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Friday, May 17, 2013 Junior oil company Lekoil raises $49 million on London’s Alternative Investment Market as it seeks to become a pan-African oil and gas player.

Friday, May 17, 2013 Petroceltic says it is closer to farming out a further 18.375-percent interest in its Isarene Permit that contains the Ain Tsila, onshore Algeria.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 Salamander signs Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for the Northeast Bangkanai and West Bangkanai license areas.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 Transocean reports downtime for its drilling fleet but inks several new contracts for its rigs.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Pemex awards Cal Dive with two additional contracts for work in the Bay of Campeche.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 PA Resources has decided with immediate effect to appoint Board member Philippe R Probst as the company's CEO.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Statoil awards Noble Corp. a contract for a newbuild jackup for drilling at the Mariner project in the UK North Sea in 2016.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Dana Gas reports a 17-percent jump in the first quarter profit as it pre-qualifies for Lebanon's first offshore licensing round.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Aker Solutions appoints Bob Shaw as vice president to lead subsea greenfield projects.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 BG Group plans to take a more-active approach to managing its portfolio of assets as it estimates group production of up to 660,000 boepd for 2013.

Monday, May 13, 2013 Bechtel announces it will establish a global center of engineering excellence in the UAE initially focused on rail and marine engineering projects.

Monday, May 13, 2013 HRT says that Milton Franke will take over as chief executive, completing an unexpected management shakeup at the firm.

Monday, May 13, 2013 Statoil agrees to swap 10-percent stake in production license 395 for 10 percent in Total's PL 535 asset.

Monday, May 13, 2013 Oil and gas driller Transocean says Chairman Michael Talbert plans to step down in 2014.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Women's Energy Network (WEN) is forming a new chapter focused on South Texas.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Faroe Petroleum appoints Jonathan Cooper as its new CFO.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Expro is celebrating its 40th anniversary at this year's Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston by showcasing its investment in new technology and innovation.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Bilfinger Salamis UK wins $77.5 million contract to supply maintenance services to Chevron's North Sea platforms.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Hess says CEO John Hess will step down as board chairman, a move to address criticism of its board days before shareholders choose 5 new directors from rival slates.

Friday, May 10, 2013 Aker Arctic Technology confirms spring 2014 due date for delivery of its "oblique icebreaker" concept vessel to Russia's Ministry of Transport.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 Attendance at the 2013 OTC reached a 30-year high of 104,800, the second highest in show history and up 17 percent from last year.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 Ophir Energy secures a drilling rig and executed a letter of agreement for Rig Share Assignment with BG Group for the continuation of its 2013-2014 East African offshore drilling program.

Thursday, May 09, 2013 Repsol says its first-quarter profit rose 38% on the year, mainly due to higher production and refining margins.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Tata Steel will demonstrate its ability to deliver pipeline solutions to some of the world's most challenging and complex projects at the 2013 OTC.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Oilfield services firm Aker Solutions releases results showing its order book rose to an all-time high of $12.2 billion during 1Q 2013.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Several GE business units are showcasing their latest products and services for the offshore sector at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 Global offshore support specialist Viking SeaTech will officially announce the arrival of Gulf of Mexico Managing Director Tom Bower at OTC.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 ATR is seeking potential acquisitions at the world's largest oil show in Houston this week at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Caterpillar Global Petroleum announces that the Cat C280-16 generator sets with an increased power rating have been selected by Jurong Shipyard to power the Moss Maritime designed CS60 West Rigel.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 GE Oil & Gas announces it is launching its next-generation SeaONYX blowout preventer (BOP) surface control system and operator interface at the 2013 OTC.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Seadrill enters into an agreement to sell the companies that own and operate the tender rig T15 to Seadrill Partners.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Saudi Aramco announces the opening of three research centers in the United States with Houston named one of the cities to house a new facility focused on upstream research.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Tendeka announces plans to significantly grow its North and South American market presence.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Swire is introducing two new products to the Gulf of Mexico region at the Offshore Technology Conference.

Monday, May 06, 2013 Quickflange appoints Texas-based INTEGRA Services Technologies as a local North American partner for nominated customers.

Monday, May 06, 2013 GE Oil & Gas receives Spotlight on New Technology awards from OTC for two new products that address the challenges of deepwater drilling.

Monday, May 06, 2013 Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) unveils its Crisis Response Simulation (CRS) for the first time at the OTC on the showroom floor.

Monday, May 06, 2013 Burness Paull & Williamsons LLP continues to build its international client base by attending the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston.

Monday, May 06, 2013 Applus RTD unveils its most sophisticated ultrasonic 3D inspection technology to date - the latest addition to its revolutionary NDT3D technology range.