Drilling & production

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.

According to a new poll, three in four British Columbians support BC’s renewable and low carbon fuels regulation.

Real Energy Corporation has provided a progress report for its maiden exploration well in the Cooper Basin.

BHP Billiton and Pemex have signed an MOU to exchange deepwater drilling knowledge, information, and practices.

Operator Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea.

Future innovation in the oil and gas sector will be driven by collaboration and innovation, finds a major new study.

Atlas has entered into a partnership with CiNet-RedVector, to expand its range of services to the oil and gas industry.

The World Energy Council has announced that 25 ministers from 23 countries are to gather at the World Energy Leaders’ Summit in Colombia.

According to the US Energy Information Administration, weak demand and plentiful supply are behind a recent decline in oil prices.