A fault affecting some models of Super Puma helicopters could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft if left unchecked.

Statoil has today, January 7, awarded the service contracts for seven bases for the company in Norway.

Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), has today announced a £55 million settlement agreement with the Bodo community in respect of the two highly regrettable operational spills in 2008.

Songa Offshore has informed that the previously suspended semi-submersible rig Songa Trym is expected to continue drilling operations for Statoil within the next week.

BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Valhall DP and PCP facilities beyond their original lifetimes.

Maersk Oil has postponed a decision on whether to drill for oil off the coast of Greenland.

Total has completed the flare out of the Ofon field on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102 offshore Nigeria.

DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the North America region by “key clients and oil majors” in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has signed a three year contract with Bordelon Marine to charter a new vessel.

Plexus Holdings has received purchase orders (POs) from Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd (BSP) to supply both High Pressure/High Temperature (‘HP/HT’) and standard pressured wellhead systems and services for three additional exploration wells under an existing four year contract (the Supply Agreement), which runs to 2016.