Offshore, Oil & Gas
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2012
May 16
Total started operation to stop Elgin platform gas leak
French energy giant Total has began an operation to stop a gas leak from it's Elgin platform in the North Sea.
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2012
May 16
Bond Helicopters will return to service in the next 24 hours
Bond, the helicopter operator which grounded its fleet after a Super Puma ditched in the North Sea last week is to resume normal flying.
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2012
May 14
Iran stores unsold oil in tankers
Increasingly hard-pressed to find buyers for its petroleum, Iran has been routinely switching off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound oil tankers for more than a month, in what U.S. officials and industry analysts describe as a cat-and-mouse game with Western governments seeking to enforce sanctions on Iranian exports.
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2012
May 10
Deploying of a CNOOC's platform a significant step for the China’s deepwater strategy
CNOOC'c drilling rig Haiyangshiyou 981 is China’s first deep-water drilling rig that began operations near islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday.
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2012
May 09
North Sea oil companies concerned about independence referendum
Four out of ten companies operating in the North Sea are worried about the potential impact of the independence referendum on their investment plans.
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2012
May 08
China to start deep water drilling in the South China Sea
Despite the tensions between Philippines and China in South China Sea, China's first deep water oil platform is ready to start production near disputed area.
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2012
May 04
Total to pump heavy mud to stop Elgin platform leak
Environmental permits have been granted for an operation to stop the ongoing Total's platform gas leak in North Sea.
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2012
May 04
Investigation of Kolskaya platform accident closed
In a report of Kolskaya drilling platform accident is said that seven people are to blame for the accident.
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2012
Apr 30
Concern over deep sea drilling offshore New Zealand
There's concern about the lack of consultation on deep sea oil drilling planned off Wellington's south coast.
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2012
Apr 27
Total Instals Diverter Equipment on leaking Elgin Platform
French energy giant Total said Thursday that their engineers have installed diverter equipment to lead the flow away from the leaking production platform to make it safer to get on board to tackle the leak.