To hear OPEC ministers in Vienna last week, one would think the cartel's battle for market share is a complete success and oil prices are now firmly anchored where they are.

A lost racing pigeon which crash-landed on a North Sea oil platform has been airlifted to safety.

Statoil is, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, signing a contract with a joint venture consisting of Kvaerner and KBR for construction of the topside for the utility and living quarter platform.

Norway’s Apply Leirvik has signed a contract for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) delivery of the Johan Sverdrup Accommodation module.

Icon Offshore Berhad’s subsidiary, Icon Bahtera, has secured a long term time contract to charter the accommodation workboat within the ICON fleet of vessels, namely Icon Valiant, with Zell Transportation, a company based in Brunei.

Silk Holdings Bhd has through its subsidiary Jasa Merin won a contract by Vestigo Petroleum to provide vessel services to support Vestigo’s drilling program and production for Tembikai Field Development in Malaysia.

Cyprus government has welcomed Noble Energy’s declaration of commerciality of the “Aphrodite” natural gas offshore field.

A local cameraman has created a stunning video of some of Aberdeen’s best known locations and attractions.

Oil executives in North Dakota, a center of the U.

Sterling Energy Mauritania (SEML) has signed an agreement with Tullow Mauritania to acquire a 13.