TAQA Bratani, the UK subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi national energy company, said yesterday it had now concluded months of major integrity and upgrade work on all of its four offshore installations - Tern, Eider, Cormorant Alpha and North Cormorant.
Oilfield service firm Wellstream Holdings is believed to be back in talks with General Electric (GE), together with National Oilwell Varco, over a potential £755million takeover deal.
Decom North Sea, the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, revealed yesterday it had reached the milestone of signing its 100th member - well ahead of target.
OIL and gas engineering service business Plexus Holdings, of Aberdeen, said yesterday it was continuing to win customers in new international territories for its POS-GRIP wellhead technology.
NOV Asep Elmar said yesterday that Aker Solutions had become the first major well-service company to commission its fully electric wireline intervention solution Nessie.
AEA Technology said yesterday that despite short to medium-term difficulties in the UK, it was in a strong position and well placed for good growth in the new financial year.
SCOTTISH engineering company Weir Group has teamed up with a Far East firm to provide high-pressure well-service pumps and related flow-control equipment to China's developing shale gas industry.
Amec said yesterday it had been selected by Apache North Sea to undertake project management, engineering and procurement for the design and implementation of modifications to the Forties Alpha platform.
Subsea specialist flexlife yesterday announced the appointment of two key players in the international energy sector to its board as non-executive directors.
Apache, the US-based oil and gas operator, has placed a £150million contract to build a new oil production platform for the Forties field in the UK North Sea.
Professional services firm Ernst & Young's oil and gas eye index, which tracks the performance of AIM-listed oil and gas companies, returned to growth over the third quarter of 2010, ending the period up 19.6%.
Faroe Petroleum and utility Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) said yesterday they had agreed to work together to acquire producing oil and gas assets in the North Sea.