Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

13 April 2015

	TGS to reduce its headcount Norwegian company TGS will reduce its headcount by around 100 staff members as it looks to save costs. It announced it would be looking to make cost savings of around $10million as a result of the oil price decline

	Falkland oil drillers scale back projects amidst oil price decline A number of oil explorers drilling in the Falkland Islands have axed plans to drill a second well in the south and east of the country following the oil price decline

	Protests seekto oust President after Petrobas scandal Nationwide demonstrations calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff have swept Brazil for the second day in less than a month. Turnout at the latest protests appeared down, however, prompting questions about the future of the movement

	Employees and managers on trial over Turkey miner blaze Forty-five managers and employees of a mine in western Turkey have gone on trial accused of causing the deaths of 301 miners who perished in a fire last year in Turkey’s worst mining disaster

	Atlas Knowledge nets pipeline project contract Atlas Knowledge has secured a contract to deliver safety training for workers involved in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. The deal will see a total of 11 courses delivered to almost 300 onshore personnel working on the planned construction of the pipeline

	Karoon Gas Australia make discovery at Santos Basin Karoon Gas Australia has made a discovery at its Echidna-1 exploration well in the Santos Basin. The company said the well intersected an oil bearing section in Paleocene sands, and mudlogs showed an elevated gas reading and oil florescence in sandstone

	Aker Solutions forms subsea and topside market alliance Aker Solutions and Fjords Processing have formed an alliance to develop technology and capabilities for wellstream separation and treatment solutions for the subsea and topside market

	Greenpeace protesters leave Shell rig Six climbers who boarded an oil rig in the Pacific have now left after worsening weather conditions caused them to halt their activities. Last week the group had scaled the Transocean-owned rig, which they claim is being sent to the Arctic by Shell

	Former PetroChina head linked to Zhou Goes on trial The former chairman of PetroChina Co. who went on to head the agency overseeing China’s state-owned assets went on trial for corruption, the first case linked to the nation’s former security chief Zhou Yongkang to be brought to court

	Statoil makes second gas discovery in Roald Rygg prospect Statoil has made a second gas discovery in the Roald Rigg prospect in the Norwegian Sea. It marks the second discovery in the Aasta Hansteen area this year

	Peterson Offshore Group fills senior positions Energy logistics company Peterson Offshore Group has created and filled two senior positions in response to growth within the business. Netherlands-based Peterson said it had appointed Loek Sakkers as director of projects and Stephen McCrindle as supply chain manager, within its offshore business

	Energy firms create 'confusopoly' The “deliberately confusing” bills provided by energy companies are the biggest barrier to consumers switching suppliers, according to a study. Confusing tariffs and badly-presented billing information is stopping households from getting the best deal, the report by the CentreForum think-tank for comparison site comparethemarket

	Oil holds advance as recovery in Iran crude exports seen delayed Oil held gains after a fourth weekly increase as skepticism among US lawmakers over a nuclear deal with Iran signaled a recovery in the OPEC producer’s crude exports may be delayed