PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion has contracted McDermott International Inc. for the new Ayatsil-B drilling platform in the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico.

Aker Solutions (Oslo Børs:AKSO) has contracted Emerson Process Management to supply Roxar subsea instrumentation to Lundin Petroleum’s Brynhild field development in the North Sea.

Salamander Energy has mapped about 20 leads and prospects as result of its technical analysis on the North Kutei basin offshore Indonesia.

Premier Oil has signed an exclusive arrangement with EnCounter Oil to pursue new exploration opportunities in the UK central and northern North Sea.

The jackup Ensco 70 has started development drilling at the RWE Dea-operated Breagh gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

ONGC’s board has approved development of the Western Periphery area of the Mumbai High South field (Phase-III redevelopment).

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (Bovespa: OGXP3; OTC: OGXPY.PK) has sent a Declaration of Commerciality on part of the Waimea Complex to Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels Agency.

Total (NYSE:TOT; Paris: FP FP) has completed installation of the new AGMN platform for its Anguille field redevelopment offshore Gabon.

FMC Technologies Inc. will supply the offshore loading arm systems to the Shell Prelude FLNG project.