Most popular articles of the week, April 14 – 18, 2014

April 20, 2014

Large wave damages Ensco 8506 rig in Gulf of Mexico

The Coast Guard is overseeing response efforts for an offshore drilling rig that began taking on water into a ballast tank after a large wave hit them in heavy seas more than 100 miles south of Galveston.

Police raids Petrobras HQ (Brazil)

Federal police raided the headquarters of Brazil’s state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, better known as Petrobras.

Technip, Heerema secure $3.5B Kaombo contract from Total

Technip and Heerema are taking part in the development of Total’s Kaombo project offshore Angola.

Shell tests Prelude FLNG’s loading arms (VIDEO)

Join engineer Cris Moreno as he travels to France to see Prelude’s innovative offloading arms tested for the first time. Cris Moreno has a big job on his hands.

Saipem grabs two FPSO contracts offshore Angola

Saipem has been awarded two contracts in Angola by Total, for a combined total of more than $4 billion.

Total makes Final Investment Decision for Kaombo project (Angola)

Total and its joint venture partners have made the final investment decision to develop the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola.

BP’s former employee charged with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a former 20-year employee of BP p.l.c. and a senior responder during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill with insider trading in BP securities based on confidential information about the magnitude of the disaster.