Rieber has cancelled a newbuild order worth €23.5 million ($33.1 million) with its shipyard.

 
Stausholm joins StatoilHydro board
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 16:05 GMT

Norwegian giant StatoilHydro has named Jakob Stausholm a new member of its board of directors.

Vangold eyes Rwanda riches
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 10:55 GMT

Canada-based Vangold Resources is seeking oil and gas exploration rights for Rwanda's Lake Kivu following successful air and satellite surveys.

 
Work chokes Ormen Lange flows
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 10:35 GMT

Output from the Ormen Lange gas field off Norway is still crimped after Shell started maintenance at the field earlier this week.

Russia offers Turkey slice of South Stream
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 02:03 GMT

Russia has offered Turkey a role in its South Stream gas pipeline to Europe, Russian news agencies reported yesterday, marking another Russian attempt to undermine the European Union's rival Nabucco project.

 
Braekken to take OLF helm
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 12:17 GMT

The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) has appointed Gro Braekken to succeed Per Terje Vold as chief executive with effect from 1 January 2010.

Norway starts Troms II shoot
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 17:31 GMT

The Norwegian government has kicked off seismic surveys in the Troms II area near the scenic Lofoten islands, which environmental groups say should be permanently out of bounds to oil and gas drilling.

 
Poland eyes deal to boost Russia gas
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 08:53 GMT

Poland hopes to sign an agreement with Russia's Gazprom by the end of August to increase gas supplies by 2 billion to 3 billion cubic metres from 2010, a PGNiG official said today.

YPF takes Uruguay prize
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 22:27 GMT

Repsol subsidiary YPF has won a bid to explore for oil in offshore blocks near the coast of Uruguay, the company said.

 
Aker gets cracking with shake-up
Thursday, 02 July, 2009, 10:29 GMT

Norwegian industrial group Aker has unveiled a corporate reshuffle which sees chief financial officer Bengt Rem leave the company and Karl Erik Kjelstad named executive vice president and member of Aker Solutions' executive management team.

BG exercises option for T&T block
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 21:26 GMT

UK-based BG Group exercised an option for a gas development block offshore southeast Trinidad, preempting a $142.5 million offer by Centrica.

 
Boa launches new marine contracting unit
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 15:22 GMT

Norwegian group Boa Offshore has established a new offshore contracting unit based in Houston named Boa Marine Services under former Aker Marine Contractors US president Helge Roraas.

PGS names seismic boat
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 15:56 GMT

Norwegian seismic outfit Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has named its newest vessel, the Ramform Sterling, at the shipyard where it is being built in Tomrefjord, Norway.

 
UK union not happy with BP's plan
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 18:18 GMT

One of the main unions representing the UK offshore oil and gas industry responded angrily today to plans from oil giant BP and its contractors to reduce wages in order to cut costs.

Acergy lines up Oz gig
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 12:10 GMT

London-based subsea services company Acergy said today it has won a SURF contract from BHP Billiton for construction support services for a floating production storage offloading project off Western Australia.

 
Siem Offshore cashes up
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 08:19 GMT

Norway's Siem Offshore said today it has raised Nkr900 million ($140.9 million) in a private placement at Nkr8.5 per share, providing it with finance for its entire newbuilding programme.

GC Reiber scraps newbuild 7037
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 07:56 GMT
AGR bags $1.64m North Sea job
Wednesday, 01 July, 2009, 09:11 GMT
Gazprom expects Ukraine winter gas row
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 13:44 GMT
Consensus eludes gas producers
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 22:16 GMT
Attacks hammer Shell’s Nigeria output
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 16:20 GMT
'No co-ordinated gas supply cuts yet'
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 12:07 GMT
Committee pushes for step up in UK play
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 09:02 GMT
GDF Suez snaps up Azerbaijan stake
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 08:00 GMT
Italy gas train explosion kills 12
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 09:53 GMT
BG hooks up with Exco for US shale gas
Tuesday, 30 June, 2009, 07:28 GMT
Shell leads bidding for US Gulf acreage
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 21:55 GMT
Oklahoma sues BP for price fixing
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 21:53 GMT
BNK wins Polish leases
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 22:22 GMT
France looks for G-8 oil price action
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 20:07 GMT
Aker Solutions out of Goliat race
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 09:10 GMT
Norse backs out of Dende play
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 21:26 GMT
Tanaka voices Russia gas fears
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 09:26 GMT
DOF Subsea bins MPSV newbuild
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 10:17 GMT
AGR lands three-year RMR job
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 09:51 GMT
Warsaw hopes for extra Qatar LNG
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 10:12 GMT
TGS kicks off Barents Sea shoot
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 06:35 GMT
Aker Solutions offloads Odim stake
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 07:04 GMT
Putin offers surprise deal to Shell
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 01:43 GMT
Noreco lines up extra E&P cash
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 07:28 GMT
Spring Energy lines up $154m
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 08:00 GMT
Midmar sells UK package
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 07:56 GMT
Repsol hits double delight
Monday, 29 June, 2009, 01:27 GMT
'Turkey ready to sign up to Nabucco'
Friday, 26 June, 2009, 09:30 GMT
Belarus maps out gas payment plan
Friday, 26 June, 2009, 09:06 GMT
EU gets tough over energy markets
Thursday, 25 June, 2009, 11:26 GMT
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