To view in your browser, click here . To unsubscribe, click here . Energy Voice Logo Total cancels Ocean Rig contract Total has cancelled a contract with Ocean rig, just days after Premier Oil ended an agreement for the Eirik Raude operating in the Falklands. The post Total cancels Ocean Rig contract appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Putin’s reward for doing a deal with OPEC overshadowed by risks Neither a recession nor a collapse in revenue has yet been enough to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin that it’s time to join with OPEC in cutting oil output to boost prices. His reasons may be pragmatic rather than political. The post Putin’… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Shell leapfrogs Total as UK’s biggest producer after BG merger Shell leapfrogged Total to become the UK’s biggest net oil and gas producer after completing its £36million takeover of BG Group. The “mega-merger” was approved by shareholders from both companies last month and went through yesterday. It creates a f… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Oilfield services firm Expro appoints new CEO International oilfield services firm Expro yesterday announced the appointment of a new chief executive to replace Charles Woodburn, who will leave in April. Aberdeen and Reading-based Expro has promoted Mike Jardon, 46, from within its own ranks to … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Sembcorp Marine surges on talk of potential privatization Sembcorp Marine Ltd., which posted its first loss in more than a decade in the fourth quarter, saw its shares jump by the most in nearly a month amid talk that the company could be taken private. The post Sembcorp Marine surges on talk of potential p… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ UK Oil & Gas hit ‘significant’ flow rates at Horse Hill UK Oil & Gas said it has had significant flow rates from its Horse Hill discovery. The post UK Oil & Gas hit ‘significant’ flow rates at Horse Hill appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Saudi, Russian oil ministers said to plan talks in Qatar Saudi Arabia’s oil minister plans to meet with his Russian counterpart in Doha on Tuesday to discuss the oil market, according to a person familiar with the talks. Ali al-Naimi, the most senior oil official of the world’s biggest crude exporter, will… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Oil execs using watches, jewellery and cars as collateral Cash-strapped oil executives are using expensive watches, jewellery and even cars as collateral for short-term loans as the “posh pawn” market takes off in Aberdeen. Business is so good in the north-east just now that one Scottish company specialisin… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Opinion: We are at a crossroads We all know the tough times facing the north-east. The continuing slump in the oil price is presenting this area with perhaps its biggest challenge since drilling began 40 years ago. The truth is that we are at a crossroads, and I think it can now go… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Opinion: Why OPEC will not call an emergency meeting None of the 13 members of OPEC want the oil price to continue at its current level for longer than is necessary. For some OPEC members, the situation is becoming critical. Even Saudi Arabia, whose lifting costs are well below the current price, is r… Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Olympic staff agree to 6% pay cut to save jobs Staff working for offshore ship owner Olympic in Norway have agreed to a 6% pay cut in a bid to save workers’ jobs. The post Olympic staff agree to 6% pay cut to save jobs appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Low oil price leads to pay cut for Islamic State fighters IS (Islamic State) are said to have reduced the salaries of fighters – because of the low oil price. The post Low oil price leads to pay cut for Islamic State fighters appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Shell completes BG takeover Shell has completed its $68.2billion merger with BG Group which will now be delisted from the London Stock Exchange. The post Shell completes BG takeover appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Union Jack Oil commences drilling from Laughton-1 well Union Jack Oil said it has commenced drilling operations at the Laughton-1 well in the East Midlands. The post Union Jack Oil commences drilling from Laughton-1 well appeared first on Energy Voice. … Read More Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ BP, Oman Oil agree to develop second phase of Khazzan project Oil major BP and its partners Oman Oil have agreed to develop a second phase of the Khazzan natural gas field bringing investment in the project to an estimated $16billlion. 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