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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'Low' rates seen on $76bn Petrobras rig deal
10 February 2012 11:42 GMTPetrobras’ monster $76 billion charter deal for 26 yet-to-be-built offshore drilling rigs may have caught the market’s eye, but some have seen the dayrates agreed as surprisingly low.
Frac boosts Olgovskoye production
09 February 2012 12:06 GMTPoland’s Kulczyk Oil Ventures has said it has successfully brought its Olgovskoye-6 well onto production in Ukraine, with flow rates of more than 1.5 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.
Animal deaths reported near fracking sites
09 February 2012 17:34 GMTFarmers are reporting sudden deaths among farm animals and pets near shale exploration areas, a phenomenon some suspect may be linked to exposure to chemicals used in the drilling and completion processes.
Duco wins top UK subsea prize
09 February 2012 11:39 GMTTechnip subsidiary Duco has won the top prize at an event aimed at honoring outstanding achievement in the UK subsea industry.
Navajo teams up with energy scientists
08 February 2012 16:05 GMTThe mineral-rich Navajo nation has inked a memorandum of understanding with a US national laboratory as part of a strategy to develop tribal energy resources and boost the reservation's economic fortunes.
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.
Stork grabs $15.9m subsea bundle
08 February 2012 11:02 GMTAberdeen-based Stork Technical Services Subsea has won a $15.9 million subsea inspection contract offshore west Africa.
EMGS plans 3D survey of Barents Sea
08 February 2012 10:03 GMTNorway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) is to launch a multi-client 3D electromagnetic campaign in the Barents Sea next month ahead of Norway's 22nd licensing round.
WWS to buy two more Damen PSVs
07 February 2012 11:34 GMTA Norwegian ship-owning newcomer has ordered two more platform supply vessels from Dutch builder Damen Shipyards, making a total of six in a deal worth $188 million.
Asian OSV market ‘set for next bull run’
06 February 2012 10:20 GMTThis year will be “a major turning point” for the offshore support vessel (OSV) market in Asia which could be on the cusp of “the next sector bull cycle”, a new market report claimed.
CNPC, Shell JV eyes nine-rig order
02 February 2012 15:25 GMTShell and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) plan on ordering nearly 10 rigs this year as the joint venture between the pair eyes unconventional gas plays.
Polarcus wins Greenland 3D shoot
02 February 2012 11:50 GMTThe Shell-led consortium exploring offshore Greenland has given Norwegian seismic contractor Polarcus a letter of intent for the acquisition of 8,500 square kilometres of 3D seismic.
ExxonMobil licences system to Baker Hughes
02 February 2012 02:23 GMTExxonMobil has awarded a licence for a steam injection system and production method it says can improve oil sands production to oilfield services company Baker Hughes.
UK contractors strive to 'maintain revenues'
31 January 2012 09:36 GMTDeepOcean wins Statoil extension double
31 January 2012 10:24 GMTExpro wins Shell contract double
30 January 2012 09:48 GMTGDI hires Lanco to build two land rigs
25 January 2012 15:08 GMTHusky FPSO bound for Harland & Wolff
25 January 2012 13:37 GMTMcDermott says Ichthys deal 'near $2bn'
25 January 2012 14:42 GMTSamsung wins $998m West Qurna 2 contract
25 January 2012 11:29 GMTIndustry launches Arctic spill-response effort
26 January 2012 18:43 GMTKCA Deutag scoops German drill works
25 January 2012 12:40 GMTBaker Hughes doubles net income
24 January 2012 11:54 GMTWartsila supplies Songa system
24 January 2012 10:14 GMTHalliburton hikes revenues by 38%
23 January 2012 12:40 GMTExpro nabs $4.97m Maersk works
23 January 2012 10:06 GMTSchlumberger grows revenue by $12bn
20 January 2012 12:54 GMTSaipem in $1.8bn pipelayer score
18 January 2012 10:40 GMTParker Drilling to eat $171m cost overruns
17 January 2012 15:02 GMTNo 'fracking' in Bulgaria, Chevron told
17 January 2012 13:56 GMTWilton scoops lucrative Britannia works
17 January 2012 11:49 GMTShell, Petronas ink Malaysia PSCs
16 January 2012 11:51 GMTIchthys CPF a record breaker
17 January 2012 07:13 GMTSpectrum begins Namibia offshore shoot
16 January 2012 15:55 GMTRoss scoops Statoil well contract
16 January 2012 10:56 GMTAlderley wins Forties water process works
16 January 2012 10:59 GMTDeepOcean grabs $60m Petrobras deal
16 January 2012 10:18 GMTPlexus gets funds for HP/HT system
13 January 2012 10:04 GMTAker inks Talisman North Sea deal
12 January 2012 14:05 GMTSapuraCrest confirms Cosco order
06 January 2012 08:25 GMTFracking 'will not cause dangerous quakes'
11 January 2012 10:44 GMTABB nabs $25m Troll A contract
10 January 2012 15:25 GMTNew study echoes Macondo flow estimates
10 January 2012 20:17 GMT| Total shifts Iraq focus to Kurdistan |
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| Halliburton, Petronas in shale deal |
| Total near plateau at Pazflor FPSO |
| Petrobras struggles with equipment shortfalls |
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