Panoro Energy ASA has received governmental approval and closed the previously announced farmout agreement (FOA) on Block 2B offshore South Africa
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Ramco Tubular Services wins seven-figure Senegal contract
Ramco Tubular Services (Ramco), one of the leading specialists in the care and maintenance of oil country tubular goods (OCTG), has won a seven-figure, three-year contract in Senegal with a leading global supplier of steel tubular products
Express Engineering opens international subsea engineering facility
Express Engineering, subsea energy industry solution provider, has opened an international assembly and test centre in Gateshead, in the North of England, with an aim to contribute to the company’s continued development in major global markets
Maersk Drilling wins ultra-deepwater exploration contract in Gabon
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract from PC Gabon Upstream SA (PCGUSA), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the provision of a deepwater drillship rig
Seplat Petroleum issues US$650mn senior oil and gas bond
Nigerian oil and gas company Seplat Petroleum Development Company has issued a five year US$650mn senior bond with Natixis, Rand Merchant Bank and Société Générale