Oil & gas news
M&As in the upstream industry are at the highest level since December 2014
Upstream oil and gas deals activity, including capital markets and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), totalled US$23.5 billion from 114 transactions in May 2015, says GlobalData.
Air Energi secures major contract with BP Iraq
Global workforce solutions provider to supply talent acquisition services for BP’s giant Rumaila and Kirkuk oilfields.
Graco Oilfield Serives opens new Texas facilities
The newly constructed machine shop will enable specialised service offerings.
NUTECH adds XRF technology to POROLABS
XRF technology is a quick and affordable approach for measuring and analysing major trace elements of host rocks.
Survivex receives accreditation for its oil and gas training courses
Survivex strengthens its training portfolio, announcing new accreditations for three of its training courses.
ASCO wins North Sea contract
ASCO has signed a contract with Marathon Oil which will further strengthen the company’s market leading positioning in the UK.
Atlas Copco delivers 50 t compressed air package
A custom designed main air compressor package, set to be installed in the South Caspian Sea has been delivered to Baku, Azerbaijan.
Refiner margins unable to fully offset low upstream earnings for IOCs
The combination of lower upstream earnings and higher downstream earnings contributed to higher profits in the downstream segment due to crack spreads.
Willbros sells its Professional Services segment to Bernhard Capital Partners
Willbros has completed the initial transaction of its plan to sell its downstream engineering and heater engineering services to Bernhard Capital Partners.
Shell offer receives US regulatory approval for BG acquisition
BG Group and Shell confirm that they are underway with relevant anti-trust and regulatory filing processes.