Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday 28 May 2015

Energy Voice
28 May 2015
 

   
 

Seadrill posts better than expected first-quarter profits

Seadrill has appointed a new director
Seadrill has posted better than expected first-quarter profits as cost cuts help during the oil price decline. The offshore driller, which is controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, posted a net income of $427 million
 
  
   
   
 

PetroSA suspends top three execs

Industry news
PetroSA has suspended its top three executives amidst declining revenues. According to reports, South Africa's state oil company has also made the move as a result of poor investments and a failed bid to enter the fuel retail market
 
  
   
   
 

Tornado in Texas hits natural gas drilling rig

A hurricane has left three people on a rig injured
A tornado in Texas has left three people injured after hitting a natural gas drilling rig in Texas. According to reports, one victim suffered minor injuries, another had non-life threatening injuries to his face and a third had suffered an injury to their abdomen
 
  
   
   
 

Drone firm backed to the skies with £2.5million

Drone technology
A drone firm specialising in the oil and gas industry has been boosted by venture capital investment worth more than £2.5million. Sky-Futures, which is opening a new, larger office in Aberdeen on Monday, has also been backed by a US fund specialising in drone technology
 
  
   
   
 

Shell estimates one million hours of offshore work saved from Brent Delta move

Shell news
Shell’s decision to remove the topside of its Brent Delta platform in one has shaved off about a million hours of high-risk offshore work, a senior manager from the British-Dutch oil major said in Aberdeen yesterday
 
  
   
   
 

Ithaca Energy hit with statement of claim regarding North Sea asset

Ithaca Energy news
Ithaca Energy said it has received a statement of claim from a law firm regarding work on its Greater Stella area asset in the North Sea. The company said the claim relates to a reported misrepresentation of information regarding the completion of modifications at a floating production in the North Sea
 
  
   
   
 

Premier and Rockhopper makes further Falkland discovery

A number of companies have begun recent drilling in waters near the Falklands
Premier Oil said a further oil discovery has been made in the Isobel deep exploration well in waters off the coast of the Falklands. The find is believed to have similar properties to the discovery which was made at the Sea Lion project
 
  
   
   
 

Alberta fire threat grows as blaze moves toward oil sites

Canada news
Northern Alberta firefighters are battling a wildfire that has moved within 5 kilometers of Cenovus Energy Inc’s oil sands operations. The Cold Lake Air Weapons Range blaze is spreading in the direction of oil and gas operations and threatens plants run by Cenovus and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd
 
  
   
   
 

Oil crunch, Islamist war, power cuts face Nigeria’s new leader

General Muhammadu Buhari was elected following an election in Nigeria
Crippling fuel shortages, power cuts, slowing economic growth and Islamist militants wreaking havoc. Muhammadu Buhari is taking on a tough job when he’s sworn in as Nigeria’s president on Friday
 
  
   
   
 

The tanker market is sending a big warning to oil bulls

Industry news
Four months into oil’s rebound from a six-year low, the tanker market is sending a clear signal that the rally is under threat. A sudden surge in demand for supertankers drove benchmark charter rates 57 percent higher in the two weeks through May 20
 
  
   
   
 

Sir Ian Wood donates £4.5million for energy research centre

North Sea reforms recommended in the Wood Review could become law within weeks
He made his fortune and reputation by recognising the massive potential of the North Sea, and by his own estimation did “incredibly well” during the oil and gas industry’s boom years