Offshore & subsea - 18 December 2014

Aptomar and Transas developed the world’s most advanced oil spill combating simulator with the North Cape Maritime Training Centre.

The estimated recoverable volumes of the Wintershall discovery have now been raised to some 180 million boe.

FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order to provide subsea equipment for operations in the Agbami field, offshore Nigeria.

DeepWell have announced that they have been awarded a four-year contract with Lundin Norway for wireline services on the Edvard Grieg field.

Drilling for oil and gas at an exploration block off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast will be delayed by at least six months.

Advanced Insulation has been awarded – for a second consecutive year – Supplier of the Year status by Aker Solutions.

RasGas Company Limited won the Excellence in Project Integration Award last night at the 8th International Petroleum Technology Conference.

Oilfield services company RMEC Ltd has been ranked as one of the top 100 highest performing private businesses in the UK.

Stellar Resources Plc Horse Hill-1 oil discovery update.

Marathon Oil announced today that the company anticipates its 2015 budget will be approximately US$4.3 - 4.5 billion.