UK/UKCS

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October 06, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is “pulling out all the stops” to safeguard its dividend in a world where oil prices remain “lower for longer,” CEO Ben Van Beurden said.
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October 05, 2015
The Energy Industries Council (EIC), the leading trade association for UK companies that supply goods and services to the energy industries worldwide, has announced the appointment of its new president Chris Haynes OBE FREng.
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October 02, 2015
Statoil has acquired First Oil’s 24% equity share in the UK license for Alfa Sentral field for $15 million.
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October 02, 2015
A lack of effective supply chain collaboration means that companies are missing out on opportunities to maximize the potential value from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), according to a Deloitte survey of oil and gas operators and services companies.
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September 22, 2015
UK subsea companies will be heading to Mexico at the end of this week on a trade mission, which aims to match British expertise with the requirements of the emerging oil and gas sector in Latin America’s second largest economy.
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September 21, 2015
Claxton, an Acteon company, has successfully installed a high-pressure drilling riser system as part of a multimillion-dollar contract for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea.
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September 21, 2015
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by BP for the provision of additional living quarters, as part of BP’s Life Extension Project on the Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) in the Central North Sea.
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September 21, 2015
For much of the period since the year 2000 – characterized by high and rising oil prices, and long-term concerns over global oil supply – decommissioning took a backseat.
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September 17, 2015
Tata Steel has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract for the Maersk Culzean project in the UK central North Sea.
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September 16, 2015
The UK’s Task Force on Shale Gas has released its third report looking at how the development of a UK shale industry would affect the island nation’s overall climate impact.
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September 16, 2015
Wood Group is leading five new joint industry projects (JIPs), which will use the company’s extensive subsea experience to solve industry-wide challenges.
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September 15, 2015
Stork, a provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services, has installed Emerson Process Management’s Roxar SandLog wireless sand erosion monitoring solutions on a major North Sea operator’s installation.
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September 11, 2015
Cardno’s Crossovers Limited provides a variety of equipment and services, including Drill Pipe Crossovers, to the oil and gas sector by offering innovative rental buy back and capping options to save clients thousands of dollars, in a bid to address the current downturn in the sector.
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September 11, 2015
Oil & Gas UK Chief Executive Deirdre Michie formally opened the new Aberdeen base for Cameron Flow Control Technology (UK) Ltd on Thursday.
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September 10, 2015
Aker Solutions has appointed David Clark as regional president for the UK and Africa. He will oversee an expansion and support operations in these key markets.
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September 09, 2015
Reflex Marine, a specialist in offshore personnel access by crane, will be exhibiting its FROG-XT transfer device range for the first time at Offshore Europe.
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September 09, 2015
Archer (UK) Limited announced that Apache has exercised the first of two options to extend its existing contract with Archer for the provision of platform drilling services for a period of one year.
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September 09, 2015
Oil & Gas UK’s Economic Report, published Wednesday, reveals the impact of the challenging business environment on the offshore oil and gas industry and provides the first signs that the sector’s efforts to restore international competitiveness are starting to take effect.
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September 09, 2015
The CEO of Proserv has called for the industry to make dynamic changes to the way it acts and behaves. Speaking at Offshore Europe, David Lamont said the North Sea has many years of profitable life ahead if the sector urgently adopts more collaborative and efficient business practices.
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September 08, 2015
ABB will showcase new cost saving technology and experts will deliver a series of technical talks at Offshore Europe.
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September 08, 2015
International oilfield services company Expro has strengthened its operations in the North Sea with $25 million in contract wins secured in the UK and Norway, where it will officially open a new facility later this month.
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