Insurance Jottings

Biggest Uncertainty for UK Insurers Remains Around Business Interruption Claims: BoE The biggest uncertainty now facing insurers is whether they will have to pay for a raft of business interruption claims, the Bank of England said, as a court prepares to rule on whether existing…

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Lloyd’s names Núñez country manager and general rep for Spain & Portugal Lloyd’s has named Jose Núñez as its new country manager and general representative for Spain and Portugal.   Axis hires GCube’s Woolley as senior construction underwriter Axis Insurance has named Anna Woolley as…

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Premier’s creditors approve Stable Platform Agreement

Premier Oil has announced that its creditors have approved the ‘Stable Platform Agreement’.   As a result, the Company’s financial covenants have been waived through to 30 September 2020 whilst discussions continue over the proposed amendments to the Group’s existing credit facilities.   Original article…

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West of Shetland Lancaster wells in new test phase

Hurricane Energy has provided an update on the extended oil production test on the basement Lancaster field west of Shetland.   The 205/21a-6 well has delivered an average oil flow of around 12,000 b/d, but with increasing levels of produced water.   Prior to commissioning…

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BP inks natural gas supply deal with ENN

Energy major BP has signed a natural gas supply agreement with ENN Group.   The two companies aim to jointly support the growing energy needs of China’s southern Guangdong region.   Under the terms of the agreement, BP will provide ENN with 300,000 tonnes per…

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US$1B+ Egypt Contract Goes to TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC has reported that it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth more than US$1 billion with Assiut National Oil Processing Company (ANOPC) for a new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.   In a written statement emailed to Rigzone, TechnipFMC stated the EPC…

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Oil Sands Explorers Restoring Production

At least 20% of shut-in Canadian production is being restored, just months after the price crash forced producers in Alberta’s oil sands to slash up to one million barrels a day of output.   Cenovus Energy Inc, Husky Energy Inc and Baytex Energy Corporation are among companies…

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ABS remote survey certifies steel for Lamprell rigs

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has conducted a remote survey for steel certification at a steel mill to enable work on two Lamprell’s self-elevating drilling rigs.   ABS said on the 7th July that the survey, which it described as “pioneering”, enabled work to…

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