There are some very specific problems that need to be overcome when dealing with produced waters from offshore oil and gas production. In the first of a series of three articles, oil industry expert David Robinson discusses the treatment ...
Google has denied accusations from MPs that it minimises the amount of tax paid in Britain, claiming that all sales staff operate out of Dublin rather than being based in the UK. Google's sales in the UK are worth £3.2bn, but the ...
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The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, the peak industry group which represents the major producers offshore Norway, said Thursday a proposed tax being considered by the government could led to a decline in production and urged it to ...
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Houston-based Furie Operating Alaska reached its planned depth of 10,400 feet and is making plans to do a natural gas production test in a closely watched Cook Inlet exploration well, state officials said Thursday. Kyle Smith, petroleum ...
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KONGSBERG wins contract for deliveries to four drillships Friday, May 17, 2013 KONGSBERG has been awarded a significant offshore automation contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The contract covers deliveries to ...
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Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced that its subsidiary Chengde Iron and Steel Co. has received an order for 7,000 mt of rebar from China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), one of China's major ...
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THE sharemarket recorded its first two-day fall for the past two weeks yesterday as offshore sellers continued to pound the resources sector and share index futures on the back of weakening commodity prices and recent profit warnings in the ...
UK oil and gas major BP has sought environmental approvals from the Australian federal government for a $600 million exploration program in the frontier waters of the Great Australian Bight, off the continent's south coast. BP holds four ...
New build heavy construction vessel to join Subsea 7 fleet Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC) today announced that it has signed a contract to build a new heavy construction vessel which will be delivered in ...
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Some predictions of surging global production of light, tight oil from unconventional source rocks may be overblown, with a of number of environmental and political question marks still hanging over the industry, delegates at a London oil ...
Santos has begun work to restore gas production at the Longtom field off the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, Longtom owner Nexus Energy said in a statement Tuesday. Nexus owns 100% of Longtom, in Victoria's Gippsland Basin, but ...
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Almaco Group wins new building order from Cosco shipyard for cabins and food handling areas onboard GM500A semi- submersible in Qidong, China Tuesday, May 14, 2013 ALMACO’s scope includes design, engineering, material delivery and ...
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Petrobras to build center of excellence for the shipbuilding industry in Brazil Tuesday, May 14, 2013 The plans to build a center of excellence for the shipbuilding industry in Brazil were highlighted in the presentation made by Paulo ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that it is working with tax administrations from the United States (the IRS) and Australia (the ATO) on analysing data to reveal "extensive use of complex offshore structures to conceal assets by ...
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The sharemarket rose for a third consecutive session yesterday after the Australian dollar weakened further in offshore trade. Non-resources companies with US-dollar income remained in demand, although commodity price falls restrained the ...
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