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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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<title><![CDATA[Barryroe data proves positive]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Technical details from a new seismic study on Ireland's Barryroe oil  discovery indicate that the base reservoir is well developed and it  could provide upside development potential.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 12:35:29 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20417</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Cove gains consent for Shell bid]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Shell has been given a green light by the government of Mozambique to  acquire equity in the Rovuma Basin region through its take over of  London-listed Cove Energy.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 12:00:52 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20416</link>
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<title><![CDATA[New West of Shetlands 3D seismic starts ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Oslo-listed TGS has announced the start of a new 3D multi-client seismic  survey which is covering the Erlend basin within the UK West of  Shetlands region.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 11:07:59 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20415</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Ganger Rolf profit slides]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norwegian offshore shipping to service group Ganger Rolf saw a slide in  net profit for the first quarter this year with the figure down to NOK  33 million (YUS $5.65 m) from NOK 92 million in first quarter last year.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 10:40:46 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20414</link>
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<title><![CDATA[First oil from Johan Sverdrup in 2018 ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norwegian licence partners have made a commitment to producing first oil from Norway's giant Johan Sverdrup discovery by 2018.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 09:27:43 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20413</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Partners plan new Barents Sea exploration push]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Statoil is planing a manor new four-well exploration campaign in the  Skrugard area in the Barents Sea to back up the 400 to 600 million  barrels of recoverable oil reserves which have already been found there.]]></description>
<pubDate>to, 10 mai 2012 09:09:53 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20412</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Albert well kicks off]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Drilling has kicked off on another new Norway exploration well on the  Albert prospect in the northern North Sea near the Snorre field.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 09 mai 2012 11:29:16 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20411</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Cooper well commences – just like that]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Centrica Resources has kicked off a new exploration well off Norway on the Cooper prospect with the West Alpha semi-submersible.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 09 mai 2012 10:39:13 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20410</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Moves on Stavanger rig safety group]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[AGR Group is buying a majority stake in a Stavanger based company which provides key rig support and safety personnel.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 09 mai 2012 10:14:02 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20409</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Reef rolls up for Talisman]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Norway's Reef Subsea AS has been selected by Talisman Energy to provide  two new ships for operations in the UK sector of the North Sea.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 09 mai 2012 09:24:32 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20408</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Centrica flys the flag for Ensign]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[First gas has been produced by the first of several new gas field developments by Centrica in the UK Southern North Sea.]]></description>
<pubDate>on, 09 mai 2012 08:36:36 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20407</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Dry docking for Sea Rose]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard is to host the Sea Rose floating  production storage and offloading vessel next month for a scheduled  service.]]></description>
<pubDate>ti, 08 mai 2012 11:25:06 +0100</pubDate>
<link>http://www.offshore.no/international/news/article.aspx?Id=20406</link>
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