Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Energy Voice launches new research bid to gauge the present and future of oil Energy Voice (EV) has gone live with the first survey in what will be a long-term research initiative on the future of the energy sector. The results of the first survey in the series, Energy2050, will be unveiled at a special event at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston

	Argentina takes legal action against companies drilling in the Falkland Islands Argentina has commenced legal action against five companies currently drilling for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands. The move was announced by the Argentinian minister for the Falklands after a judge in Rio Grande agreed to take on the case

	PSA find number of breaches following lifeboat incident The PSA (Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority) has found a number of breaches after a lifeboat was unintentionally launched from the mobile unit Maersk Giant earlier this year

	Sound Oil granted EIA approval for Nervesa Sound Oil has received approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment for the Nervesa field production concession. It is anticipated the award of the concession from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development will follow shortly

	North Atlantic Drilling delay deal with Rosneft until 2017 North Atlantic Drilling has delayed a deal with Rosneft until 2017. The company, a subsidiary of offshore rig firm Seadrill, said the terms of the agreement would need to be renegotiated

	Ennsub raises £1.5million to help expand deepwater winch technology Subsea firm Ennsub Group has raised a £1.5million loan to help it expand its engineering capacity in deepwater winch technology. The Aberdeen firm got the backing from the Scottish Loan Fund, which was set up by the Scotttish Government in 2011 for firms having difficulty accessing traditional bank finance

	Energy firm 3Sun acquires rope access firm Energy service firm 3Sun has acquired a rope access firm in Great Yarmouth for an undisclosed sum. The target, AID Industrial, employs seven people and offers a range of personal protection equipment (PPE) as well as safety courses in rope access, work at height and global wind organisation

	Shell plans to cast off some North Sea assets will push ahead Shell’s plans to cast off a number of North Sea assets will not be affected by its proposed £47billion “mega-merger” with BG Group, a Scottish oil and gas consultancy has said

	Schlumberger reduces headcount again as oil industry braces for next wave Schlumberger Ltd., the world’s largest oilfield services provider, will eliminate an additional 11,000 positions in a sign the industry will undergo another round of job cuts as a result of tumbling crude prices

	Gallery: This week's top five industry stories The story which sparked an interest with Energy Voice this week was Wood Group PSN's five-year contract award from EnQuest to provide engineering, design, construction, procurement and commissioning services in the North Sea

	AA queries fuel retailers prices Drivers are paying out more at the pumps for petrol despite a dip in world oil prices, according to the AA. Yet the need for fair pricing on forecourts has been largely ignored by politicians during the General Election campaign, the motoring group said