Top News of The Week September 23 – 28, 2013

Diamond Offshore: OGX Owes Us $36 Million

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, a Houston based drilling contractor, is having difficulties with collecting cash from Brazilian oil company OGX.

Heerema Christens Deepwater Construction Vessel ‘Aegir’

Heerema Marine Contractor’s new Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Aegir was christened in the Rotterdam Calandkanaal (NL) on Friday with a spectacular show to mark the festive occasion.

Petronas Awards SK316 EPCIC Job to Technip-MMHE JV

Malaysian oil giant PETRONAS has awarded the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the development of two gas fields in Block SK316 to Technip-MMHE joint venture.

Statoil Hits Oil Offshore Canada

Statoil Canada and co-venturer Husky Energy have announced that the first Bay du Nord exploration well has discovered between 300 and 600 million barrels of oil recoverable.

Centrica Scraps North Sea Gas Storage Project

Centrica plc has taken the decision not to proceed with its new-build gas storage project at Baird in the UK Southern North Sea and to put its project at Caythorpe in East Yorkshire on hold indefinitely.

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September 29, 2013