The 217 workers on the Sleipner A-platform were ready to enter the lifeboats after a gas leak was registered Wednesday. However the situation was quickly brought under control.
Aker Kvaerner has acquired a major contract from the US company Chevron in the Mexican Gulf. The contract is valued at NOK 840 million (USD 120 million).
Norse Energy Corp (NEC) has in a joint venture partnership with a local Brazilian company, won the bid for two blocks in the Brazilian government auction of exploratory blocks, onshore in the Reconcavo Basin.