President-elect Enrique Pena NietoPena-Nieto wants private investment in energyOilPrice.com - Big potential changes south of the border. Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto has announced that he wants increased private investment in the nation's energy industry…
Photo: Tar Sands BlockadeTexas man sues to stop Keystone construction OilPrice.com - Now that elections are over, everyone is waiting for a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, but it's not so easy amid the atmosphere of protests that have…
Sabine Pass LNG2MPTA will be bought from Sabine LiquefactionCheniere Energy Partners announced that its subsidiary Sabine Pass Liquefaction has entered into a liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Total Gas & Power North America…
Ukrainian officials with Jordi Sarda BonvehiUkraine signs fake deal on state television Oilprice.com - Certainly the folks at Gazprom are having a good snicker, reveling in the mockery that has been made of what should have been a landmark…
FMC Technologies and Edison Chouest Offshore formed a joint venture based in Houston to provide integrated vessel-based subsea services for offshore oil and gas fields globally. The JV will offer equipment intervention, riserless light well intervention…
The FROG in actionReflex Marine demos FROG transport in HoustonReflex Marine, a global leader in safe marine transfer solutions, has attracted interest from operators in the Gulf of Mexico after hosting a crane and lifting open day at its new Accredited Service Center (ASC) in Houston…
Three Streams EngineeringFoster Wheeler buys Canadian engineering firmFoster Wheeler has acquired Calgary-based Three Streams Engineering for an undisclosed amount.Three Streams is a multi-discipline full service engineering, procurement…
Schlumberger’s Saturn 3D radial probe is the newest module for its MDT modular formation dynamics tester. The Saturn probe provides pressure measurements and fluid samples where they were not previously possible due to reservoir conditions.The…
Helix Energy Solutions Group is selling its Caesar, Express and Intrepid pipelay vessels with related equipment in separate transactions. Coastal Trade is purchasing the Express and Caesar for US$238 million in deals expected to close next year…
Floatel Superior and Statoil's Njord A platformAll non-essential personnel, some 336 people, onboard the Floatel Superior have been evacuated after the semisubmersible sustained damage on two ballast tanks, Statoil announced on 8 November 2012…
Toisa PolarisBibby Offshore has purchased the dive support vessel Toisa Polaris, the Aberdeen-based company announced on 2 November 2012. Bibby said the move will provide as many as 60 North Sea jobs. ‘We are forecasting an increasing level of work in the region over the next year…
'There are 'suspicions' that [Gazprom] has prevented alternative sources of natural gas from and into European countries, applying inappropriate practices, exploiting its position as the dominant supplier of natural gas to Europe.'It took time but it eventually happened…
Recent tests on Mobil Industrial Lubricants’ Arctic performance hydraulic oil have reportedly shown that it can help reduce hydraulic system energy consumption by up to 6.2%, when compared with standard mineral hydraulic oils. Given pride of…
Baker Hughes has expanded its SmartCare line of products to include what the company describes as ‘more environmentally responsible’ drilling and completion fluids, production chemicals and additives used in cementing and stimulation procedures…
Germany's Lufthansa continues to beef up its international oil & gas routes with the launch of Airbus A380 service between Houston and the company's Frankfurt hub. Russell McCulley was invited along for the inaugural flight.Lufthansa flight 440 departed Frankfurt Airport 1 August…
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