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May 22, 2015
Petronas has reached a significant milestone in its upstream operations in Indonesia with first oil achieved from Bukit Tua field on May 17.
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May 22, 2015
Saudi Arabia expanded its share of China’s oil market last month, outpacing rival producers as they compete to meet record demand from the world’s biggest energy consumer.
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May 18, 2015
The rally in crude prices may not last as U.S. shale output remains robust, according to Malaysia’s state oil company.
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May 14, 2015
iSURVEY Pte Ltd, Singapore, has been awarded a contract from EMAS AMC for the provision of positioning and survey services on board its pipe lay vessel, the Lewek Centurion.
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May 13, 2015
OPEC is more united now about keeping its oil-production target unchanged than it was at its last meeting in November because crude prices have risen this year, according to Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali Al-Omair.
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May 11, 2015
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, is adding strength to its flexible marine riser engineering capabilities by growing its teams in Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur.
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May 07, 2015
Gazprom and PetroVietnam are to set drill the first deepwater well offshore Vietnam later this year, Moscow-based Gazprom said Wednesday.
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May 07, 2015
iSURVEY Group, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, telecommunications and offshore renewable energy sectors, has marked a positive start to 2015 with significant contract wins for its Singapore division.
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May 07, 2015
Applus RTD is celebrating the successful completion of the latest advanced non-destructive testing (ANDT) project with its RTD INCOTEST technology, which provides a unique solution for unpiggable subsea pipelines.
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May 06, 2015
Halliburton opened its new Indonesian headquarters in Jakarta with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 27. This facility serves as Halliburton’s headquarters for all of its business lines in Indonesia, which provide services to support customers’ activities in the country.
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May 04, 2015
China confirmed the reshuffle of the leadership of its biggest oil companies, helping clear a path in a crucial area of the economy for President Xi Jinping as he plans his overhaul of the nation’s bloated state sector.
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April 27, 2015
PetroChina Co. and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the nation’s two largest oil explorers, jumped by their daily trading limit in Shanghai on Monday on speculation the government is considering consolidating the industry.
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April 24, 2015
Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil and gas explorer, will keep its annual production target, undeterred by a 40% plunge in first-quarter sales.
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April 24, 2015
KrisEnergy has started drilling the Rayrai-1 exploration well in Block G10/48 in the Gulf of Thailand, with the Key Gibraltar jackup rig, where the company is currently developing Wassana oil field.
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April 23, 2015
CNOOC has commenced production at the Kenli 10-1 oilfield in the Bohai Sea, the company said Thursday.
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April 06, 2015
SINGAPORE -- A series of factors and influences have propelled the demand for small to mid-scale LNG projects in Asia.
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March 31, 2015
Eni and India's Reliance Industries have signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for two blocks each, offshore Myanmar. Eni is partnering with with Petrovietnam and Reliance has a JV with the local Myanma Oil & Gas Enterprise.
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December 31, 2014
SINGAPORE -- Keppel Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine, has secured a firm contract from Golar Gimi, a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to perform the conversion of a second Moss LNG carrier, the GIMI, into a FLNG vessel.
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December 31, 2014
HOUSTON -- RigNet has acquired Timas Munaicom, an oilfield communications company based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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December 29, 2014
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Pakistan Petroleum Limited, operator of the Gambat South Block with a 65% working interest (WI), along with its joint venture partners Government Holdings (Private) Limited and Asia Resources Oil Limited with 25% and 10% WI, respectively, has made another gas and condensate discovery at its exploration well Faiz X-1 located in District Sanghar, Sindh. This is the sixth discovery in the block.
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December 29, 2014
KUWAIT -- Kuwait Energy (70% and operator) and Dragon Oil (30%) has made its second oil discovery at Block 9, Iraq.
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