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Like many North Sea oil workers, Colin McIntrye first got his big break in the industry during a chance meeting.
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Texas drilling company files for bankruptcy
Energy & Exploration Partners Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection, following several other oil and gas drillers into bankruptcy. In its petition filed Monday, the company listed debt of $1 billion to $10 billion and assets of $500 million to $1 billion.
Erin Energy hit with losses during second quarter
Erin Energy was hit with a net loss of $9.2million in the second quarter of the year. The company said following tie-in of the Oyo-8 and Oyo-7 wells oil production had averaged 7,642 barrels per day. Erin Energy said it generated revenue of $15.3million from crude lifting in July and received an additional $26.5million as advance payment for a scheduled August lifting of Oyo crude this month.
Big oil companies lose more than a billion known reserves
The world’s biggest oil companies lost more than a billion barrels of known reserves last year as the “big five” energy majors struggled to stem the decline in new discoveries, a report has found. Analysis by brokers Morgan Stanley found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Total saw proved reserves shrink to 78.6billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) in 2014 from over 80billion the prior year – the steepest drop since 2008.
Peyto strengthens management team
Peyto Exploration and Development has added two members to its management team. The Canadian-based firm has promoted Lee Curran to vice president of drilling and completions and Todd Burdwick is now vice president of production.
Enermech signs joint venture with Saudi Arabian company
Enermech has signed a joint venture agreement with the Abdulla Fouad Group (AFG) to support its growing operations in Saudi Arabia. The deal by the international mechanical services group comes after AFG’s acquisition of the Shoabi Group’s oil and gas agencies last month. Enermech’s operations in Saudi Arabia include providing crane, hydraulics, valves and pipelines services to the oil and gas industry.