Lukoil and Vanco International have won a tender to explore and develop the Est Rapsodia and Trident blocks in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea.

LUKOIL has produced first oil from its RUR 34.3 billion Yu. Korchagin field development in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea.

LUKOIL has signed a cooperation agreement with the government of the region of Astrakhan, southern Russia.

FMC Technologies has won a $36-million call-off order from Total Exploration & Production Angola for the manufacture and supply of further subsea production equipment for the Block 17 development.

A joint operation between Polarcus Ltd. and JSC Dalmorneftegeophysica (DMNG) has received a Letter of Intent from Rosneft for a 1,030 sq km (398 sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition project in the Black Sea.

ARIS Geophysical has awarded Veripos a contract to provide positioning services, associated equipment, and software aboard two vessels conducting transitional zone seismic surveys in Sakhalin, Russia.

Swagelining is to supply its polymer lining system for a 14-in. (35-cm) water injection riser for BP’s block 31 project offshore Angola.

Songa Offshore has signed a contract with Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot LLC for use of the drilling rig Songa Mercur for a campaign offshore Sakhalin Island this summer.

Petrobras Netherlands has awarded Keppel Offshore & Marine a contract for the pre-conversion of the FPSO P-58 for the Campos basin.