Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

18 February 2015

	Production halted on Gudrun field Production at Statoil’s Gudrun oil and gas field has been halted following a suspected gas leak. The company said it was unsure when the platform, in the Norwegian North Sea, would resume output

	Six fatalities now confirmed following explosion in Brazil BW Offshore said six people are now confirmed to have died following an explosion onboard an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading ) unit in Brazil

	LGO Energy given final approval for construction of drilling pads LGO Energy said finals approval have been given for the construction of the 2015 drilling pads for its Goudron field. The company said work will start immediately and is expected to take several weeks

	Delphian Ballistics adds new operations director to its team Delphian Ballistics has appointed a full-time operations director to its team. Serena Arif, a trained chemist with 15 years’ experience in the energy sector, has held a number of technical positions in the plastics and paper industries

	Energy customers 'pay too much' Customers of the Big Six energy suppliers are paying up to £234 a year too much in gas and electricity bills, a competition probe has found. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said 95% of dual fuel customers could have saved by switching tariff or supplier

	Centrica appoints new non-executive director Centrica has appointed a new non-executive director to the company. Steve Pusey will become a member of its audit, nominations and remuneration committee

	APR Energy extend Iraqi power generation contract APR Energy has signed a contract renewal for its power generation contract in Iraq. The agreement will take the term through the end of 2015. The power plant has been in operation since 2012 and comprises six GE TM2500 mobile gas turbines capable of generating more than 1200MW of electricity

	Opinion: One reason this oil bust may be different BP chief executive Bob Dudley recently issued a dire warning, comparing the current oil bust to the one that devastated the oil and gas industry in the 1980s

	Technip promises revenue growth in 2015 Technip SA, France’s largest oil engineer, promised revenue and profit growth in 2015 even after the decline in crude prices forced the industry to cut capital spending

	Woodside to reduce spending by 20% after decline in oil price Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-largest oil and gas producer, cut its spending plans by about 20%, joining global energy companies in trimming costs after a plunge in crude prices

	Eni profit falls more than 60% on lower oil prices Eni SpA reported a 64% decline in profit caused by falling oil prices and losses on the fair-value interests in Galp and Snam. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter fell to 464 million euros ($529 million euros) from a year earlier, the Rome-based company said in a statement

	Offshore firm unveils plans to build supply base at historic airstrip A leading offshore firm has unveiled plans to build a supply base at a historic north-east airstrip. Aberdeen-based Independent Oilfield Service (IOS) wants to upgrade its pipe yard at Longside Airfield to a fully-fledged offshore supply base

	Major contract awarded for Lerwick Harbour upgrade The major upgrade of Lerwick Harbour in Shetland has been kicked up a notch with the award of a contract for the extension of its Dales Voe South quay

	Bob Keiller: No 'silver bullet' answer to low oil prices There is no “silver bullet” answer to the problems facing the North Sea as oil prices remain at around half the level they were last year, the boss of Wood Group has said

	Wood Group optimistic despite reductions in costs Oil and gas services firm Wood Group PSN said it would continue to cut cost this year as it prepares to face challenging conditions “for the forseeable future”

	Chairman of Aberdeen Harbour Board keen to deliver new facilities despite oil price drop The Aberdeen Harbour Board’s newly-appointed chairman has said he expects his new role to be “challenging and exciting” and pledged his support for the port’s expansion plans