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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hurricane Michael enters the Gulf of Mexico.

The company has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Serica Energy (UK) Limited, and BP have received a conditional License and assurance from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control relating to the UK North Sea Rhum field.

Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) East business has secured a four-year renewal of a contract for maintenance management services for an international oil company client in Iraq.

A letter of intent was signed in London by National Oil Corporation chairman Eng. Mustafa Sanalla, BP group chief executive Bob Dudley and Eni chief executive officer Claudio Descalzi.

The engineering and technology group, which announced its launch in July is rolling out an ambitious and transformative strategy to meet the immediate and long-term strategic value-add needs of their clients.

Ala Ayoub, Regional General Manager at Crowcon, explains, “The Middle East oil and gas industry contends with high levels of H2S in their gas production operation."

Aqualis Offshore managed the floatover operation out of its Singapore office.

The dock facility, which will be manned 24 hrs a day, will serve as the base for C-I’s Fourchon operations and features client offices, conference rooms with full streaming connectivity, bunk houses and parking for offshore crews.

TLP-103C will be drilled to a total depth of 2700 m and is expected to take 64 days to complete, including testing.

The company has announced that its Middle East business unit has been awarded a subsea services contract in a G.C.C country with an initial contract value of US$17 million.