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<title><![CDATA[Preparing for Middle East expansion ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based petroleum services specialist NPS Energy is being bought out by Norway's Aker Solutions for US $350 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 21 mai 2012 11:26:55 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poseidon poised for Nimrod well ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ocean Rig's Poseidon drillship is set to drill for Chariot Oil and Gas on the Nimrod prospect offshore Namibia.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 21 mai 2012 10:56:20 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20459</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Breagh costs build up ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Development of the UK North Sea Breagh gas field is going to cost more  than originally expected with one of the partners signalling a cost  overrun on the project - which could be up to &pound;30 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 21 mai 2012 09:53:10 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20458</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Brynhild bonus]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norway's Brynhild development is to feature subsea meters as part of the subsea production system.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 21 mai 2012 08:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20456</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Galia FDP soon]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Operator EnQuest has indicated that it expects Field Development Plan approval for its North Sea Galia development soon.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 18 mai 2012 11:29:06 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20455</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Decommissioning boosted by £10 million in Shetlands]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond has cracked open a &pound;10 million funding package to support decommissioning activity in the Shetland Islands.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 18 mai 2012 11:07:30 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20454</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Powering up for Brazil]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two new deepwater pipelay vessels destined to operate in deepwater  offshore Brazil will be powered up by propulsions systems ordered from  ABB.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 18 mai 2012 09:21:39 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20453</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Gassco gives out Norpipe decomm deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norway's pipeline operator Gassco has awarded a contract for decommissioning a compressor platform on the Norpipe gas system.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 18 mai 2012 09:03:24 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20452</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Farm down at Cairngorm for Dutch gain]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[North Sea explorer Sterling Resources is farming down equity in a UK discovery in an equity deal with EnQuest.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 18 mai 2012 08:32:20 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20451</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Another major Mozambique find is made ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Operator Eni has upped the potential gas resources offshore Mozambique  with the results from the Coral 1 exploration well in Area 4.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 17 mai 2012 12:08:17 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20450</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Firms submit to new UK CCS competition]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Eight groups have submitted new bids to become part of the UK  government's Carbon Capture and Storage competition run by the  Department of Energy and Climate Change aiming to stimulate development  of the technology.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 17 mai 2012 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20449</link>
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<title><![CDATA[North Sea Timon well kicks off]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Cairn Energy reports that drilling has commenced on the UK North Sea Timon prospect well.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 17 mai 2012 09:03:22 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20446</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Ketch well comes in ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tullow Oil has revealed that a new well on the Ketch field in the UK  Southern North Sea has come in successfully and is to be brought  onstream.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 16 mai 2012 12:51:09 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20444</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Aker group grows value ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norwegian industrial group Aker ASA says it value rose 16% in the first  quarter  to NOK 22.5 billion (US $3.74 bn) as its investments &ndash; mainly  in  oil and gas operations rose in value.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 16 mai 2012 12:31:54 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20443</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Fyne field doubts raised after reserves cut]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Estimated reserves in the UK North Sea Fyne field have been cut down 36%  by former operator Antrim Energy and further doubt has been cast over  the future development of the discovery.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 16 mai 2012 10:38:14 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20442</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Lamprell warns on profit margins]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Middle East based rig and fabrication group Lamprell has warned of a  tightening in the international supply chain for rig components which  has hit its construction schedules and costs.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 16 mai 2012 08:38:50 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20441</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanzania offshore unveils reveals more big gas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More gas has been found offshore Tanzania Ophir Energy reports today with the Mzia 1 well.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 16 mai 2012 08:22:15 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20440</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Dockwise ramps up Fairstar takeover battle ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dutch based Dockwise has launched a mandatory hostile takeover offer for  shares in rival Fairstar Heavy Transport which it does not already own.]]></description>
<pubDate>ti, 15 mai 2012 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20438</link>
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<title><![CDATA[JKX extends Russian holdings]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[East European explorer JKX has been awarded a new Russian licence which  extends a known oil field where it plans to pursue development.]]></description>
<pubDate>ti, 15 mai 2012 09:19:26 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20435</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Golfinho gives out ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Major new reserves have been discovered offshore Mozambique with the  Golfinho discovery which is thought to hold between 13 and 45 Trillion  cubic feet of gas.]]></description>
<pubDate>ti, 15 mai 2012 08:18:48 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20434</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Providence narrows losses]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Providence Resources increased its profitability to 70.5% for 2011 to &euro;0.031 million while revenue grew 24% to &euro;13.75 million.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 12:46:05 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20432</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Report suggests 49.4 bn barrels off Newfoundland]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A report prepared for Canadian explorer Shoal Point Energy suggests that  there are up to 49.4 billion barrels of undiscovered petroleum  resources in  a region offshore Newfoundland.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 11:39:23 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20431</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Going for Gazelle]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[London-listed Rialto Energy has been granted exclusive exploitation  rights to the Gazelle oil field offshore Cote d' &Iacute;voire which is thought  to contain up to 58  million barrels of oil equivalent.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 10:58:45 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20430</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Afren hits more pay north of Ebok field]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[African explorer Afren has hit more pay with its Ebok North Fault exploration well offshore south-east Nigeria.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 09:45:06 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20429</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Tapir South looks dry ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[London-listed Chariot Oil and Gas has reported the preliminary outcome  of its operated Tapir South deepwater well offshore Namibia which  is a dry hole.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 09:23:31 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20428</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Breagh gas drilling begins ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Drilling has commenced on one of the biggest UK Southern North Sea  developments in recent years at the multi-platform Breagh gas project.]]></description>
<pubDate>ma, 14 mai 2012 08:57:31 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20427</link>
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<title><![CDATA[FPF 1 modifications commence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Work to modify the FPF ! Floating production facility for the North Sea  Stella and Harrier field development has commenced by owner Petrofac.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 11 mai 2012 10:12:12 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20425</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Subsea 7 nets $1.458 billion revenue]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Oslo and Luxembourg listed Subsea 7 reported a 12.84% rise in revenue to  US $1.458 billion for the three months ending in March this year, up  from $1.292 bn a year ago.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 11 mai 2012 08:45:08 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20424</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Proserv secures Weatherford subsea business ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Aberdeen-headquartered Proserv has swooped in to buy the subsea controls  business owned by Weatherford International with the backing of a  private equity firm.]]></description>
<pubDate>fr, 11 mai 2012 08:04:11 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20423</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ATP hopeful of Cheviot funding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ATP says it is still aiming to get sufficient funding in place to finance the construction of the Octabuoy hull for its UK North Sea Cheviot field development.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 13:14:20 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20418</link>
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