Top News of the Week May 13 – 18, 2013

Wood Group Wins Subsea Engineering Gig for Bonaparte FLNG (Australia)

GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty Ltd (GDF SUEZ), a subsidiary of French energy giant GDF SUEZ S.A., operator of Bonaparte LNG project has awarded WGK a contract for a (pre-FEED) subsea concept definition study for the Bonaparte LNG.

Fredriksen Enters SapuraKencana Boardroom (Malaysia)

John Fredriksen, a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon, has been appointed a Non Independent & Non Executive Director at Malaysia’s oil and gas services and solutions provider SapuraKencana.

Statoil Hires Noble’s Jack-Up Rig for Mariner Field in UK

Noble Corporation has been awarded a drilling contract by Statoil for a newbuild ultra-high specification jack-up for use in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The initial contract is for four years and is anticipated to kick-off during the third quarter of 2016.

Noble Energy Strikes Gas at Karish Well (Israel)

Noble Energy has encountered ‘significant traces of natural gas’ at its Karish prospect, in the Mediterranean sea, offshore Israel.

Pemex Awards Cal Dive $188 Mln Worth of Offshore Contracts (Mexico)

Cal Dive International, Inc.  has been awarded two additional contracts from Pemex Exploración y Producción that are expected to generate combined total revenues of approximately $188 million.

Keppel Delivers Laurus Jack-Up Rig to Oro Negro (Mexico)

Keppel FELS has delivered a second KFELS B Class jack-up rig to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro