Friday, November 20, 2009 - EnerMech has invested in specialist equipment to boost the company's hydraulics business line. The CNC machining facility allows the Aberdeen-based company to manufacture equipment parts which previously had to be sourced through suppliers.

Friday, November 20, 2009 - GE Oil & Gas has enhanced its European drilling and production equipment repair, maintenance and refurbishment capabilities with the official opening of a new Global Services facility in Montrose, Scotland.

Friday, November 20, 2009 - Houston-based Marathon is joining other big oil companies in tapping the eastern European oilpatch.

Friday, November 20, 2009 - Lukoil's Board of Directors has approved a strategic development plan for 2010-2019, which includes growing hydrocarbon production and the creation of a spin-off of assets from the E&P business segment into a specialized company.

Friday, November 20, 2009 - Marine Technology Solutions providers Nautronix have joined key industry players by becoming the latest members of the National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI).

Friday, November 20, 2009 - Two of Bibby Offshore's dive support vessels achieved significant milestones this month. The DSV Bibby Aquamarine and DSV Bibby Sapphire completed one million man hours and one & half million man hours respectively without a lost time injury.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Leading flexible pipe specialist flexlife has launched a prototype for a new spin-off from its award-winning patented scanning technology.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Kulczyk Oil will acquire a 70% indirect equity interest in KUB-Gas, one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Ukraine, through Loon Ukraine. Upon signing the Acquisition Agreements, KOVL will pay to Gastek a deposit of $1.35 million.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Dockwise announced eight new near-term contract wins awarded to its subsidiary, Dockwise Shipping, for the transportation of modules, vessels and jack up drilling rigs.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - During the interim reporting period, Dana has drilled four exploration prospects and also drilled appraisal sidetrack wells on two of these discoveries (Tornado and Jetta).

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - BP and AAR have announced the appointment of Maxim Barsky as TNK-BP's next CEO, effective January 1, 2010.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Nautilus Rigging has signed an international distribution agreement just two months after launching its groundbreaking lifting hooks range at Offshore Europe 2009.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Ukraine for an official visit on Thursday, as energy officials from the two former Soviet republics signed a natural gas deal.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Stuart Heggie will play a major role in synchronizing overseas operations at OCHL. Initially, his role will focus on the group's expansion plans in the North Sea and South East Asian markets.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Technip and Schlumberger announced today the signing of a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and gas production.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Tendeka has announced its second acquisition in as many months with the addition of FloQuest to its growing portfolio. Five companies now operate in the Tendeka family, which was launched in April 2009.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Palantir Solutions has created unique processes which provide a previously unattainable level of rapid insight into the value of E&P assets.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - The Annamaria field will produce about 1.6 million standard cubic meters per day in full capacity, thus significantly contributing to gas supplies for both Croatia and Italy.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - The world's leading provider of subsea training, The Underwater Centre has become a preferred supplier for a national body which provides specialist careers and resettlement advice to ex-Forces personnel.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - "Heritage is about to embark on its busiest period ever with high-impact multi-well drilling programs in Kurdistan and Uganda, providing the potential for a significant increase in oil volumes," said CEO Tony Buckingham.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Russia and Slovakia plan to establish a joint venture which will distribute Russian gas in Slovak, news agencies quoted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as saying on Monday.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - The Board of ENOC has confirmed to the Independent Committee of Dragon Oil that the price of 455 pence per Dragon Oil Share is final and will not be increased.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - Total oil produced and sold for the Kochmesskoye No.7 well at Timan-Pechora, Russia, was 28,840 barrels with an average daily production rate of 1,442 barrels per day.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - With a possible tie-in point to the regional gas pipeline grid only 6 kilometers distant from Voitinel-1, the options for appraisal and the commercial exploitation of the discovery are now being examined.

Monday, November 16, 2009 - BP and Dolphin Drilling have failed to resolve a contractual dispute regarding the Byford Dolphin semisub, and the contract will now be considered by an English court.

Monday, November 16, 2009 - Serica Energy has entered into a new US $100 million senior secured revolving credit facility to replace its previous facility of a similar amount.

Monday, November 16, 2009 - Tethys has announced its third quarter 2009 financial results. The results are underlined by a 60% increase in revenues over the third quarter of last year.

Monday, November 16, 2009 - Toreador successfully commenced drilling the La Garenne LGA-1D conventional exploration well, which is located on the 100% owned Rigny le Ferron permit in the Paris Basin in France.

Monday, November 16, 2009 - Vertechas, which specializes in the design, build, sale and rental of specialist engineering service cabins and control rooms for the oil and gas industry, has secured a number of new rental contracts over the last month.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - "The UK decommissioning market is difficult to consistently predict and does not align itself to a strong business case. The supply chain needs therefore to look at decommissioning as a global opportunity," said Subsea UK's Alistair Birnie.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - Currently Eni has 10 rigs under contract -- one drillship, four jackups, and five semisubmersibles -- working in the Mediterranean Sea, off Brazil, off West Africa, in the North Sea, and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - Europa Oil & Gas announced that drilling the main section of the Hykeham-1 exploration well, situated on the PEDL150 license near Lincoln, has commenced.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - The Bulgaria-Azerbaijan JV will explore the possibilities for the delivery of natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria through the Nabucco gas transit pipeline.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - Toreador is undertaking a review of a full range of strategic alternatives available to the Company to enhance shareholder value.

Friday, November 13, 2009 - Vertec has secured a significant contract to design and manufacture specialist ROV cabins for a global producer of high technology subsea systems.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Dana and its co-ventures have discovered oil in the Jetta sidetrack well (25/8-17 A) offshore Norway.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - ExxonMobil has joined a growing list of major energy companies looking to exploit an emerging source of natural gas once seen mainly as the bane of coal miners.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Deep Sea Supply's revenues increased to US $137.3 million or an increase of 2.5% compared to the same period last year.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - BG Group announced that Chief Financial Officer Ashley Almanza is to assume interim responsibility for the management of the Group's Europe & Central Asia (ECA) region, in addition to his current responsibilities as CFO.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Eni and Gazprom teams met in Moscow on November 10, 2009 to discuss the competitiveness of the Russian gas in Europe and the development of the South Stream project.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - SeaBird has announced a successful placement towards institutional and private investors of 54 million new shares at a price of NOK 3.50 per share.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - Tullow noted in its interim statement this morning that Jubilee development drilling and facilities fabrication remain on track to deliver first oil in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - CGGVeritas has announced its non-audited third quarter 2009 consolidated results.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Converged Communication Solutions has unveiled its ground-breaking ADSL2+ broadband package, providing global businesses operating in the Energy sector with increased bandwidth and faster internet connection speeds.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - OMV Gas GmbH of Austria, a 100% subsidiary of OMV Group, has again selected integrated compressor line (ICL) technology from GE Oil & Gas.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - TNK-BP continues capital investments into construction of facilities and development of fields of the Uvat project, which was started in February 2009.

Monday, November 09, 2009 - "We are equally pleased with the progress made since the close of the third quarter, including the the sale of our Turkish assets and the continued financial progress we have made by paying down our debt," said Toreador CEO Craig McKenzie.

Monday, November 09, 2009 - Dropping demand and rising business costs slashed profits for Russian natural gas firm Gazprom by nearly 50 percent in the first half of 2009 when compared to the same period last year, the company reported Monday.

Monday, November 09, 2009 - Operator Seneko has notified PrimeGen of their mobilization of equipment for the commencement of drilling within the participatory lands of the Rodnikovskogo oil and gas project in Russia.

Monday, November 09, 2009 - Premier Energy signed a non-binding LOI with Rossgaz LLC to purchase the remaining interest in Karbon CJSC, with plans to complete a planned drilling program at the North-Kopanskoye oil field.