Senergy secures Statoil geotechnical deal
Energy services company Senergy has secured a deal to provide geotechnical expertise for Statoil operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Gibney joins Ophir Energy board
The former general counsel at Enterprise Oil is to join Africa-focused Ophir Energy as a director.
Bibby lands Mermaid for North Sea role
Thailand-based subsea firm Mermaid Maritime has landed a contract to provide North Sea services for Bibby Offshore.
Huntington field due to start up again next week after safety shutdown
A major North Sea oil field shut down for safety reasons will be back up and running again next week, one of the firms behind the development said yesterday.
DOF picks up £81million North Sea and Brazil deals
DOF says it has landed a clutch of North Sea and Brazilian subsea contracts worth more than than £81million.
Infographic: Norway oil output hits highest levels in more than a year
Norwegian oil production in July hit its highest levels since May 2012, despite problems at five key fields during the month.
RWE to scale back European capacity after taking power generation hit
Energy firm RWE made a £21million loss from its UK power generation business after scaling back capacity and closing plants across the country.
Cuadrilla ‘unlikely’ to take controversial fracking row site into production
Cuadrilla says it is unlikely to put a controversial site at the centre of a fracking row in the south of England into production.
RGU lecturer joins Energy Institute council
A senior north-east lecturer has joined the Energy Institute’s council.
Profits down at Det norske despite production increase
Second-quarter losses at Norwegian oil firm Det norske more than doubled compared to the first three months of 2013.
Halliburton to provide project management for Kazakhstan well project
Halliburton is to provide project management services for Max Petroleum's pre-salt project in Kazakhstan.
BP to sue US government over post-Macondo contracts block
Oil giant BP announced last night that it is suing the US Government for blocking it from getting new contracts following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Tolmount find ‘could be one of the largest in last decade’
E.On says the Tolmount gas find in the southern North Sea could turn out to be significantly larger than previously predicted after completing the latest appraisal well for the field.
Sudan extends pipe shutdown deadline in dispute with South Sudan
Sudan is to delay the cutoff for blocking oil flowing from neighbouring South Sudan following mediation efforts from the African Union.
ONGC hit by profits drop after expenses growth
Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation saw quarterly profits drop 34% after being hit by higher costs.
AquaTerra expands Ghana presence
Oil and gas training and services supplier AquaTerra is to expand its presence in Ghana following rapid growth in the country.
Failing to capitalise on fracking would be ‘big mistake’ for UK, warns Cameron
Britain would be “making a big mistake” if it did not seriously consider fracking and the prospect of cheaper gas prices, the Prime Minister has said.
Petrobras extends Skandi Vitoria contract for two more years
Brazilian operator Petrobras has extended the contract of the pipe-laying vessel Skandi Vitoria for another two years.
Nichol named latest Energising The Nation’s Future winner
BEL Valves project manager Stewart Nichol has scooped the latest monthly prise in Oil and Gas UK's monthly Energising the Nation's Future giveaway.
Tecnicas Reunidas lands $1billion deal for Touat first phase
Spanish engineering group Tecnicas Reunidas are to develop the first phase of the delayed Touat gas field in southwest Algeria.
Lagoon tidal power ‘could generate 10% of UK energy’
Man-made lagoons which harness the power of tides could generate 10% of the UK’s electricity, developers of the first such scheme have said.
Libya braced for new wave of oil strikes
A new series of strikes look set to reduce Libyan oil output further after seeing them already drop by half due to disruption by workers.
Petrobras makes new Santos Basin oil find
Petrobras says it has made a new oil discovery in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, off the Brazilian coast.
Canadian oil train disaster firm to file for bankruptcy protection as clean-up costs mount
The company behind the runaway oil train which exploded and killed almost 50 people in a small Canadian town has filed for bankruptcy protection after coming under pressure to pay for the disaster clearup.
Judge orders BP to pay £84million expenses to Macondo compensation administrator
BP must pay more than $130million (£84 million) in fees to the administrator of its multibillion-pound settlement with US Gulf Coast businesses and residents after the company’s 2010 oil spill.