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Shell Global Solutions International BV has awarded Tyco (NYSE:TYC) an enterprise framework agreement for fire protection products, engineered systems, and lifecycle services in the America, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand.

New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) has agreed to take a 50% interest from Beach Petroleum in the Clipper concession.

Gulfstream Services Inc. (GSI) has completed offshore decommissioning contracts for Helix Well Ops UK and Dof Subsea.

Bourbon Offshore Trinidad has signed a three-year contract to provide three DP-2 FSIVs crewboat vessels to an unnamed client.

SOCO International and its partners have contracted the jackup Naga-2 for further appraisal and development drilling offshore southern Vietnam.

Afren has started front-end engineering design and fabrication planning for a new wellhead platform and production unit for the Okoro field extension offshore Nigeria.

Premier Oil says 60 separate studies are under way for pre-front-end engineering design for the Sea Lion field development in the offshore North Falkland basin.

Delek Group (TASE: DLEKG; OTCQX: DGRLY) has found significant signs of natural gas at the Karish 1 exploration well offshore Israel.

Cairn Energy says preparations are under way for the planned first well on the Foum Draa permit offshore Morocco.

ConocoPhillips Australia has contracted FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) to supply subsea equipment for Phase 3 of the Bayu Undan development in the Timor Sea.

Total has won shares in 10 new exploration licenses under Brazil’s 11th bid round.

Rosneft has signed a memorandum of understanding with PetroVietnam to strengthen cooperation between the two oil and gas companies.

Total says the Ocean Rig Olympia is drilling the Diaman-1 exploration well on the Diaba license offshore Gabon in 1,700 m (5,577 ft) water depth.

WesternGeco’s Western Monarch vessel has completed the Karoro 3D seismic survey in the offshore Taranaki basin.

Keppel FELS has delivered the Laurus high-specification jackup to Mexican oilfield services company Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro.

Atlantic Offshore Rescue has commissioned the Ocean Troll emergency response and rescue vessel after a £2 million ($3 million) conversion and overhaul.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has contracted Prysmian Group to supply and install 50 km (31 mi) of submarine power cables in the Gulf of Mexico.

Transocean says its ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), was working offshore Nigeria for customer Eni when it received news of a nearby fuel tanker on fire.

EnQuest’s Alma/Galia development project in the UK North Sea is on track for first oil this fall.