Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

26 May 2015

	Rosneft said to mull purchases, aid to meet $50 billion gas deal OAO Rosneft may have to turn to competitors to buy natural gas and state aid to help honor a $50 billion contract it won away from OAO Novatek three years ago, according to two people with knowledge of the matter

	McDermott International wins Saudi Aramco contract McDermott International has been awarded a large brownfield contract by Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 12 jackets for offshore oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabian waters

	Kea Petroleum suspends shares New Zealand-focused Kea Petroleum has suspended its shares after a fundraising exercise failed. The company, which has operations in the Taranaki basin, said it had requested the suspension after failing to secure £3million to develop its Shannon prospect

	Haven Power in $800million deal with Thames Water Haven Power has signed an $800million deal with Thames Water to supply the water utility with renewable electricity. The deal is expected to last for five years

	Kongsberg Maritime awarded contract for Johan Sverdrup field Kongsberg Maritime is set to deliver technology for the Johan Sverdrup field. The award is for delivery of the Safety and Automation System (SAS), Life Cycle Simulator and SAS Information Management System for the four platforms on the Johan Sverdrup field centre

	Barakah Offshore Petroleum receives Shell award Barakah Offshore Petroleum has received an LOA (Letter of Award) from Sarawak Shell and Sabah Shell Petroleum for the supply of equipments and services

	Riverstone Holdings to invest up to $100million in Carrier Energy Riverstone Holdings has invested up to $100million in Carrier Energy Partners. The deal comprises $67million from Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund VI and $33million from Riverstone Energy Limited

	South Sudan oil field becomes battleground as economy reels After 17 months of civil war spanning a swathe of South Sudan bigger than Syria, President Salva Kiir’s survival may hinge on the fate of a single oil field

	Big Oil investors give cold shoulder to environmental changes Investor resolutions urging corporate leaders to be more environmentally friendly in how they run their businesses are being rolled out at a record pace this year for the energy industry

	Exxon, Chevron clear to bid on Mexican shallow-water blocks Mexico approved 19 companies and seven groups to bid on 14 shallow-water exploration blocks as the country prepares to allow private producers to drill in its waters for the first time since 1938

	Industrial unrest warning over cuts The Government has been warned it faces resistance to cuts amid an increase in industrial unrest since the general election. A threatened bank holiday rail strike was averted after Network Rail improved a pay offer, but many other disputes have broken out, or worsened, since the Conservatives took power