Drilling & production - 13 October 2014

Petrel has reached an agreement with the Ghanaian authorities on the licence block in the Tano area of Ghana.

Alvopetro Energy has announced the discovery of hydrocarbons in Block 183 in the Recôncavo Basin, Brazil.

JDR has won a contract for the design and manufacture of a hybrid power steel umbilical from Wintershall Noordzee B.V.

Leni Oil and Gas has made its first sale from the newly commissioned sales tank at the Goudron Field in Trinidad.

Faroe Petroleum has purchased interests in Schooner and Ketch assets in the UK Southern North Sea.

India-based drilling services provider, Aban Offshore has received jack-up rig orders from Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC).

Valeura Energy has announced three new discoveries in Turkey and provided an operational update for Q3 2014.

All major equipment ordered; project progressing on-schedule.

Statoil has sold its 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement to Petronas.

According to Business Monitor International, there may be further delays to confirmation and implementation of a gas price hike in India.

Letter of intent signed for charter of vessel to be used in extended well tests.

Xodus Group has announced the launch of a global subsea engineering company in partnership with Saipem and Chiyoda Corporation.

The sale includes about 1.2 million net acres of land and over 6800 producing wells.

Douglas-Westwood consider OPEC’s upcoming November meeting.