Drilling & production

Company awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Society accolade, as a result of its on-going support of local charity initiatives.

Jose Limia to head up Houston Office.

Encana and Athlon Energy have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Encana to acquire all Athlon’s shares.

The company has entered an agreement with Beijing Wallgate Information Technology to deliver digital oilfield capabilities to operators in China.

Tap Oil Limited has provided an update on the Manora Oil Development in the Northern Gulf of Thailand.

New software drives multidisciplinary integration, collaboration and productivity.

Weatherford has implemented Ikon Science software for its real-time pore pressure monitoring while drilling service.

Penspen has acquired the engineering division of DPS Group.

Aker Solutions has started trading on the Oslo stock after the company split.

AKOFS Offshore has been awarded a five-year contract extension from Petrobras to use the Skandi Santos vessel.

The Skandi Constructor is due to be available in the Gulf of Mexico by Q1 2015.

Mexico is gambling on private investment to counter the decline of oil production, according to GlobalData.

The fiscal and regulatory terms governing Mongolia’s upstream oil and gas sector remain attractive, according to GlobalData.

A joint industry project on jacking system maintenance and inspection has resulted in a new DNV GL Recommended Practice.

Africa Oil has confirmed that the Kenya Finance Bill 2014 has been passed by the Kenyan parliament.