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Ranjith Dharma

Lundin Norway starts drilling at exploration well in Fosen prospect

Lundin Norway has started drilling on 16/4-10 exploration well on the Fosen prospect, 27km south of the Edvard Grieg field.

Schlumberger agrees to acquire 40% interest in Fortuna FLNG

Schlumberger has entered a non-binding head of terms agreement with Ophir Energy to acquire a 40% economic interest in the Fortuna floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG project) in offshore Equatorial Guinea.

JX Nippon discovers oil in Bestari-1 exploration well, offshore Malaysia

Japan-based JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration has discovered oil in the first exploration well in Deepwater Block R, offshore Malaysia.

McDermott secures emergency pipeline repair job contract for offshore UAE

McDermott International has secured an emergency pipeline repair job contract for offshore UAE.

Brent falls below $108 as Crimea seeks unification with Russia

Brent crude fell below $108 a barrel today amid developments within Ukraine, which saw its Crimea region voting overwhelmingly to unite with Russia.

Chiyoda wins $1.1bn contract for Indonesian FPU project

Chiyoda International Indonesia, a subsidiary of Chiyoda, has secured a contract from Eni Muara Bakau for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of a new barge floating production unit (FPU) at Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East gas field development in Indonesia, for approximately $1.1bn.

Jensen Maritime to design LNG America’s bunker barges

Crowley Maritime naval architecture and marine engineering company Jensen Maritime has secured a contract from LNG America to design liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barges in the US.

Deltamarin wins contract from Bumi Armada to design FPSO unit

Deltamarin has been awarded a contract by Bumi Armada Berhad to design a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.

Pivotal and WesPac to supply LNG for TOTE’s container ships in Jacksonville, US

TOTE has selected Pivotal LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGL Resources and WesPac Midstream, to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel TOTE’s two new container ships at Jacksonville in Florida, US.

Alfa Laval wins offshore oil and gas contract from DSME

Sweden-based Alfa Laval has secured an order from Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), which is valued at Skr110m ($16.9m).