Vessel set for return to field
Danish shipping giant Maersk yesterday said its North Sea floating production vessel Gryphon should be back in action by the end of the year.
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Total safety chief says lessons to be learned
The safety chief of oil group Total said yesterday that lessons will be learned by it and other companies following its major North Sea gas leak earlier this year.
Moller-Maersk’s boss is back at the helm
The chief executive of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, returned to work today after recovering from heart surgery, the company said.
Total boss says Aberdeen has not changed in two decades
Aberdeen has not changed in the past 20 years - which is a good and bad thing, the head of oil group Total in the UK said last night.
Profits slump 34% at Maersk group
Danish shipping and oil group Maersk said today sales rose 9% in its third quarter on higher oil prices and container volumes.
BP given permit for Gulf of Mexico drilling
Oil group BP has been given its first drilling permit off the US coast since last year's Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Maersk Discoverer picked by BP for work off Egypt
Maersk Drilling has won a £488million contract with BP for a deep water rig.
Total to join French mission to Libya
OIL group Total will be part of a mission of French companies heading to Libya next month to assess the situation, the head of the French-Libyan chamber of commerce said yesterday.