TGS-NOPEC starts on Greenland "atlas" Jul 5, 2007
Anglo-Norwegian survey outfit, TGS-NOPEC, has heeded industry calls and taken pre-payment for a campaign of exploratory surveys off arctic Greenland, a burgeoning oil province set to benefit its Danish administrators.

Sterling, Faroe find rigs ahead of winter rigours Jul 4, 2007
U.K.-listed E&P outfit Faroe Petroleum has struck a rig deal through well-management company AGR for the drilling of the Breagh appraisal well in Block 42/13 of the Southern North Sea Gas Basin.

RWE, Dana count up Cavendish gas Jul 4, 2007
Germany-based offshore operator RWE Dea and U.K. independent Dana Petroleum have first production from the Cavendish field, where 60 million standard cubic feet per day of gas are onstream.

UK investments seen shrinking after bumper 2006 Jul 3, 2007
Investments offshore the United Kingdom are seen falling off £1 billion or £1.5 billion to as low as £10 billion in 2007 after the 20 percent hike in spending recorded for 2006, Oil & Gas UK reported Tuesday.

Revus debuts in U.K. North Sea Jul 3, 2007
Norwegian independent and market favourite Revus Energy has farmed into two northern North Sea blocks to mark its debut in the U.K. sector, it was learned Tuesday.

Bowleven finds oil-gas cache in Cameroon Jul 3, 2007
Edinburgh-, Scotland based Africa explorer Bowleven has made a “significant” oil and gas discovery in shallow water offshore Cameroon, it was understood Tuesday.

Empyrean, partners cheer Margarita gas Jul 3, 2007
U.K. independent Empyrean Energy has reported another gas discovery at the Margarita project on the Gulf Coast of Texas, it was announced Tuesday.

Brazil strike no stopper, as oil industry surges Jul 3, 2007
Brazil's Petrobras workers appear to have agreed a five-day strike just as the government announced a report suggesting worldwide oil companies will help investments in the oil province reach $133 billion by 2016, it was learned Tuesday.

Wood Group to run Triton three more years Jul 3, 2007
Wood Group Engineering has secured three more years of work operating and maintaining the floating production, storage and offloading vessel Triton for an estimated $120 million, it was learned Tuesday.

Oceanteam signs first contract with Nexans Norway Jul 3, 2007
Offshore construction outfit Oceanteam Power & Umbilical has hired out its DP2 cable lay and repair vessel TEAM OMAN to Nexans Norway for umbilical repair work in the Middle East.

BP closes CATS pipeline after anchor strike Jul 2, 2007
BP has closed down the CATS gas pipeline network after a remotely operated vehicle on Sunday discovered damage caused by the dropping of a ship’s anchor onto pipe and concrete casing.

Awilco orders $197M in gear ahead of rig order Jul 2, 2007
Drilling contractor Awilco Offshore has secured a drilling package from National Oilwell in Kristiansand, Norway for a fourth new-build, semi-submersible drill rig not yet ordered.

Statoil flying Canadian to 2015 with $1B CHC hire Jul 2, 2007
Statoil has signed contracts with Canadian flyer CHC Helicopter Service for flights between offshore installations and the coastal cities of Bergen and Floro and the maintenance of a standby chopper at the Statfjord B platform.

Salamander to “share wealth” with PetroVietnam Jul 2, 2007
U.K. independent Salamander Energy has signed a production-sharing agreement with PetroVietnam ahead of exploration in the Cuu Long River, it was understood Monday.

CGGVeritas orders twin $420M, “X-Bow” boats Jul 2, 2007
Paris-based seismic outfit CGGVeritas has ordered two seismic vessels from Norwegian shipbuilder Eidesvik Offshore for a combined $420 million, with deliveries timed for 2010, when most of today's newbuild semi-submersibles begin exploring the seas.