A 10 percent stake in gas utility GDF Suez, worth about five billion euros ($6.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Det norske oljeselskap AS a drilling permit for wells 16/1-21 S and 16/1-21 A, located offshore Norway.

Husky Energy and CNOOC Limited have started production at the Liuhua 34-2 gas field in the South China Sea, the second field to be brought online at the Liwan Gas Project this year.

Statoil and its partners have decided to develop the Rutil discovery located in the Gullfaks Rimfaks valley in the North Sea.

Swiber Holdings Limited has secured an award from a Houston-based oil and gas company to provide Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) services for an offshore field development project, in West Africa.

The agreement is worth more than GBP 120 million.

Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has informed that production from Huntington field, located in the UK North Sea, has been further delayed due to an incident during restart of the CATS riser platform.

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced the award of a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Chevron North Sea Limited to an Amec Foster Wheeler company for the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) development in the North Sea.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Kleven in Norway for six comprehensive deck handling equipment packages.

French oilfield services provider Technip has pulled out of CGG takeover talks.