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Chevron, Exxon pre-qualify for Mexico's Round One

May 26, 2015

Supermajors Chevron and ExxonMobil were two of 26 companies, both privately and in consortia, that have earned the right to submit bids for Mexico’s Round 1 to be held on 15 July, the country’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) announced on 25 May…

Israel's antitrust commissioner to resign

May 26, 2015

In a potential stroke of good news for Noble Energy, the Director General of the Israeli Antitrust Authority, David Glio, announced his resignation on 25 May. However, Glio will remain in his role until August. Glio’s resignation is notable…

Brazil in flux: epic fail or opportunity boom?

May 26, 2015

If the stars align, and if foreign investors and engineers are up for the challenge, Brazil’s massive oil and gas industry could be on the brink of a massive opportunity boom for non-Brazilian oil and gas companies. Conversely, with a major…

Agency lays claims against Hibernia operators

May 26, 2015

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid four charges against the consortium behind the Hibernia field after an oil spill. The charges were made against the Hibernia Management and Development…

Eni strikes Libyan gas and condensate

May 26, 2015

Eni has made a new gas and condensate discovery offshore Libya. The discovery is in the Bouri North A1-1/1 exploration well in 125m water depth, in Area D, 140km from the coast and 20km north of the Bouri production field.  Eni says…

McDermott to build 12 Saudi Aramco jackets

May 26, 2015

McDermott International has been awarded a contract by Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 12 jackets for offshore oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabian waters. The work, McDermott's second…

Kongsberg inks Johan Sverdrup and jackup contracts

May 26, 2015

Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a call-off order for delivery of the safety and automation system (SAS), life cycle simulator and SAS information management system for the four platforms on Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development field center…

Bentec secures Caspian contract

May 26, 2015

Drilling rig equipment manufacturer Bentec has been awarded three multi-million dollar contracts, including the firm’s first complete rig for the Caspian Sea offshore sector.  The Caspian rig contract is for Nobel Oil for work off the coast of Azerbaijan…

Crude production growth to slow

May 26, 2015

Non-OPEC liquids growth potential of 5.5 MMb/p over the next five years has been reduced by over 2 MMb/d to 3.3 MMb/d, according to forecasts by energy analysts Rystad Energy.  The Norwegian firm’s research shows investments in oil and gas production are estimated to drop 20% in 2015…

BW Offshore to recoup losses from fire

May 26, 2015

Floating production unit operator BW Offshore has taken a hit in revenues and profits following a fatal fire on one of its vessel offshore Brazil.  However, the firm says it will recoup its losses after the fire on the Cidade de São Mateus floating production…

Firms eye corporate transactions

May 25, 2015

More than half (56%) of global oil and gas executives are ready to do deals in the next 12 months according to accountants and business advisors EY’s 12th biannual Oil & Gas Global Capital Confidence Barometer. The global survey of 112…

FEED starts on Sole gas field

May 25, 2015

The front end engineering and design (FEED) stage of the Sole gas field and Orbost gas plant development is underway following Cooper Energy’s 50% acquisition in the project. The ASX-listed upstream firm has accessed the Sole gas field in the Gippsland basin…

Statoil eyes Gymir prospect

May 25, 2015

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 6706/11-2 on the Gymir prospect. Well 6706/11-2 will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen semisubmersible drilling rig after completing…

Petrofac supports Kraken FPSO

May 25, 2015

Facilities service provider Petrofac has been awarded a contract to support maintenance management system (MMS) implementation for Bumi Armada’s floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO), the Armada Kraken. The vessel, a converted Suezmax ice-class tanker…

US wind blows, but not yet offshore

May 25, 2015

For the US energy industry, 2014 will be remembered as the year when crude oil prices fell below US$50/bbl, resulting in significant realignments in the sector.  Aside from the oil price collapse and the historic high of domestic natural gas production…

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