Helix started oil production from its Danny field in the Gulf of Mexico in early February.

Production has resumed from the North Sea Durango field following production meter replacement and maintenance on the Waveney platform, says Bridge Resources Corp.

Production has begun from the Longhorn gas field in the Gulf of Mexico, according to operator Eni.

Natural gas production has begun from the Savonette field, offshore Trinidad, according to operator BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT).

Moyno has completed a major expansion and upgrades to its research and development laboratories at its Springfield, Ohio facility.

The Shenzi field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has achieved sustained rates of 120,000 b/d of oil, according to BHP Billiton Petroleum.

World oil demand is set to grow next year for the first time since 2007 and return to pre-recession levels by 2012, according to IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) in its quarterly World Oil Watch report.

Production has begun from the Murphy Oil-operated Thunder Hawk field in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Following re-completion activities carried out in the Gulf of Mexico in May, the Vermillion 60 field’s new production zone is currently flowing at 10 MMcf/d of gas, according to Providence Resources.

ATP Oil & Gas has awarded 2H Offshore a contract to verify the design, fabrication, and installation of a flexible production riser on the Telemark field in Atwater Valley block 63 in the Gulf of Mexico.