Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

21 April 2015

	Maersk Training creates innovative learning system Maersk Training has been using a unique system in a bid to go completely paperless. Staffs at the company’s centre in Aberdeen have been working closely with the creator of the iPad, Apple, to develop a unique learning experience

	Deepsea Aberdeen begins drilling on Quad 204 Odfjell Drilling has commenced drilling operations as part of its seven-year contract with BP on the Quad 204 development project West of Shetland. The company will use its new-build semi-submersible rig, Deepsea Aberdeen

	Chevron appeals to uphold case against lawyer Oil giant Chevron has had its appeal hear in the US to uphold a ruling that a lawyer had used corrupt means to secure a $9.5billion pollution judgement in Ecuador

	Woodside Petroleum drops Moroccan permit option Woodside Petroleum has dropped its option to take operatorship and fund well costs in one of its shared Moroccan assets. The Australian company’s partner, Chariot Oil & Gas, said Woodside had decided against the move which would have given it an additional 25% stake in return

	Technip subsidiary awarded Peru pipeline contract Technip's Colombian subsidiary, Tipiel, has been awarded a front-end engineering design and detailed engineering design contract on a lump-sum basis. The deal, which was awarded by the Consorcio Constructor Ductos del Sur, is for the development of a new gas pipeline to transport gas from the Camisea field to Southern Peru

	Amec Foster Wheeler wins Philippines contract Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Engineering for the design and supply of two 15-megawatt CFB cteam generators for a new power plant in the Phillipines

	Big Oil wants you to help end US export ban In a quest to overturn the decades-old restrictions on exporting American crude, the oil industry is seeking the help of an unlikely ally: consumers. ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance wants to convince the public that allowing exports would actually help push US gasoline prices down

	Petrofac market value drops as Shetland operations costs rise A fresh profits warning on the troubled Laggan-Tormore gas terminal development hit the share price of service giant Petrofac yesterday. Almost £350million was wiped off Petrofac’s market value as shares slid 10% to 912

	Chevron to decommission Australian installations Oil major Chevron is planning to decommission a number of installations offshore Australia. The company said the move is in response to the oil price decline

	BP readies defenses as oil industry responds to Shell’s BG raid As the oil industry takes stock of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s $70 billion move for BG Group Plc, one company has more to chew on than most. BP Plc, the UK’s most storied oil producer and prime mover in previous rounds of consolidation, is now thinking what was once unthinkable: that it could be next in the cross-hairs

	UK Government threat to North Sea gas production UK North Sea gas fields could be forced to shut down if a Russian oligarch ignores a UK Government demand to sell them. Energy Secretary Ed Davey yesterday warned Dea UK its operating licences may be revoked by the UK Government unless owner LetterOne, led by billionaire Mikhail Fridman, sells up within six months

	Opinion: With Shell out of the picture, who will dance with BP? I was off by one letter. If you had told me a year ago that Shell was going to make one of the biggest acquisitions in energy industry history, I would have guessed the target was BP