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BOEM weighs Cook Inlet lease sale

Oct 22, 2014

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is inching closer to an oil and gas lease sale in the Cook Inlet offshore Alaska. The agency said it intends to publish an environmental impact statement (EIS) in the federal register on 23 October 2014 for Sale 244…

Pemex cancels evacuation plans off Campeche

Oct 22, 2014

Updated at 22 October 2014 at 3 p.m. Pemex called off the evacuation of its 15,000 workers in the Bay of Campeche after severe weather conditions improved.  Earlier today, OE reported that Mexican national Pemex began evacuating its…

Shell in Gabon discovery

Oct 22, 2014

Shell made a large exploration discovery at the Leopard-1 well, offshore Gabon, West Africa. The exploration well encountered a substantial gas column with around 200m net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir. Leopard-1 is located in license BCD10 approximately 145km off the Gabonese coast…

Total appoints new CEO

Oct 22, 2014

Total’s board of directors has appointed a new CEO, following the death of its chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie (pictured right) in a plane crash in Moscow late on Monday night.  Patrick Pouyanné, Total’s President of Refining & Chemicals…

Lucchini takes Mamé stake

Oct 22, 2014

Italian industrial group Lucchini has agreed a deal to acquire a 49% stake in fellow Italian steel forgings firm Mamé Group, with a clause which could see it take on more share, to gain a controlling stake, in 2017.  Mamé Group, based…

FMC posts profit hike

Oct 22, 2014

FMC Technologies reported a 15% increase in revenues and its highest quarterly subsea margins in four years, thanks to its Subsea Technologies division.  Subsea Technologies saw a 16% increase in Q3 revenue, at US$1.3 billion, compared to the previous quarter…

South Africa’s western offshore attracts operators

Oct 21, 2014

Oil and gas exploration has turned many areas of Sub-Saharan Africa into economic hotspots, and operators are now looking at South Africa’s western coast. Planned infrastructure improvements may improve exploration logistics, but…

Noble announces new CEO

Oct 21, 2014

Houston-based Noble Energy elected David L. Stover as president and chief executive officer. Stover. From Noble. Stover previously served as the company's president and chief operating officer…

The risks of the Arctic

Oct 21, 2014

DVN GL gives a wider look at the issues and risks oil and gas companies face when operating in the Arctic. Several experts in the Arctic, and Norwegian oil and gas community weigh in on what needs to be done to have success in the area…

Edvard Grieg moving forward

Oct 21, 2014

Lundin Petroleum shows how the production platform for the Edvard Grieg field has moved from the drawing board to reality, and is now beginning to resemble a real offshore platform. First oil from the field is scheduled during the 4Q 2015…

HeliOffshore— new helicopter industry association launched

Oct 21, 2014

Five major helicopter operators today announced a new industry association – HeliOffshore – for organizations with an interest in working together on safety in offshore helicopter transport. The new association was introduced today at a launch event at its offices in London…

Cairn India hires new CEO

Oct 21, 2014

Mayank Ashar joins Cairn India as its new managing director & chief executive officer effective 17 November 2014. Ashar brings with him more than 36 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry. In his earlier assignments…

Oil & Gas UK chief executive to retire in 2015

Oct 21, 2014

Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK chief executive, will retire in 2015. Webb. From Oil & Gas UK.   Oil & Gas UK says the exact date of his departure is yet to be agreed, but will be within…

NEL opens wet gas facility

Oct 21, 2014

NEL has invested more than £0.5 million in the development of its Glasgow-based Wet Gas Facility. The investment has created the UK’s only independent commercial test facility able to test meters to such high flowrates for wet gas conditions…

Lamprell launches Caspian jackup

Oct 21, 2014

Dubai based offshore fabrication firm Lamprell has completed the second Caspian Sea jackup drilling rig, the Mercury. Lamprell said completion of the rig, the EDC-2, built for Eurasia Drilling, was a milestone for the group, particularly as it has been built under challenging conditions…

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