Aker Solutions wins £100million Canadian contract from Husky
Aker Solutions said today it had won a £100million contract for offshore engineering services at Husky Energy's Canadian White Rose field.
Oil women can rise to top
More than 100 women gathered in London yesterday to share their experiences of rising to the top in the oil and gas industry.
Apache posts lower profit, targets $4bn in 2013 asset sale
Apache Corp has warned its first-quarter profit fell 10 percent because of lower prices for crude oil and natural gas liquid, after saying it planned to divest up to $4 billion in assets by the end of the year.
Roxi Petroleum advances after positive well tests in Kazakhstan
Roxi Petroleum said today it had found oil in a test well at South Yelemes in Kazakhstan.
UK green finance initiative commits £635million in its first five months
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) today said that it had committed to lend and invest a total of £635million during the first five months of operation.
Drilling underway at Shell’s third French Guiana well
Northern Petroleum said today that drilling had begun on a third exploration well at the Shell operated Guyane Maritime project.
Shell to move ahead with ultra-deep Stones development
Shell said yesterday it had decided to go ahead with its two mile deep Stones field development in the Gulf of Mexico.
Asian contract win for Van Oord
Energy service firm Van Oord said today it had been awarded two pipe lay projects in Asia worth around £51million ($80 million).
Video: Former energy minister Charles Hendry
Watch our video interview with former UK energy minister Charles Hendry here.
Talisman Energy’s chief financial officer to move on
Canadian oil and gas company Talisman Energy said today its chief financial officer Scott Thomson will leave the company to take over as head of heavy equipment dealer Finning International.
Marathon VP Pete Jones appointed to lead TAQA’s UK business
North Sea oil firm Taqa said yesterday it had appointed Highlander Pete Jones as managing director of its UK business.
All-Energy 2013 set to break attendance record
All-Energy 2013, the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference opens in Aberdeen two weeks today.
Universities benefit from innovative partnership
Oil giant BP has said it is supporting a new programme for Aberdeen and Robert Gordon Universities worth around £250,000 in sponsorship over the next three years.
Fugro warns of drop in first-half net profit
Engineering services firm Fugro warned today its first-half net profit will fall about 13% to about £85million on sales of £1billion.
Tullow Oil’s operations in line with expectations for 2013
Tullow Oil said that its financial position for the year to date was in line with expectations, with capital spending set to be around £1.3billion in 2013.
Exxon to work with Statoil on £2.6billion Gulf of Mexico project
Exxon Mobil said yesterday it was starting work on the £2.6billion ($4billion) Julia development project in partnership with Norway's Statoil.
Apache extends its oil and gas discoveries in the Egyptian Western Desert
Apache Corporation said today it had found oil and gas after drilling three new discovery wells in Egypt's Western Desert.
Petronas to take first steps in Brazil with $850million deal
Malaysian Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) said today it had agreed a $850million (£550million) deal with Brazil's OGX Petroleo e Gas for a 40% stake in a Brazilian offshore oil field.
EOG profits up after Texas production boost
Oil and gas firm EOG Resources said today its first-quarter earnings were up 53 % to £319million ($495million), as oil and gas output from the company's wells in the Eagle Ford formation in Texas helped push up production.
OTC 2013: BP’s Gulf deepwater drilling programme moving ahead despite rising costs
BP said today drilling had started at the Gila prospect near the firm's "giant" Tiber discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
Kvaerner warns of “fierce” competition after profit miss
Norwegian group Kvaerner has warned of fierce competition from Asia after seeing its first quarter operating profit fall 40% to £9.6million.
Major energy companies to collaborate on Greenland exploration
Oil and gas operators have agreed to collaborate on meeting Greenlandic exploration rules in the north-west region of the country.
Lundin Petroleum set to double oil production by end 2015
Lundin Petroleum said it would double production to 70,000 barrels of oil per day by the end of 2015 and boost that again when the giant Johan Sverdrup field comes on line as it posted quarterly results in line with expectations.
Brent crude back below monthly high after air strike fears subside
Brent crude oil fell back below $105 per barrel today, after the risk premium caused by an Israeli air strike on Syria faded.
Technip wins a further contract for work on Statoil’s Gullfaks field
Oil and gas services firm Technip said today it had won a contract from Statoil for the removal and replacement of two oil-loading systems at the Gullfaks field in the Norwegian North Sea.