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Bergen Group scoops rig upgrade work

The Bergen Group has won a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Transocean to carry out upgrade work on three rigs and for the possible modification of a fourth.  

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NAM discusses Dutch sell-off

Dutch gas joint venture NAM – owned 50/50by Shell and ExxonMobil - is holding talks about selling its offshore assets to newly combined French energy and utility GDF Suez.

[Full story ] Licensing

Revus completes Yme sale

Revus Energy said today that it has formally completed the sale of a 10% stake in production licences 316, 316B, 316CS and 316DS, including the Yme re-development project, to Lotos E&P Norge.  

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New marketing head at MCS

Global subsea engineering company MCS has appointed Kevin O’Malley as their new Head of Group Marketing.  

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Dunmore well starts

Drilling has kicked off on the Dunmore oil exploration well offshore Ireland in the North Celtic Basin with the Transocean Arctic II semi-submersible.

[Full story ] Exploration

North African well finance

London-listed North African explorer Circle Oil has raised £33 m with a new share issue to back its exploration plans for Libya, Morocco and Egypt.

[Full story ] Exploration

New Fredriksen set for Seadrill board

Kathrine Fredriksen, daughter of oil industry and shipping magnate John Fredriksen, is set to join her dad on the board of rig group Seadrill.

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Ormonde gets growth approval

A unique offshore wind farm and gas field development off the east coast of the UK has been given consent for expansion by the British Government.

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Syrian step for Total

France’s Total has signed up for three energy development programmes in Syria

[Full story ] Field development

Seismic survey for C02 storage under North Sea

Norway's Petroleum Directorate has begun a seismic survey to hunt down a safe alternative for geological storage of CO2 under the North Sea.

[Full story ] Technology

Reinertsen scoops Troll B contract from StatoilHydro

StatoilHydro has awarded Reinertsen a Troll B project worth $41 million.

[Full story ] Contracts

Aker Solutions wins contract from StatoilHydro

Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract from StatoilHydro for a feed study for a subsea gas compression project for Asgard and Mikkel fields.

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Duddon decision given

Britain’s burgeoning renewable energy industry has received another boost with approval for another major offshore wind farm.

[Full story ] Renewables

Rocksource August production down

Norwegian producer Rocksource suffers a fall in August output from US units, hit by technical problems.

[Full story ] Production

Volve boost for PA output

Sweden’s PA Resources hit a new record with its daily output in August, pumping 22,200 bbl on a single day.  

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Gas market insight

Delegates to a business breakfast hosted by Oil and Gas UK will be given an insight to the future for the European gas market next week

[Full story ] Natural gas

Bjorge wins contract from ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips has given a $16 million maintenance contract to Bjorge ASA involving the Ekofisk area.

[Full story ] Contracts

New CEO of Neste Oil

Finnish refiner Neste Oil has appointed Matti Lievonen as its new Chief Executive.

[Full story ] People on the move

New well on Marsvin

Drilling has kicked off on a new Norwegian exploration well which is targeting the Marsvin oil prospect.

[Full story ] Exploration

Talisman sells off Dutch assets

Talisman Energy has agreed to sell its Dutch offshore assets to Total in a deal worth US $480 million.

[Full story ] Licensing

Total to ramp up Dutch output

Total said its Dutch asset deal with Talisman Energy will boost its reserves in the country by a fifth.

[Full story ] Licensing

BP to sign deal to resolve TNK-BP fight

BP is expected today to sign an agreement aimed at retaining its half stake in TNK-BP - Russia’s third-biggest oil company - following a battle for control with its local partners.

[Full story ] Production

Tenaris to ramp up pipe production

Oil and gas pipeline manufacturer, Tenaris, is set to invest more than US $2 billion over the next three years in its production plants around the world.  

[Full story ] Company news

Kingfisher upgrade likely: Heritage

UK-listed Heritage Oil which operated the Kingfisher-2 discovery well drilled with Tullow Oil has confirmed the upbeat assessment of the find and backed Tullow’s suggestion that there could be an upgrade in estimated field reserves.

[Full story ] Exploration

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TAQA moves for more in North Sea

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), has continued its push into the North Sea after completing a US $5.5 million deal with EnCore Oil to acquire its 10% stake in the Amstel field offshore the Netherlands.  

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