Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 12 May 2015

Energy Voice
12 May 2015
 

   
 

Subsea 7 to reduce headcount by almost 20%

Subsea 7 news
Subsea 7 plans to cut its workforce by almost 20% and reduce its fleet by up to 11 vessels. The move has been made as a result of the oil price decline since last year
 
  
   
   
 

Opinion: Women on top!

The new  secretary of state for energy and climate change
I don’t know how many of you have noticed, but women are taking over at the top of the energy hierarchy in the UK. Whilst I’m still waiting for a female to topple various of the male-dominated fiefdoms that still rule in the boardrooms of oil majors and independents active on the UK Continental Shelf, five key trade, regulatory and government positions are now held by women
 
  
   
   
 

Statoil makes changes at the top and sets up new renewables unit

Eldar Saetre ,, Statoil chief executive
Statoil has established a unit for renewable energy as its cheif executive makes changes to his management team following his takeover as head of the company
 
  
   
   
 

Technip wins Thunderhorse contract

BP news
Oil major BP has awarded Technip a contract on its Thunder Horse South expansion project in the Gulf of Mexico. The work includes engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of the new production pipeline systems
 
  
   
   
 

Premier Oil resumes Falkland Drilling

A number of companies have begun recent drilling in waters near the Falklands
Premier Oil has resumed drilling at the Isobel Deep prospect off the Falkland Islands after it was temporarily shutdown following a problem with the rigs blowout preventer
 
  
   
   
 

Putin’s next takeover target is a $34 billion Siberian oil giant

Russia's president Vladimir Putin
In Russia, even private companies serve at the pleasure of the president, particularly if they pump oil. A decade ago, Vladimir Putin’s allies had Mikhail Khodorkovsky jailed and seized his Yukos Oil Co
 
  
   
   
 

Shell wins approval to seek oil Off Alaska’s Arctic Coast

Arctic news
Royal Dutch Shell Plc won US approval to resume oil exploration off Alaska’s Arctic coast after regulators imposed safety conditions meant to avoid the mishaps that plagued the company three years ago
 
  
   
   
 

CAA announces proposals as part of consultation on safety certification of helidecks

Industry news
Proposals for how the UK CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) could take on the safety certification and approval of offshore helidecks have been announced as part of a consultation on the area
 
  
   
   
 

PetroMaroc chief exec steps down

Energy Voice
The chief executive of PetroMaroc has resigned from his role with the company. Thomas Feuchtwanger cited personal reasons as he stepped down from the position, as well as a member on the board of directors
 
  
   
   
 

Video: World's fastest species of shark leaps on to vessel in the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana, The Gulf of Mexico
A commercial diver has captured the moment a Shortfin Mako Shark leapt up to 10ft in the air landing on board a vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. Nate Melnik, 33, went to investigate a noise he thought was coming from a jet pump when he spotted the 7ft Mako Shark had jumped over the side of the boat and onto the deck
 
  
   
   
 

Deal making in oil and gas industry set to accelerate

Market news
Deal making in the oil and gas sector is set to accelerate as higher oil prices and an improved outlook for the sector boost investor appetite, a broker has predicted