Petrobras enjoys summer production boost
Petrobras saw average oil production from its Brazilian fields rise by 1.1% in August compared to the previous month.
Petrobras saw average oil production from its Brazilian fields rise by 1.1% in August compared to the previous month.
Max Petroleum said it was preparing for test production at its Sagiz West Field well in Kazakhstan after receiving encouraging results from appraisal drilling.
German energy firm Wintershall has begun its North Sea operations after finally taking over the Brage field from Statoil.
Oil developers New World have been given an eight-month extension to start work on its Danica project in Denmark.
Low-risk oil group Northern Petroleum is to sell off its its Dutch operations for £16million.
Drilling work on a major North Sea gas field thought to contain up to 500billion cubic feet of gas has got under way.
Engineering group Kentz has landed a contract to provide commissioning and start-up services for a Canadian steam-assisted oil recovery project.
Aberdeen-based Kongsberg Maritime is to create 20 additional posts at its base in Westhill for a major contract with Statoil.
An annual search for the best performing individuals and companies in the energy industry gets under way today.
One hundred jobs are being created in the north-east following a £45million deal between two leading subsea firms.
BP will return to court this evening as the second phase of the trial spawned by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster gets under way, with a focus on the company’s response to the deadly disaster.
Oil giant Shell looks set to turn its back on the American shale gas revolution after confirming it is to exit the Eagle Ford field.
Work on Rosneft's Komsomolsk refinery pipeline has come to a standstill after Transneft pulled out of the project.
Lundin Petroleum says it has struck oil after drilling an appraisal well on the massive Johan Sverdrup field.
Enegi and Black Spruce Exploration are waiting for regulatory approval to start a new drilling campaign in Newfoundland, the companies have announced.
Exploration firm San Leon says it expects its new Turkish acquisition to help fund new projects for 2014 after seeing profits rise slightly for the first half of the year.
Aberdeen-based drilling group TWMA has landed a seven-year contract to provide offshore waste management for Total's Martin Linge field.
Total has taken over a 50% interest in an Outeniqua Basin prospect, South Africa, the company announced today.
Thai-focused exploration firm Salamander Energy says this summer's oil spill on the country's coast has held up plans for its drilling work.
Africa-focused exploration group Lekoil says it remains confident it will be able to go ahead with the proposed $30million acquisition of a stake in a major Nigerian licence.
Victoria Oil and Gas chief executive John Scott is to step down from the role, just seven months after taking over the Africa and Russia-focused explorer.
Russian state-owned oil firm Rosneft is to buy out minority shareholders of the TNK-BP venture it took over in a £36billion deal earlier this year.
North Sea focused group Independent Oil and Gas says it has raised £2million after launching onto the Alternative Investment Market today.
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Police said they are winding up their operation overseeing anti-fracking protests in West Sussex as the final cost to taxpayers is expected to hit around £4 million.