Most popular articles of the week, Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2014

Saipem bags $540 M in offshore contracts

Italy’s Saipem has been awarded new drilling contracts in Indonesia, Nigeria, the Arabian Gulf and Latin America worth approximately $850 million of which $540 million are related to offshore activity and refer to four different units of Saipem’s fleet.

Want to work in Oil & Gas industry? Here’s how.

Looking for a long-term career in an expanding and exciting sector?  The oil and gas business is the place to be right now and for the future. Whether you are an engineer, welder, field or office worker; the energy industry offers tremendous opportunities across the job spectrum.

Statoil Installs Valemon

On Monday 28 July the topsides were lifted into place on the steel jacket on the Valemon field in the North Sea.

Indian oil firms eyeing Murphy’s assets in Malaysia

India’s oil firms ONGC and Oil India are reportedly interested to buy a stake in Murphy Oil’s assets in Malaysia.

EU to ban export of oil exploration technology to Russia

Export licenses will be denied if products are destined for deep water oil exploration and production, arctic oil exploration or production and shale oil projects in Russia.

Petrobras’ platform back online after leak, fire.

A fire broke out Wednesday morning on a Petrobras-run oil production platform, off the coast of Brazil.