Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

21 November 2014

	Parkmead boosts revenue and UK assets The UK and Netherlands focused Parkmead Group has doubled its profits since last year. The company announced its preliminary results for the year ending June 2014 and said its profits had risen from £1

	Western Australia: Buru Energy drills first well in Apache farm out deal Buru Energy has started drilling operations on the first well at EP 390 in Western Australia following a farm out deal with Apache. Work on the Commodore 1 well began today and is the first to be drilled since the agreement was made in November last year

	Ophir Energy hits dry wells in Tanzania Ophir Energy has hit a number of dry wells in some of its Tanzanian offshore assets. The company said the Tende-1, which was drilled in East Pande by the Deepsea Metro I drillshop had shown no moveable hydrocarbons in the prospect

	China's gasoline net export hits peak China’s net exports of gasoline last month rose to the highest rate in more than four years as refiners in the world’s second-largest oil consumer boosted production to a record

	Ophir Energy makes Salamander takeover bid Ophir Energy has made an indicative offer to acquire Salamander Energy, the companies have said in a joint statement. The company is making an offer of 0.5719 of its own shares for each Salamander share.

	Technip wins Brazilian contract Technip has been awarded a contract from a consortium controlled by Petrobas Netherland BV for work in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The scope of work will include supplying 114km of flexible pipes including gas lift, gas injection and gas export lines in the ongoing development of the Iracema North field

	Explosion at Fieldwood oil platform in Gulf kills one person, injures three An explosion at a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platform operated by Fieldwood Energy LLC killed one person and injured three others, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

	North Sea Bond boosts Babcocks Engineering and defence giant Babcock International lit a £330million fuse under its share price yesterday after revealing "good growth" in its core business and a profits boost from Avincis, the owner of North Sea helicopter firm, Bond

	Changes at the top at Wood Group A senior management reshuffle at Wood Group means the energy service firm’s biggest operating division is losing its chief executive. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) CEO Robin Watson, 47, is to become group chief operating officer – a newly created role – during the first half of 2015, the company said yesterday

	Seismic specialist rebuffs £1.2bn bid from Technip Struggling seismic surveyor CGG has knocked back a £1.2billion takeover bid from French energy services giant Technip amid a nosedive in oil prices that has sparked a sector-wide consolidation drive