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Landmark advances upstream technology with groundbreaking Decisionspace Desktop suite

Rex Energy Corp. announces Marcellus Shale joint venture

Falcon Technologies begins Marcellus Shale operations

Nabors and Superior Well Services announce expiration of HSR waiting period

Cubic Energy Inc. participates in 16th horizontal Haynesville Shale well

Zion Oil & Gas starts drilling the Ma'anit-Joseph #3 well

Black Dragon begins putting additional wells online

Discovery at the Zidane prospect

$4 million achievement for Expro Equipment Sales team

Spartan Solutions reveals plans to expand into Norway

Schlumberger Water Services launches Diver-DCX

St. Croix Exploration Co. offering 29,000 net acres in the heart of the Niobrara play

Senergy announces second drilling project with Noreco

Resolute-Marathon JV to develop 19,000 acres in ND Bakken

Pride International, Inc. dedicates new deepwater drillship

Whiting completes four Bakken producers at ND Sanish field

Capstone Turbine Corp. receives order for 18 C65s

Newpark launches new era in water-based drilling fluids

Moyno 2000 CC pump offers versatility and cost-efficiency

LUKOIL introduces a code of business ethics

Clariant Oil Services scores near-perfect on safety re-certification audit

Kongsberg acquires Odfjell Consulting AS

Sensornet supports extended use of DTS instrumentation for environmental research

Halliburton awarded letter of intent for development of Majnoon field in Iraq

Apache extends drilling success in Egypt's Faghur Basin

Brooks Instrument releases new product enhancements

Parker’s Energy Products Division awarded ATP Oil & Gas umbilical project

Innovative software tool scoops £100k contract wins for Aker Solutions

Alamo Energy Corp. commences completions on Kentucky wells

ERF Wireless expands its oil & gas services division

Breitling Oil and Gas announces completion operations underway on the Burr #1 in Jefferson County, Texas

Halliburton looks to fill positions worldwide in Louisiana

Eni enters the Democratic Republic of Congo

UniversalPegasus International’s offshore division supports Parker Drilling

Mainland Resources Inc. updates drilling activity on Buena Vista project

BPZ receives EWT permit for Corvina CX11-17D well

Cubic Energy Inc. participates in additional horizontal Haynesville Shale well

Weatherford Wireline services awarded royal accolade

Halliburton delivers first shale fracturing operation in Poland

Noble Energy completes sale of non-core US onshore assets

Range posts first voluntary Marcellus Shale hydraulic fracturing disclosure forms

Repsol discovers a new gas deposit in Bolivia

Knowledge Ops Inc. announces a game changing solution

Breitling Oil and Gas announces completion operations

Baker Hughes develops asphalt additives to reduce hydrogen sulfide levels

GE donates equipment to help train college kids

Black Dragon announces positive test results

Alamo Energy Corp. expands West Virginia operations

Patterson-UTI sees higher rig count in June

Vantage Drilling closes deal for Mandarin, ultra-deepwater newbuild

TUV NEL calls all oilfield specialists for its first workshop in Canada

Kirk Petrophysics awarded major BP Angola contract

US Energy Corp. provides Williston Basin update

US Senate, House energy bills

New technology releases stranded shallow plays

Study sees US shale gas “surging” through 2020, beyond

ABB wins marine order worth $20 million

Turner Bros. LLC expands crane fleet

Schlumberger introduces OpenFRAC fluid additive systems

Doral Energy Corp. provides operations update

Linn Energy updates 2Q Granite Wash, Permian operations

Casedhole Solutions moves headquarters to Houston as part of company expansion

Baker Hughes names new president

RDS awarded contract for AIOC Chirag Oil Project execute phase

Tullow hits net oil pay

YPF selects Actenum RAS software for optimized workover scheduling

Lucas Energy announces completion of Gescheidle No.1 Well

Mainland Resources Inc. has commenced drilling its Burkley Phillips No. 1 well

ExxonMobil announces multiyear supply agreement with Caterpillar

VAALCO spuds Gabon well

Evolution Petroleum enters into Giddings field development JV

IADC Opposes New 'Job-killing' Moratorium

Devon brings blown well under control at Jackfish Oil-Sands project

IADC study: Offshore workers call 68% of Congressional Districts home

Chevron announces natural gas discovery in Australia

Why IPAMS was renamed Western Energy Alliance

EPA to hold public meeting on hydraulic fracturing research study

2010 production growth guidance raised to a range of 15 to 17%

Gasco Energy provides 2Q 2010 operations update

Congressmen join drilling industry in town hall meeting, pledge support to fight drilling ban

Commissioner Jones' statement about the EPA meeting in Fort Worth on hydraulic fracturing

ECA Marcellus Trust I completes initial IPO of US $176 million

Diamond Offshore announces sale of Ocean Shield

Gastar accelerates shale program in Bossier, Eagle Ford

Hallin wins US $25m ROV services order from Marine Subsea

In-progress exploration activities in Gulf of Mexico

Baker Hughes US rig count climbs

RigNet signs contract with Seahawk Drilling Inc.

GE Oil & Gas University program marks fifth year

ITS Group first to receive prestigious quality license award

Clio-3 discovery expected to increase growth plans

Lucas Energy announces closing part II of Eagle Ford Shale joint venture

Canadian Spirit Resources increases Montney Shale position

State Rep. calls for moratorium on new Barnett Shale ventures

Strategic American Oil Corp. commences drilling operations on South Texas Koliba Prospect

Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. announces agreement with Slawson Exploration

ExxonMobil seals deal, becomes major shale player with XTO assets

Drilling equipment leader pulls in new investment

J. Ray McDermott is awarded upgrade work in Hazira

Foster Wheeler awarded third successive order of distinction

FieldPoint, Cimarex to drill two NM wells

Endeavour encouraged by IP rates in US shales

GTI honors George Mitchell with Lifetime Achievement Award

Software takes the stage

Exco-BG JV To Shine In Marcellus Shale - Analyst

Drilling on the PL435 Zidane-1 prospect in Norway has started

NGAS drills its first horizontal weir well to exploit oil reserves

Lucas Energy announces further acquisitions in Eagle Ford trend

Alamo Energy Corp. provides drilling update in Kentucky

DEP orders Clearfield County well contractor to halt activities statewide as part of ongoing investigation

Baker Hughes to provide solutions to Tarim field

New discovery in Libya’s Murzuq Basin

Oil discovery made in Cambay Basin

Far East Energy announces Shouyang gas production

Lucas Energy announces five workover rigs running in Eagle Ford trend

Southeast Jubilee appraisal complete

Baker Hughes awarded contract for Changquing field

Gassy coals identified in Queensland

Baker Hughes signs strategic framework agreement with PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Co.

Drill String Services Inc. adds Oklahoma location

Aztec reports successful drilling results

PA halts EOG's gas drilling following blowout

IDS unveils DrillNet Junior at GPS

Maersk Oil finalized Angola, Block 16, Chissonga-2 well

Aztec announces successful drilling in its own backyard

Nighthawk hits gas at Jolly Ranch

Donated drilling rig brings clean water to Honduras

Grenland to supply Marulk project

Aker Solutions awarded drilling contract in South Korea

Aztec completes two additional wells in Brown County, Texas

Weatherford first to receive API 16RCD license

KCA DEUTAG awarded drilling contract by TAQA

EnCore’s Catcher well spudded

TN-K Energy completes drilling on wells in Kentucky

IADC seeks reprieve for drilling in shallow GoM

East Tybalt discovery for Valiant

Lucas Energy announces drilling begins re-entry Stoeltje No.2 well

BP gives latest update on Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Marathon Oil drills discovery well in Flying Dutchman prospect

DNO’s results in Yemen--DRILLING

Deep Casing Tools announces application of new well reaming system in North Sea--DRILLING

Baker Hughes announces April 2010 rig counts--OFFSHORE

Bonfiglioli USA expands presence in energy market--DRILLING

Strategic American Oil increases production while it prepares for drilling--PRODUCTION

Expro completes move to new Alaska service center--DRILLING

TN-K Energy completes drilling on five wells in Kentucky--DRILLING

Titan Specialties acquires EBS--DRILLING

Senergy establishes specialist geothermal drilling team in Australia--DRILLING

Cubic Energy participates in additional Haynesville Shale well--DRILLING

Enclosed, water-cooled drilling motor introduced--DRILLING

Argus Subsea introduces subsea system for jack-up mobile drilling units--OFFSHORE

Baker Hughes to expand Texas drill bit facility--DRILLING

IADC issues statement on GoM accident--DRILLING

Petris announces release of PetrisWINDS DrillNET 1.7--DRILLING

Aztec completes drilling of two wells in Palo Pinto and Jones Counties, Texas--DRILLING

Schlumberger acquires GeothermEx--DRILLING

AMEC to aid in Bentley development in North Sea--DRILLING

AGR Petroleum Services secures major drilling campaign--DRILLING

Black Dragon Resource Companies announces third well on Humble Project--EXPLORATION

Bioremediation Technology introduces Marcellus Shale drilling solutions--DRILLING

Zion Oil announces proposed new drilling subsidiary--DRILLING

Progress in Idaho for Bridge, Paramax operations--DRILLING

Black Dragon targets "Cotton Valley" formation--DRILLING

Cairn Energy completes exploration well offshore Tunsia--DRILLING

SOCO obtains Congo rig--DRILLING

Aquatech increases presence in Europe--DRILLING

Cygnus gas field grows--DRILLING

Sembcorp Marine sells jackup rig to Seadrill--OFFSHORE

TN-K Energy completes drilling on three wells in Kentucky--DRILLING

Pioneer Natural Resources announces Eagle Ford drilling results--DRILLING

OMV drills successful appraisal well in southern Tunisia--DRILLING

SBM wins Brazil deal--DRILLING

Statoil to increase total recoverable reserves in the Njord field--DRILLING

GMXR announces results of Haynesville/Bossier horizontal wells--PRODUCTION

BJ Services gears up in Marcellus shale fields--DRILLING

CROSCO National 801 drilling for TOTAL in Libya--DRILLING

Western Well Tool changes name to WWT International--DRILLING

Chevron: Plaintiffs' expert reveals fraud by lawyers in Ecuador lawsuit in sworn deposition; expert denies authoring reports submitted in his name--DRILLING

Aztec announces results from drilling venture with Texas Secondary Oil--DRILLING

BJ Services introduces new data logging system for coiled tubing operations--DRILLING

Siem WIS AS wins first commercial PCD contract--DRILLING

Anadarko provides deepwater update--EXPLORATION,DRILLING

Plateau Mineral Development acquires 28 wells from MEI--DRILLING

AlMansoori signs joint venture agreement with Rodgers Technology for Versa-Rig--DRILLING

Transocean announces Ultra-Deepwater Drillship five-year contract with Chevron--DRILLING

Transocean signs ultra-deepwater drillship contract in India--DRILLING

Victoria Oil and Gas announce test results from Cameroon well--DRILLING

Diamond Offshore Drilling announces three new term floater commitments--OFFSHORE

Lucas Energy drilling begins on New Austin Chalk lateral well--DRILLING

Abu Dhabi’s national drilling company awards Al Bzoom to MIS--DRILLING

Smith to end operations in Iran, Sudan--DRILLING

ATR group renews focus on core business with sale--DRILLING

No growth expected in global offshore drilling until 2011--DRILLING

Saudi Aramco awards Baker Hughes coiled tubing drilling systems contract--DRILLING

Oil & Gas professionals strike it rich--CAREER

Drilling begins in the Falklands--DRILLING

NZOG reports financial results, drilling plans--DRILLING

Petrochina to sell US $1.6 billion in notes for expansion--DRILLING

BPZ Energy completes seventh Corvina oil well--DRILLING

Breitling Oil and Gas commences drilling near Mississippian Chappel--DRILLING

VAM Drilling announces the acquisition of Protools--DRILLING

Victoria O&G drilling additional wells in Cameroon--DRILLING

Far East Energy announces progress of winter drilling program--DRILLING

Brooks Range announces a cased production test of Sak River #1A well

Statoil to extend production drilling contracts

Halliburton awarded two-year drilling contract by ConocoPhillips China

AMIN announces new subsidiary -- Downhole Completion Products

Schlumberger and New Tech Engineering sign worldwide agreement

ExxonMobil reaches target depth at First Point Thomson well

Statoil extends drilling contracts with Schlumberger and Baker Hughes

Zion Oil to resume operations on Ma'anit-Rehoboth #2 well

Energy Ventures sells portfolio company NovaDrill

Statoil extends drilling contracts with Schlumberger and Baker Hughes

President requests $364.8 million for MMS FY 2011 budget

CROSCO provides drilling services to Bankers Petroleum Albania

EnviroXtract to acquire license for Canadian oil sand extraction and upgrading

Canadian Maritime Engineering buys Nova Scotia shipyard

Gastar Exploration announces results from first Marcellus vertical well

EGPI Firecreek to acquire oil compressor technology company

Titan Specialties purchases setting tool line from A-O-T-E

Pioneer Natural Resources drills second successful Eagle Ford Shale well

SGS and Halliburton sign analysis service agreement

UKCS drilling down 35% in 2009

Enseco Energy Services announces directional drilling acquisition

Far East Energy announce winter drilling program

ConocoPhillips awards platform drilling contract for the Greater Ekofisk Area to Seawell

Apache's latest oil discovery in Egypt's Western Desert tests 5,085 b/d

Bipartisan outcry over DOI changes

InterOil announce New Guinea well results

TN-K Energy Group completes drilling for four wells in Green County, KY

GeoPark well tests oil in Fell Block, Chile

BPZ Energy drills and completes two wells in Corvina field

TN-K Energy completes drilling of wells in Green County, Kentucky

Statoil tests drilling technology on the Brage field

Eventure installs high performance SET system

BJ Services cements world’s longest solid expandable tubular liner

BG estimates 3-4 billion bbl of light oil in Santos basin well off Brazil

Aquatech Launches gas shale wastewater mobile evaporator unit

Schlumberger launches new thermal profile and investigation service

Plateau Mineral Development announces appointment of William Strange as President

Transocean announces begins ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling contract for BP

Keppel to build Vietnam’s first semi-submersible drilling tender for about US $200 million

BJ Services awarded well stimulation contract by ENI S.P.A.

Keppel to upgrade and repair 2 Noble drillships for US $304 million

Monadelphous awarded $60 million facilities management contract for Gorgon

Tendeka acquires FloQuest

Keppel delivers PV Drilling III Jackup early

Niko Resources to acquire Black Gold Energy LLC for $310

U.S. Energy announces Bakken success

Petrobras completes drilling of fourth well in Tupi evaluation plan

TN-K Energy Group announces commencement of drilling operations

ESR Technology invests in design data management system

Occidental Petroleum, Mubadala and NOGA to develop the Bahrain field

Cubic Energy announces result of Goodrich operated horizontal Haynesville Shale well

U.S. Energy announces initial production rate from Bakken Well

Devon Energy announces successful Haynesville shale well in San Augustine County, Texas

Shell given conditional approval for Arctic exploration

Baker Hughes achieves 24-Stage openhole isolation in Bakken Shale

Expro’s Well integrity team complete first well cast job in Gulf of Mexico

Zion Oil commences drilling operations on Elijah #3 well

Golden Aria announces spud delay due to weather

ExxonMobil gives notice to discontinue testing of Foldeak-1 well

Apache to sell 50 MMcfd for $5 per MMBtu through Argentina's Gas Plus Program

Lucas Energy Kayla unit No.1 commences drilling

Total signs agreement with KazMunaiGas to develop the Khvalynskoye field

BJ Services and Baker Hughes Introduce IntelliFrac Services

Halliburton foundation endows million-dollar engineering chair at Texas A&M University

AECOM receives BP health and safety awards

Wood Group awarded 11.2 million contract by Pemex

National Oilwell Varco and Schlumberger form joint venture

Karoon Gas Australia announces Kontiki well a duster

FMC Technologies to acquire Multi Phase Meters AS

Quicksilver Resources announces successful Horn River test

BPZ Energy commences drilling in the Albacora Field

Fotech Solutions installs acoustic monitoring system in coal-bed methane well in Scotland

Boots & Coots acquires jet cutting systems from Halliburton

Lucas Energy commences drilling of the Gescheidle No. 1 well

Chevron announces first oil from Tombua-Landana offshore Angola

TAQA completes purchase of North Sea acreage from Shell U.K. and Esso

AltaRock suspends drilling at DOE-backed project

Caledus announces first Middle East deployment of slimwell

DOF Subsea Angola awarded survey contract by BP

StatoilHydro Smørbukk appraisal well finds oil

Baker Hughes to acquire BJ Services

Seahawk Drilling appoints William C. Hoffman senior VP and COO

Husky announces results from third appraisal well in South China Sea

Chevron Western Australia Gorgon project approved

U.S. Energy Corp. announces initial production results from stoddard #1 well in Texas

Caledyne Balance Pump offers new lease of life to maturing gas wells

3M introduces next generation underground pipe/cable/fault and electronic RFID marker locators

Emerson's Deltav connect solution for Bailey Systems saves Groupement Berkine $25 Million

Adventure Energy, Inc. acquires three previously drilled wells and 104 acre leasehold in Hart County, Kentucky

Subsea job sets world record

Avro Energy announces commencement of work program on its two oil and gas wells near Hosston, Louisiana

Pride International, Inc. announces management changes

Lucas Energy, Inc. Mills Oil Unit No.1

Adventure Energy Inc. acquires two previously drilled Knox Wells in Green County, Kentucky

Pride International, Inc. Board of Directors approves spin-off of mat-supported jackup segment

OMV will drill additional Maari well

Vale finds pay in Vampira

WellEz Information Management launches new website

North American Energy Resources, Inc. acquires 37 acre leasehold and well interest from CLM Oil Production, Inc.

Tank inspection in Jakarta using Industrial Rope Access

Foster Wheeler awarded feed contract by Santos for GLNG Upstream Project in Australia

Wafer-Cone Flow Meter offers high accuracy for natural gas small line wellhead measurement

IDS announces new contract with OMV

GE Oil & Gas: riding a pacific wave of deals

Weatherford acquires Secure Drilling

BP announces successful results of Mad Dog South well

Space/Weight saving V-Cone Flow Meter to be exhibited at ISA ‘09

Superior relocates two Louisiana facilities

U.S. Energy Corp. to drill third prospect with Houston Energy L.P.

Wood Group provides commissioning & start-up services for BP Colombia

M-I SWACO Pressure Control launches CARBONTRACKER Gas Metering System

Baker Hughes gets contract extension with Russian operator

Aker Solutions name change becomes official

Stabil Drill opens Oklahoma City facility

GE Oil & Gas wins $11m contract with OGX of Brazil to supply advanced subsea wellhead technology

Weatherford signs technology agreement with ENI

North American Energy Resources, Inc. recompletes Washington County Well and finds oil in lower Bartlesville zone

Fugro Chance completes acoustic jumper metrology on world’s deepest field at Shell’s Perdido development

Tendeka and FloQuest enter exclusive agreement

Tracerco’s new China office provides global expertise with local service

US Energy Corp. announces drill results from second well partnered with Houston Energy, L.P.

Halliburton’s GEM tool offers a clearer picture

Dyna-Drill’s new leader

American Energy Resources discovers mid-continent oil in Gove County, Kansas

AlMansoori further recognized for HSEQ commitment

Object Reservoir announces expanded industry collaboration in the Haynesville and Marcellus shales

History of Groningen field provides valuable lessons

FMC Technologies forms joint venture with Shoaibi Group in Saudi Arabia

Scott adds technologically advanced multi-gas monitor to portable gas instrument product line

National Oilwell Varco achieves disaster recovery assurance with SteelEye Protection Suite for SQL Server

Hege Kverneland to be NOV’s senior vice president and chief technology officer

Deepflex, Inc. appoints Michael Molek as global director of projects

Schilling Robotics awarded contract for new deep sea drilling and coring system

Nor-Shipping sees ABB building on $60 million order haul

Aker Solutions secures contracts for deck machinery

New well confirms the light oil potential in Tupi

OpenSpirit releases LoadIT WITSML 2009 for real-time rig-to-office collaboration

DRAGON OIL PLC announced competion and testing of well

Circle Oil plc makes discovery in Morocco

DPS delight with dolphin first oil

Weatherford agrees to acquire TNK-BP Oil Field Services

Foster Wheeler awarded Carbon Capture and Storage Consultancy Contract in The Netherlands

StatoilHydro awards contracts for offshore services

Aker Solutions awarded contract at Codelco's El Teniente mine in Chile

ABB/GE consortium wins orders worth $80 million in Abu Dhabi

Expro secures well test contract in Norway

Meridian Resources well in Iberia Parish placed on production

Global Oilfield Services acquires Green Country Submersible Pumps

Transocean announce Ricardo H. Rosa named senior vice president and CFO

StatoilHydro strikes gas in Frigg field in North Sea

EnerBrite to use infill drilling and gas flood to double production of Weir sand

Chariot Oil and Gas signs farm-out agreement with Petrobras

Palau Pacific Exploration to farm into block in Republic of Palau

Expro wins fourth successive RoSPA industry safety award

Wild Well Control names Freddy Gebhardt president

Weatherford awarded evergreen contract with Petroleum Development Oman

Noble Denton expansion in Brazil

Aztec Oil and Gas completes gas well in Goliad County

SulphCo announces technology agreement with OMV

Husky announces results from second appraisal well in South China Sea

U.S. Energy Corp acquires interest in Southeast Texas gas prospect

GMX Resources Inc. announces latest Haynesville / Bossier results

Adventure Energy starts drilling in Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Chevron announces first oil in Tahiti Field in GoM

Expro to expand presence in Alaska

Emerson acquires Roxar

BP helps Futuretec develop innovative casing reaming technology

Aztec Oil and Gas announces successful gas well in Goliad, Texas

ITS Group forms joint venture with Shoaibi Group to accelerate expansion in Saudi Arabia

Halliburton to launch stimulation vessel offshore West Africa

StatoilHydro exploration well in Veslefrikk field in North Sea finds gas

Aztec Oil & Gas has second successful natural gas well in Goliad County, Texas

Marco Sensors releases new technology for turbine control valves

Cubic Energy announces Haynesville Shale test well results

Premier Energy to modernize oil wells in Russia

Apollo drilling changes name to Southwest Hydrocarbons

Expro moves home offices to new complex

Adventure Energy acquires well in Monroe County, Kentucky

BPZ gives well update for offshore Peru

Tendeka announces two senior appointments

Hardy Oil and Gas well update in Krishna-Godavari basin

StatoilHydro acquires 50 GoM blocks from BHP Billiton

Total increases offer to acquire UTS Energy

RPSEA selects projects for the 2008 Unconventional Resources Program

Meridian Resources gives updates on South Louisiana and East Texas wells

Sensornet has successful trial of Distributed Temperature Sensing technology

Precision Petroleum acquires working interest in Garvin County Oklahoma well

Endeavour International sells Norwegian subsidiary to Vasbundnetz for $150 million

Reliance Industries announces first gas from subsea development offshore India

Sub-Atlantic signs ROV systems contract with Noordhoek Offshore B V

Delta Mutual, Inc. announces substantial information about oil and gas concessions in Argentina

Expro unveils new downhole memory camera

DOE sponsored technology increases natural gas recovery in Wyoming

BJ Services awarded well services contract in India

Halliburton awarded $100 million contract by Salym Petroleum

Welltec Northsea services contract with StatoilHydro extended

StatoilHydro announces changes to board of directors

Rex Energy sells Southwestern Region non-core assets for $17.3 million

$25 Million for Gulf States and Counties from 2007-08 Bonus Bids and rents on OCS energy leases

KBR awarded Caspian Sea FEED contract by BP

Study estimates $193M annual savings per Rig with improved pressure testing

Aker Solutions awarded drilling upgrade contract on the Oseberg B platform

Williams Production selects Paradigm for future well projects

Schlumberger introduces new powered rotary steerable system

Maple Energy announces 18.87 million sale-leaseback financing facility

Drilling control system failures on automated offshore rigs account for 20% of NPT

Frontera Resources continues development drilling at the Mtsare Khevi field in Georgia

Schlumberger introduces new telemetry platform

Drillsearch Energy announces exploration well plugged and abandoned

Aker Solutions awarded fifth drilling riser contract by DSME

Subsea 7 awarded $17 million contract from StatoilHydro

Senergy opens office in Edinburgh

Pride International provides fleet contract update

Aker Solutions acquisition of Wirth GmbH approved by German anti-trust authorities

Aztec Oil & Gas has successful natural gas well in Goliad County, Texas

Sutherland Launches Offshore Energy Law Blog, an Online Resource for Offshore Energy News and Analysis

Pioneer Drilling Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results

Stratic Energy Corporation announces development plan for Longanesi field

Oilex exploration well in Oman ready for testing

Aker Solutions awarded contract on Shtokman field

Husky Energy exploration well in South China Sea hits gas

Schlumberger to get $690 million drilling contract in Mexico

Halliburton awarded $99 million dollar contract from Pemex

Palantir Solutions to partner with TIBCO Software to enhance visualization tool

PDVSA announces plans to reduce costs

Boots and Coots purchases JWC for $10 million

FMC Technologies awarded $75 million module contract

Mitsubishi and Petrobras to build $830 million deepwater drillship

Evolution Petroleum reports drilling results in the Giddings Field

Cirrus Energy appraisal well results offshore Netherlands encouraging

StatoilHydro completes appraisal well in Visund field of North Sea

Uganda Block 3A: Kingfisher-3A Update

Helix Well OPS purchase Optima System

SPD completes well in North Sea for Serica Energy

Mart has successful well in the Umusadege field Nigeria

Maersk Oil exploration well in North Sea hits gas

Cubic Energy participates in additional Chesapeake horizontal Haynesville Shale well

Aker Solutions acquires remaining shares in Wirth

Apache hits oil offshore Western Australia

RWE Dea makes gas discoveries in Algeria

Petrofac awarded $2.3 billion contract to develop Asab oil field

Encore Oil completes horizontal well in North Sea

Monogram Energy negotiating to acquire oil leases from Northamerican Energy Group

Mart Resources announces Nigerian drilling operations update

Hansa Hydrocarbons gives North Sea drilling update

Welbourne Energy Solutions extends market agreement with DrawWorks

Gastar Exploration announces additional East Texas drilling results

StatoilHydro discovers oil in Norwegian Sea

Tullow Oil announces major oil discovery in Uganda

Cubic Energy, Inc. to participate in Chesapeake Haynesville shale well

Kosmos Energy appraisal well offshore Ghana hits oil

AnTech Limited announces redesigned wellhead outlet

Senergy awarded Taqa North Sea assets wells & subsurface contract

StatoilHydro starts production drilling in Gjøa field in North Sea

BHP Billiton and Otto Energy agree to deepwater contract in Philippines

StatoilHydro terminating rig tender process

Meridian reports test results of well in East Texas

Index Oil and Gas exploratory well in Colorado County, Texas hits gas

CNX Gas releases report on horizontal Marcellus Shale well

Cecon awarded contract from Angola Drilling

Total to drill well in North Sea Corfe prospect

Zulu Energy announces unexpected natural gas find in Botswana

StatoilHydro completes exploration well on Nucula discovery in Barents Sea

Talisman achieves first oil offshore Vietnam

Meridian reports test results of well in East Texas Austin Chalk Play

Index announces exploratory well in Alligator Bayou reaches total depth

North American Energy Resources completes gas well in Washington County

StatoilHydro completes appraisal well in North Sea

ConocoPhillips announces 2009 North Sea drilling plans

StatoilHydro to drill exploration well offshore Norway

Deep Down receives $11.1 million Delba III buoyancy contract

New facility for subsea well control opens

Indications of oil in Brazil

USACE awarded New England district contract

Cnooc plans $29 billion south China Sea exploration

Golden Aria announces completion of successful oil well

Cooper Energy decides on first drilling target in Tunisia

StatoilHydro makes additional gas discovery in North Sea

Gastar Exploration East Texas well hits pay

North American Energy Resources completes well in Upper Bartlesville

Avantium introduces corrosion assessment technology

Total announces three exploration wells in Gulf of Thailand

Hocul awarded two drilling contracts in Columbia

171 offshore oil and gas licenes available in North Sea

Report says Statfjord oil spill last December only had small environmental impact

Cirrus Energy North Sea exploration well has negative results

Verenex gives initial development plan for $850 million field in Libya

Surge Global plans on drilling first well on acreage leased in Crane County, Texas

IDM picks Stansberry as new COO

Decmil Australia awarded $31 million plant control room contract

Venture completes second Chestnut field production well in North Sea

Prosafe and Total agree to contract extension for accommodation rig

MODEC hits first oil offshore Vietnam

StatoilHydro to drill appraisal well in Barents Sea

Total acquires two Nigerian offshore licenses

Lundiin Petroleum's Caspian Sea exploration well doesn't find hydro carbons

FloaTec completes phase-2 testing of ultra deepwater units in Bulgaria

Melrose Resources Black Sea well hits gas

Transocean announces contract for ultra-deepwater drillship

Heritage Oil to supply rig to drill in Kurdistan region of Iraq

Lucas Energy announces successful completion of well in Gonzales County, Texas

EnergyPoint Research launches new oilfield software

Norway's Sevan Marine secures $1 billion in financing for two deepwater drilling rigs

New Frontier Energy completes testing federal 12-1 well at Focus Ranch Unit

Roc Oil announces oilfield offshore China onstream

Noreco exploration well offshore Norway discovers oil

StatoilHydro makes another oil and gas find in North Sea

Heritage Oil exploration well in Uganda has discovery

Stratic Energy has successful testing of North Sea well

Beach Petroleum confirms rig in Bass Strait damaged

Helix Well Ops sets world depth record offshore Australia

Jet Holding gets $122 million contract for drillship

Technip awarded contract to do work on Wintershall's gas fields in North Sea

RWE Dea to expand exploration and appraisal wells offshore Norway

BJ Services announces new region vice president for Europe and West Africa well services

StatoilHydro Norwegian Sea well hits gas

Cameron acquires Guiberson Well Service System

Actenum releases latest version of Rig Activity Scheduler software

Zion Oil and Gas and Aladdin Middle East sign drilling contract

Terrawest announces China drilling

South Texas Oil Company provides interim operations update

Eni and Sonangol make oil discovery offshore Angola

Caledus to expands Middle east operatinos with Dubia office

Australia's Oilex finds success in Al Khlata reservoir

Warren Resources existing zoning order upheld for California oilfield

Hurricane Gustav/Hurricane Ike activity statistics update

Norway's Odim gets $15 million contract for two deepwater cranes

Bonanza Oil & Gas purchases interest in the Bourland Field in Ector County, Texas

Chevron achieves full production from Tengiz

Frontera Resources announces early results from drilling in Georgia

KCA Deutag gets $30 million contract from Global Tender Barges

KCA DEUTAG wins Internationalisation Award

Anadarko announces pre-salt discovery offshore Brazil

Stratic Energy strikes gas in North Sea well

Hurricane Gustav and Ike oil and gas operators activity statistics update

Pacific Rubiales Energy announces drilling results in Llanos Basin of Colombia

RWE Dea makes 8th discovery in Libya

Madagascar Oil announces it has 1.3 million barrels of oil in place

Global Energy and International Lift Systems announce joint venture

W&T Offshore updates damages from hurricanes Ike and Gustav

Aker Solutions awarded offshore contract in Norway

Australia's BHP acquires more exploration rights onshore in Colombia

Halliburton announces revenues reduced by $80 million due to hurricane damage

AGR Subsea to build drill system for Chevron

MPF Corp files for bankruptcy

Occidental announces West Texas and Piceance acquisitions

Lucas Oil begins drilling in Gonzales County, Texas

Welldynamics announces control valve for deep water environments

Schlumberger introduces technology for shale fracturing

Aker strikes oil offshore India

American sells non-core Colorado Paradox Basin acreage for $5.3 million

Shell carries out first Nigerian deep water 4D survey

Total announces first gas in Netherlands field

Pacific Rubiales announces drilling results in Colombian field

Holloman Energy initiates geophysical confirmation program in Cooper Basin of Australia

Shell to boost output from field in North Sea

Hurricane Gustav platform and rig Friday activity statistics update

Pride International reports no visible damage on rigs from Gustav

ExxonMobil commences site work at Point Thomson to support drilling program

Hurricane Gustav activity statistics update

Intelligent wells: Who’s calling the shots?

Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Gustav

Aker awarded drilling equipment contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering

Frontera Resources gives Georgia drilling operations

StatoilHydro tests dry gas well in Algeria

Meridian reports test results of well in East Texas Austin Chalk Play

Precision Drilling Trust and Grey Wolf, Inc. announce merger

Expro secures North Sea contract from Total

StatoilHydro Norwegian Sea joint development finds gas

Halliburton and Total announce agreement to develop ultra-high-temperature measurement-while-drilling system

Surge Global Energy acquires leases in Nevada for drilling from Tetuan Resources

Marathon gives Subsea 7 45 million contract for flowlines

Bentec gets $177 million contract in Russia to build 3 rigs

STX Group to start building rigs and platforms

Subsea 7 awarded 100 million contract from StatoilHydro for North Sea project

Laredo Petroleum purchases oil and gas properties from Linn Energy for 185 million

Weatherford acquires International Logging

StatoilHydro extends contracts worth $460 million for cementing and fluid services offshore Norway

Global Energy Group announces two rig maintenance contracts worth 12 million

Expro gets testing services and production clean-up contract StatoilHydro

ExxonMobil has started production offshore Angola

Antrim Energy has completed its latest appraisal well in Central North Sea

Keppel wins $560 million contract for semisubmersible

Sterling ready to start drilling program in Southern North Sea

Denham Capital to invest $165 million in Multi-Shot LLC

BJ Services awarded contract for well services in Africa

Petrobras, BG and Galp find ultra-deepwater oil field offshore Brazil

Cubic Energy, Inc. Spuds 5th Haynesville Shale Well

Stallion announces acquisitions

Cameron agrees to supply subsea systems to Angola

Gran Tierra Energy and Solana Resources announce merger

Transocean to sell two semisubmersible rigs to Northern Offshore

Earth Search Sciences Initiates full-scale field test of gasification technology

PowerQuick ascender approved for use in hazardous environments

Caspian Oil and Gas launches final appraisal well in Kyrgyzstan

Korea National Oil to explore in Columbia

Contract awarded for semisubmersible Pride South Pacific

KS Energy gets 17 million deal in Tunisia

Sembcorp Marine secures 220 million contract to build jack-up rig

Pegasi Energy Resources Corporation announces successful frac of two wells

Well spudded on UK Fyne

Encore Oil Barbarossa appraisal well successful

Petrobras approves contracts for four Brazil-based rigs

Enterra Energy Trust completes five well drilling program in Canada

Aker Solutions acquires Qserv

Subsea 7 awarded contract in Africa

Aker Solutions awarded equipment package with Jurong Shipyard

Dominion to assign portion of Marcellus rights for $552 million

Jurong Shipyard secures contract from Larsen Oil

SH Energy and Chemical, Ltd. to drill the Fayetteville Shale Play

Southern Star Energy actively evaluating asset for Haynesville potential