DEO ups stake in Perth field after Maersk withdrawal
Aberdeen oil firm DEO Petroleum has increased its stake in the North Sea Perth field by 10% after Maersk Oil withdrew from the project.
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Subsea 7 orders new vessel for £313m Brazil work
Subsea 7 said today it is to build a new vessel after winning a five-year deal with oil firm Petrobras.
Talisman staff suffer lack of privacy, says safety report
AN OIL company will today launch a fight against claims that staff working on one of its offshore platforms suffer from a lack of privacy.
BP boosted by £2.5bn settlement from partner
SHARES in BP rose yesterday after it said it would receive about £2.5billion in a settlement with one of its partners at the site of last year's Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Aberdeen firm targets first oil from Perth in 2014
ABERDEEN oil firm DEO Petroleum said yesterday it had submitted a field-development plan (FDP) for the Perth licence area in the central North Sea.
Aberdeen oil firm announces changes to Perth stakes
Aberdeen oil firm DEO Petroleum UK has announced changes to stakes in the Perth licence area in the central North Sea.
Oil company Apache completes deal for Mariner Energy
US oil firm Apache Corporation said last night it had completed a "merger" with fellow-Houston company Mariner Energy.
Chevron get second order to thwart protest
An oil firm has been granted a court order preventing environmental protesters from blocking the progress of a drilling ship in the North Sea.
Aberdeen oil explorer adds experience to boardroom
ABERDEEN oil firm Faroe Petroleum said yesterday that Tim Read had been appointed to its board as a non-executive director.