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Norwegian Seismic Surveyors Stung by Lower Oil

Oct 23, 2014

* TGS Q3 operating profit $71 mln vs forecast $75 mln* PGS Q3 EBITDA $182 mln vs about $180 mln in Oct.15 warning (Adds PGS, detail)  Norwegian seismic surveyors TGS and PGS said on Thursday that demand from oil companies had deteriorated…

Yara Reports Strong 3Q Results

Oct 23, 2014

Yara International ASA delivered strong third-quarter results, with record fertilizer deliveries and continued margin benefit from lower European gas price.'Yara reports a strong third-quarter result with record deliveries, reflecting both organic growth and the Bunge acquisition in Brazil…

Nordic Wins with Noble

Oct 23, 2014

Nordic Maritime, a leading offshore service operator, today announced a five year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic, which has been awarded by Noble Energy, the international energy provider.“At Nordic Maritime…

Foster Wheeler to Upgrade ExxonMobil's Antwerp Refinery

Oct 23, 2014

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract by ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BVBA (“Esso”) for the Antwerp…

ClassNK Completes Work on KOTC Vessel

Oct 23, 2014

ClassNK announced that it has completed work on the 31,445GT Product Tanker MUTRIBA, built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. (HMD) as part of a series of vessels being constructed for the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company S.A.K. (KOTC). The MUTRIBA…

Pemex Suspends Eviction of Workers in Campeche

Oct 23, 2014

Due to the behavior shown by the low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, whose career was diverted in the last hours, the Technical Analysis Group Emergency Response Plan for Hurricanes (PREH) of Pemex, recommended the suspension of the removal of offshore platforms in Campeche…

Total Names Refining Boss to Replace de Margerie

Oct 22, 2014

French oil company Total has appointed refining boss Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive to succeed Christophe de Margerie who was killed in a plane crash in Moscow this week.Pouyanne, 51, head of refining, had been considered as possible…

Glacier Energy Services Appoints New Heat Transfer Division MD

Oct 22, 2014

Energy  sector service group Glacier Energy Services confirmed the appointment of Jim McAleese as managing director of its newly-formed heat transfer division.McAleese, 51, will lead Glacier's heat transfer repair and refurbishment services business…

BMT Names New Offshore O&G Sales Manager

Oct 22, 2014

BMT Group Ltd (BMT) has appointed Ray McGlynn as Sales Manager for Offshore Oil and Gas. McGlynn will be responsible for European and African regional sales support and assisting Louise Ledgard, Offshore Oil and Gas Business Development…

Total Names Pouyanne, Desmarest to C-Suite Slots

Oct 22, 2014

French oil major Total on Wednesday appointed refining head Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive and former CEO Thierry Desmarest as non-executive chairman.The nominations at the head of the world's fourth-largest integrated oil company came…

Asia-Pacific Solar Collaboration Conference

Oct 22, 2014

The Australian Photovoltaic Institute is holding the inaugural Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney from 8-10 December 2014.The conference aims to encourage and advance innovation and new developments in the solar sector…

Exova Appoints Sintome

Oct 21, 2014

Exova, a global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, appointed Jean-Michel Sintome as general manager of its specialist corrosion and materials technology facility in Daventry. Jean-Michel joins Exova from Jordan Manufacturing…

Total CEO Killed in Moscow Runway Accident

Oct 21, 2014

Private jet collided with snow plow during takeoff; Total's CEO a defender of Moscow policies. Insiders Boisseau and Pouyanne long seen as potential successors.The chief executive of French oil major Total, Christophe de Margerie, was killed…

Ocean Power Technologies to Deploy PB40 PowerBuoy Off New Jersey

Oct 21, 2014

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., announced today that the PB40 PowerBuoy(R) fabricated for the WavePort Project has shipped from Santander, Spain to Bayonne, NJ with the intent to deploy off the coast of New Jersey in the first quarter of 2015…

Salamander Energy Updates on SONA Transaction

Oct 21, 2014

Salamander Energy said it has submitted a draft shareholder circular to the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to previously stated plans to divest of an interest in the Greater Bualuang Area.Salamander had announced on July 21 the…

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