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Chevron expands Moroccan presence

Jan 22, 2013

Chevron grabs 75% stake in 3 deepwater areasClick to view larger mapChevron subsidiary, Chevron Morocco Exploration Ltd, has signed petroleum agreements with Morocco's Office National Des Hydrocarbures Et Des Mines for three offshore areas…

Seadrill, SapuraKencana extend rig sale

Jan 21, 2013

Due diligence period extended to February 8 West Vencedor (Photo: Seadrill)Seadrill and SapuraKencana have extended the validity period of its non-binding agreement to fold Seadrill's tender rig business into SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd…

Eni touts Ghana find

Jan 18, 2013

Eni discovers oil and gas pay at Sankofa wellTesting at Sankofa-2 ST (Photo: Vitol)Eni successfully drilled Sankofa East 2A, the first appraisal well of the Sankofa East oil discovery in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) block, located in the Tano Basin offshore Ghana…

TGS begins Sunfish survey

Jan 17, 2013

TGS commences 3D data acquisition off LiberiaPolarcus Asima vesselTGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey, Sunfish, which covers up to 7,800 km2 of highly prospective acreage in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia.…

EMGS wins Asian survey

Jan 17, 2013

EMGS wins contract for 3D EM data acquisitionBOA Thalassa vesselEMGS has received a Letter of Intent for a contract totaling approximately six months of 3D EM data acquisition in Asia. Final confirmation and award of the program is dependent on the customer's internal Tender Board approval…

Statoil welcomes Hebron

Jan 16, 2013

Hebron estimated to hold 700 million barrelsThe Hebron Gravity Based Structure (GBS), is the 4th offshore development offshore Newfoundland. The project is to be sanctioned in 2012, and start-up is expected in 2017.On December 31st, 2012…

McDermott earns Pemex EPCI

Jan 14, 2013

McDermott locks Mexican fabrication contract McDermott constructing the Kuil-A drilling platform at its Altamira facilityMcDermott International has received a $230 million turnkey contract for Pemex’s PB-Litoral-A production platform, which will serve the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields…

McDermott awarded Mozambique FEED

Jan 11, 2013

McDermott, Allseas lock subsea pipeline FEEDMozambique mapMcDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has teamed up with industry leader Allseas to provide a robust project execution strategy for the front-end…

AGR wins well management contract

Jan 11, 2013

AGR’s Petroleum Services in three-year accordPetroleum Services, part of AGR has been awarded a well management contract from independent Norwegian E&P company Noreco.The agreement commenced January 1, 2013 and includes well management services for an initial 3 year period…

CB&I lassos Mariner topsides

Jan 10, 2013

DSME awards CB&I UK Mariner topsides contractThe Mariner Field is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea approximately 150km east of the Shetland Isles. CB&I announced today that it has been awarded a project valued in…

Aker Solutions

Jan 10, 2013

Aker Solutions has landed more Ichthys LNG work. McDermott handed the firm a US$90 million (NKr500 million) contract to deliver a subsea tie-in connector for the Western Australia project. Delivery is expected 2013/14.

Boskalis

Jan 10, 2013

Dredging company Boskalis launched a takeover of Dutch marine contractors Dockwise, acquiring a 33% stake in the company. The acquisition is backed by Dockwise shareholder HAL Investments, which holds 32% outstanding shares. Dockwise has not yet accepted Boskalis’ buyout offer of E18…

Caribbean pact

Jan 10, 2013

Anadarko and state-owned Ecopetrol have announced a 50:50 venture to explore the Fuerte Norte and Sur blocks off Colombia in the Caribbean Sea.

Foster Wheeler

Jan 10, 2013

Foster Wheeler has acquired Three Streams Engineering, a privately held engineering company in Calgary, Canada. The acquisition is part of Foster Wheeler’s strategy to grow its upstream capabilities.

Fourth time's a charm

Jan 10, 2013

Petrobras touted a fourth oil discovery in the ultra-deepwaters of the Sergipe-Algoas basin, 85km off the coast of Aracaju, Brazil. Tests confirmed the presence of a 67m-thick, light oil column in the Calumbi formation of the Muriú well.

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