Rockwell scoops £2.5million North Sea job
Industrial technology solutions provider Rockwell Automation has secured a £2.5million contract with a North Sea operator.
PD&MS changes hands in secondary buyout
Independent investment company Equistone Partners Europe has sold Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy in a secondary buyout to a mid-market private investor Inflexion.
Brander puts new meaning into “jobs on the go” with new app
Aberdeen-based oil and gas recruitment firm Brander is looking to tap into the mobile jobseeker market with its new app.
Bowleven terminates Petrofac alliance to allow new investment
Edinburgh-based Bowleven has terminated its strategic alliance agreement with Petrofac over the sell-off of its Cameroon shares.
Rosneft acquires interest in Solimoes for $96million
The Brazilian subsidiary of Russia's state oil giant Rosneft has been granted approval to acquire additional 6% in the Solimoes project, on the country's border with Peru.
Second Cambay well flows gas for Oilex
Australian oil and gas explorer Oilex has recorded a "strong flowback" of gas in its second horizontal well in the Cambay field, in the Indian midland.
Wood Group strengthens Norwegian business with $164million acquisition
Engineering giant Wood Group has acquired Agility Projects for $164million in its drive to strengthen its Norwegian engineering capability.
EFC appoints new managing director
Aberdeen-based Electro-Flow Controls (EFC) Group has appointed a new managing director as it is looking to rev up its project delivery.
Woodside farms into Tanzania
Australian explorer Woodside Petroleum has finalised a farm-in to the prospective basin of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania.
Transocean calls EGM ahead of chairman change
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) as it is looking to establish a new chairman.
IOG targets maximised production following IPO
North Sea-focused development and production firm Independent Oil & Gas (IOG) is hoping to more than treble its discovered resources following the next round of UK licencing.
Kongsberg signs multi-million data services deal with OMV
Technology and solutions provider Kongsberg has signed a four-year, multi-million dollar drilling data contract with OMV Group for all of its global drilling activities.
Leni commissions new sales tank as Goudron campaign progresses
Trinidad-focused Leni Gas & Oil (LGO) is ready to start the construction of a new sales tank for its Goudron Field’s finds after securing necessary approvals.
Hunting eyes Scandinavian growth with new regional manager
International energy service group Hunting has appointed a new regional manager for Norway as it looks to expand in the Scandinavian oil and gas market.
Apollo kick-starts IT division with two former Aker employees
Energy service firm Apollo has scooped two Aker Solutions’ staff for its newly created IT division.
Faroe makes new Norwegian Sea discovery
Independent explorer Faroe Petroleum has found oil in the Bue prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
EOR consortium revs up work with first meeting
A consortium dedicated to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in the North Sea has met for the first time to discuss its plan of action.
AGR extends Lundin frame agreement
Global service company AGR has extended its frame agreement with Lundin for its field management services.
Technip wins Matindok gas job
Energy services giant Technip has secured an onshore lumpsum contract for the Matindok Gas Development project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Survivex launches new EBS training
Survival training specialist Survivex has piloted a new training course for the updated emergency breathing system (EBS) for the offshore workforce.
Petrofac scoops $700million Kuwait job
Oil and gas services provider Petrofac has won an engineering contract for the Kuwait Oil Company's (KOC) gathering centre 29 (GC29), worth around $700million.
Aggreko keeps the Ryder Cup ball rolling
Scottish power firm Aggreko is set to power up the 2014 Ryder Cup.
3sun secures £1million Statoil Sheringham Shoal contract
Aberdeenshire energy services firm 3sun Group has won a £1million marine operations and management contract with Statoil.
Roxi hits first deep oil at BNG
Central Asia-focused company Roxi Petroleum has hit oil in the first deep well in its BNG asset in Kazakhstan.
Seadrill backs out of $1billion bond
Norwegian drilling giant Seadrill has cancelled a five-year $1billion maturity convertible bond issue due to an overnight fall in its share price.