Giants get ready to battle for Hebron
ExxonMobil has issued bid documents to South Korea’s three super fabricators to build a huge 30,000-tonne deck for its groundbreaking US$8.3 billion Hebron project off Newfoundland, Canada.
Gabrielli’s final flourish for Petrobras
Petrobras chief executive Jose Sergio Gabrielli was set to take his leave of the company this week amid a flurry of offshore contracting activity that highlighted the importance of local content and Brazilian industrial development during his tenure.
Two giants battle to win Total’s Egina floater prize
Two consortia have been left to fight it out to secure a prestigious order to provide a newbuild floating production, storage and offloading vessel for Total’s multi-billion dollar Egina project off Nigeria.
Shell pipeline audit was overdue as Gannet leaked
A KEY audit of Shell’s pipeline safety management systems was three years overdue at the time of last year’s oil spill at the North Sea Gannet field — the UK’s worst in a decade.
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Industry exposed to 'extreme risk' states
10 February 2012 10:23 GMTInternational explorers need to exercise “extreme caution” in their operations given the industry is active in many of the world’s riskiest states, according to a new security analysis.
South Sudan inks Djibouti pipeline deal
10 February 2012 08:48 GMTSouth Sudan has ramped up the pressure on its neighbour to the north another notch as it penned a new deal to build an oil pipeline to Djibouti, a report claimed.
Zueitina gets 25 more years in Libya
10 February 2012 14:06 GMTLibya has granted Zueitina Oil another 25 years in concessions to work its operated oilfields in the country which is emerging from decades of rule under late leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Inspectors board leak-hit Gannet
10 February 2012 10:13 GMTSafety inspectors are now on board Shell’s Gannet Alpha platform to investigate a gas leak that led to the evacuation of 48 non-essential workers on Monday.
BP 'in Macondo settlement talks'
09 February 2012 09:30 GMTBritish supermajor BP is reportedly locked in negotiations with US officials on a possible multi-billion settlement over pollution claims stemming from the 2010 Macondo blowout disaster.
Oil bill reaches Ugandan parliament
09 February 2012 11:04 GMTUganda's energy and minerals minister has presented a long-awaited oil bill to parliament, kicking off a process set to pave way for the development of the country's oil industry.
Analysts reject YPF nationalisation talk
09 February 2012 02:40 GMTAnalysts have dismissed rumours that YPF, Argentina’s largest oil company, could be renationalised amid government pressure to bring additional resources on stream and accusations of overcharging.
New Jersey moves to ban fracking
09 February 2012 21:41 GMTThe New Jersey Senate has put forward a bill that would ban hydraulic fracturing in a state that sits partly atop the Utica shale.
Cameron 'to ensure good North Sea tax regime'
08 February 2012 17:39 GMTA UK member of parliament called on Prime Minister David Cameron earlier on Wednesday to introduce changes on tax relief covering offshore platform decommissioning to guarantee jobs.
Penn House passes gas-tax bill
08 February 2012 23:55 GMTPennsylvania lawmakers passed a bill to let counties levy fees on natural-gas wells, which the state estimates may generate about $211 million in revenue this year.
Chavez lines up $236bn Orinoco spend
08 February 2012 14:31 GMTVenezuela is to throw over $230 billion behind the planned development of the Orinoco Belt with some going on housing projects.
Iran's NIDC readies drill services tender
08 February 2012 15:51 GMTToughened international sanctions against Iran are likely to be put under the spotlight as the country’s national drilling company puts out pre-qualification tenders for a trio of oil and gas services packages.
Penn Senate passes shale tax bill
08 February 2012 13:15 GMTPennsylvania moved a step closer to taxing shale gas plays as a controversial bill was passed by the state’s Senate on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia considers Korea crude
08 February 2012 02:20 GMTBP wins Macondo email exclusions
08 February 2012 23:20 GMTChinese workers freed in Sudan oil region
07 February 2012 16:30 GMTSonatrach eyes $68bn spend
07 February 2012 12:51 GMTMend's Eni pipe attack claim queried
06 February 2012 15:19 GMTSierra Club challenges LNG export plans
07 February 2012 23:53 GMTVessel attacked near KS Endeavor blaze
06 February 2012 13:26 GMTUganda president 'to resist oil opponents'
07 February 2012 15:18 GMTINA pulls foreign staff out of Syria
06 February 2012 15:50 GMTBlast hits Egypt-Israel pipeline
06 February 2012 03:51 GMTIvory Coast workers 'at risk of extortion'
06 February 2012 10:42 GMTNigerian Eni pipeline attacked
06 February 2012 05:17 GMTIran oil ban no nuclear deterrent
06 February 2012 03:28 GMTUS regulators going slow on oil shale
03 February 2012 23:20 GMTEnergy sec Huhne resigns after charge
03 February 2012 10:44 GMTArgentina drops 'Oil and Refining Plus'
03 February 2012 20:35 GMTBrufau visits Cuba to oversee drilling
03 February 2012 17:35 GMTUS to require frac chemical disclosures
03 February 2012 22:32 GMTTotal confirms South Sudan return
03 February 2012 08:43 GMTVoser eyes Libya exploration restart
03 February 2012 10:20 GMTDirector ousted from House frac hearing
01 February 2012 20:59 GMTReports: Contentious Cuba drilling starts
02 February 2012 20:37 GMTSouth Sudan rejects AU plan
01 February 2012 05:37 GMTMoore to go in 2013
01 February 2012 09:08 GMTUS lawmakers consider new Iran sanctions
01 February 2012 03:09 GMTKazakhstan axes Zhanaozen emergency
31 January 2012 09:48 GMTIran may hit back with EU exports ban
27 January 2012 11:44 GMTCIA: Saudi production on the rise
31 January 2012 18:49 GMTBaghdad 'no legal right' to block ExxonMobil
31 January 2012 21:51 GMTFederal frac rules 'model' for states
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