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Talisman Energy Posts Surprise Loss
Talisman Energy Inc, Canada's fifth-largest independent petroleum producer, reported a surprise loss, hurt by lower gas prices in North America and higher royalty payments on production. The company, which was approached by Spain's Repsol SA last week for talks over a potential deal…
Mercator Lines Profit Hit by Low Bulk Freight Rate
Mercator Lines (Singapore) reported a revenue of US$ 16.5 million for Q1 2015, an increase of 19% as compared to correspoding period in the previous previous year, however a net loss of US$ 7.1 million for the quarter as against a loss of USD…
Prelude By the Numbers
Out at sea, look! It’s a ship! It’s a floating rig! It’s SuperFLNG! While not “faster than a speeding bullet,” Shell’s shipzilla Prelude is certainly more powerful than a speeding locomotive, and will be able to leapfrog in size, many of the world’s tallest buildings.
Valemon Topsides Installed
On Monday, July 28, the topsides were lifted into place on the steel jacket on the Valemon field in the North Sea. Produced by Samsung Heavy Industries this is the first Statoil topsides built in South Korea. The structure sailed from the yard on June 15 this year…
Eni to Revive Saipem Sale Plans
The new management of Italy's Eni plans to press on with the sale of a controlling stake in oil services subsidiary Saipem so it can focus on the more lucrative business of finding oil and gas, sources said. Former ENI CEO Paolo Scaroni had…
Crowley Christens New DP2 Tugboat
Crowley Maritime Corp. said that the third of four tugboats in the Ocean-class series, Ocean Sky, has been christened in Houston. The ceremony served to formally welcome the third dynamic positioning (DP) tugboat to the company’s expanded ocean towing fleet…
Repsol Profit Tops Forecasts on Refining Strength
Adjusted Q2 net profit 390 mln eur versus 296 mln forecast; refining margins up 19.2 percent, output down 5.8 pct. Shares up 1.8 percent, in line with market. Cash-rich Spanish oil company Repsol beat quarterly profit forecasts as a jump in…
Polish LNG Terminal Consortium Needs More Money
The consortium building Poland's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is in talks to increase the amount it is being paid, but there is no risk to the completion of the project, one of the contractors told Reuters on Friday. The import terminal is being built on Poland's Baltic coast…
Gulf Island Fab Sign Bechtel Offshore Cooperation Agreement
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. says it has signed a cooperative agreement with Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc. to work together to pursue opportunities for offshore projects for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and abroad. “Gulf Island is excited…
Farstad Offshore Vessel Squadron Chartered Out
Farstad Shipping ASA reports the following charter contracts, with a total value (including options) of approximately NOK 1.75-billion, as follows: Inpex has awarded contracts to AHTS Far Sword (2006, UT 712 L, 14.700 BHP) and AHTS Far Stream (2006, UT 712 L, 14.700 BHP).
BW Offshore to Fully Own FPSO Petroleo Nautipa
Following to BW Offshore's announcement of 9 July 2014, BW Offshore has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Yinson to take 100% ownership of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa, owned through Tinworth Pte. Ltd. Tinworth, and correspondingly the FPSO…
EU's Planned Sanctions Against Russia to Hit South Stream, Yamal LNG
South Stream pipeline, Yamal LNG rely on western technology EU proposes to target sensitive technologies in energy sector Pipelines, wells, drilling platforms are listed The European Union's proposed sanctions against Russia, targeting sensitive technology…
Repsol Profit Tops Forecasts on Surprise Refining Strength
Adjusted Q2 net profit 390 mln eur versus 296 mln forecast; Refining margins up 19.2 percent, output down 5.8 pct; Shares up 1.8 percent, in line with market Cash-rich Spanish oil company Repsol beat quarterly profit forecasts as a jump in its…
Husky Energy Profit Rises on Increased Production
Husky Energy Inc, Canada's No.3 integrated oil company, reported a 4 percent increase in second-quarter earnings, helped by an 8 percent rise in production. Net income for the quarter ended June 30 rose to C$628 million ($586 million), or 63 Canadian cents per share…
Repsol: Return Shareholders Money if No Acquisitions
Spain's Repsol will return cash to shareholders if it fails to identify a company or assets that meets its acquisition goals, Chief Financial Officer Miguel Martinez said on a conference call on Thursday. Repsol has been searching for acquisitions…
Talisman Says Approached by Repsol about Deal
Talisman Energy Inc said on Wednesday it has been approached by Repsol , a day after a report that the Spanish oil producer was considering a bid for Canada's No. 5 oil company. Talisman, which has a market capitalization of nearly C$11 billion ($10.2 billion)…
Editorial: Gas ... It's Both the Question & the Answer
When the time comes to pull an edition together, sometimes the content simply takes on a life of its own, as is the case with the July 2014 edition and the proliferation of ‘gas’ throughout. While the advent of gas and all that this little word encompasses is hardly breaking news…
FMC Signs Joint Subsea Tech Agreement with Oil Majors
FMC Technologies, Inc. says that it has signed an agreement which establishes a joint industry program that includes Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell for the purpose of jointly developing a new generation of standardized…
Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery Starts Production
Pascagoula, Mississippi facility positions Chevron to be the world's largest producer of premium base oil Chevron Corporation subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced that it has begun commercial production of premium base oils from a newly…
Tullow Oil Abandons Dry Offshore Norway Well
Oil and gas producer Tullow Oil Plc said it had plugged and abandoned a well in the Norwegian North Sea after it failed to find any hydrocarbons. The company said it did not encounter hydrocarbons in the Lupus exploration well, located 35 kilometres…
Lundin Petroleum Finds Arctic Oil
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum has confirmed the size of a significant oil discovery in the Arctic, the company said on Monday after completing a second well. The Gohta discovery in the Norwegian section of the Barents Sea is now estimated…