Apache Corporation has agreed to sell its interest in two LNG projects, Wheatstone LNG and Kitimat LNG, along with accompanying upstream oil and gas reserves, to Woodside Petroleum Limited for a purchase price of $2.

DOF ASA has received contract extensions for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and signed contracts for other two AHTS vessels.

Vallianz Holdings Limited has secured a time charter award worth $97 million with “one of the world’s largest” national oil companies in the Middle East (NOC).

Songa Offshore has informed that its semi-submersible drilling rig Songa Trym, which was recently suspended from operations, is expected to resume operations on or about January 1, 2015.

Canada’s SNC-Lavalin has, through its subsidiary Qatar Kentz, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been awarded a four-year multi-million-dollar call-off contract, with a possible two-year extension, by Qatar Shell for its Pearl Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) onshore and offshore facilities in Qatar.

Australian oil and gas company Santos has today reduced its projected 2015 capital expenditure to $2.

World’s second largest provider of oilfield services, Halliburton, will let a thousand workers go, according to reports.

Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded a 5-year framework agreement by Technip Norge AS for delivery of ROV support operations, light construction work, IMR and other subsea related activities.

Norway’s Sevan Marine has received a notice from Skatt Sør, Norwegian tax authorities, that the tax assessment for 2012 may be adjusted.

Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, is getting ready to welcome the Olympic Ares, a multi-functional subsea construction support vessel (CSV) which is due to arrive in the port of Galveston, Texas, on December 16, 2014.