Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

5 January 2015

	Tamarack sees 'record' prodution rates A project headed by Tamarack Valley Energy experienced a "record" exit production rate toward the end of last year. Canada-based Tamarack said its drilling program in the Wilson Creek contributed to a rise in production rates during the last two weeks of December

	Fuel price cut again From tomorrow, Asda and Morrisons are reducing their petrol and diesel by 2p a litre. It means Asda customers will pay no more than 105.7p a litre for petrol, with diesel being 112

	LGO Energy appoints joint corporate broker A new joint corporate broker has been appointed by LGO Energy as it gears up for  2015. FirstEnergy Capital LLP will take on the role with immediate effect with Old Park Lane Capital plc will continuing as joint broker

	Opinion: Industry and government have no choice - North Sea must be put back on its feet At the outset, let me make the following clear: First, the UK offshore oil and gas industry faces some very serious challenges but it is NOT in danger of being wiped out

	US studies implicate fracking fall-outs as a health hazard Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations in the US that involve fracturing may be harming human health. By inference, research being carried out at the University of Missouri may sound alarm bells in the UK and wider EU where shale gas extraction (and oil) industry has yet to start

	Opinion: Picking winners - the future for wave energy and other technologies? Throughout my career I’ve been involved to some extent or other in the development and commercialisation of technology. So, when faced with a selection of technology ideas to back I am acutely aware of the difficulties involved in sorting the wheat from the chaff

	Dyna-Mac lands FPSO work on Catcher field Singapore-based Dyna-Mac has been awarded a contract worth a preliminary estimate of $89million to construct FPSO topside modules and one flare tower for BW Offshore

	ORE Catapult dismisses oil and gas supply chain for wave and tidal Money and lots of it . . . public and private . . . is needed to initiate a credible wave and tidal energy power generation sector in the UK, which a new report claims could be worth up to £76billion to the economy

	Opinion: Call hotels to account but don't deny kids Oil prices have crashed and the North Sea is hurting badly, with the likelihood that this is going to be a prolonged downturn . . . at least for the bulk of this new year, if not longer

	North Sea helicopter struck by lightning A North Sea helicopter was forced to return to an airport after it was struck by lightning on its way to an oil platform, it has emerged. The Bond-operated EC225 was carrying 11 passengers and two crew at the time off the incident, off the coast of Aberdeen

	Russian economy dip could cost BP Oil major BP could face a sizable fourth quarter loss on its Rosneft share caused by the 47% slide in the ruble over the past three months. According to reports, city analysts have had forecast losses to be as much as $750million

	Oil stocks remain under pressure A weakening oil price meant BP and Royal Dutch Shell remained under pressure despite a steady start to the year for the FTSE 100 Index. BP shares topped the fallers board with a decline of 1

	Rockhopper awarded stake in Croatian block Rockhopper Exploration has been awarded a 40% share in an offshore block in Croatia in a partnership deal with Eni. Block 9 is located in shallow waters of the Northern Adriatic gas province and contains the previously discovered Ksenija accumulation along with the Klaudija prospect

	Gulf Keystone Petroleum hits production target Gulf Keystone Petroleum said seven wells are now producing at its Shaikan production facilities. A further well is expected to come online this month in the Kurdistan region of Iraq where operations are taking place

	Oil extends drop from 5 1/2-year low on supply glut speculation Oil fell for a third day, extending its drop from the lowest close since 2009 amid speculation a global supply glut that’s driven crude into a bear market may persist this year

	Scotland 'could go all renewable' Scotland’s electricity system could be powered almost entirely by renewable energy by 2030, according to a report by an environmental charity. WWF Scotland’s report uses independent analysis by an engineering and energy consultancy to test the Scottish Government’s policy to decarbonise the country’s electricity supply over the next 15 years