Special reports

Baker Hughes, a GE company, has announced the results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and the total year ended December 31, 2017.

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) signalled its intent to expand in 2018 with the appointment of the company’s first Engineering Manager.

Petrobras has joined the OGCI following a meeting of the group at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

PetroNeft provides an update on oil production at licence 61 in the fourth of 2017.

Genel Energy plc has issued the following trading and operations update in advance of the Company's full-year 2017 results, which are scheduled for release on 22 March 2018.

McDermott International, Inc. announced a large contract award from Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 13 jackets in the Zuluf, Marjan, Berri and Abu Safah fields, offshore Saudi Arabia.

Over US$83.1 billion in capital expenditure will be spent over the lifetime of the top 10 onshore oil projects to produce 9.7 billion bbls of crude oil, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Revenues from E&P operations combined with a further reduction in G&A costs, strict discipline on all spending and a rigorous management of receivables have helped the company to deliver another step towards overall profitability.

Heerema Fabrication Group has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation contract for the Q10-A unmanned offshore platform.

Following an acquisition of 28.75% working interest in its operated natural gas prospective permit authority to prospect, Bengal Energy has now consolidated its ownership of ATP 394 to 100%.

Total has reinforced its position in deepwater Gulf of Mexico by signing an agreement with Samson in order to acquire Samson Offshore Anchor, LLC.

Throughout the year, ExxonMobil has announced a number of discoveries, acquisitions and exploration activities in various countries, including Brazil, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Suriname and in the United State's Gulf of Mexico.

Cairn intends to announce its preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2017 on Tuesday 13 March 2018. In advance of these results,

The Seanamic Group have expanded teams in two Houston-based companies: Umbilicals International (UI) and Flexlife.

The company is to form a new partnership with Cuadrilla and Lucas.