Total’s well intervention operation has stopped the G4 well gas leak at the Elgin complex in the UK central North Sea.

Tullow Oil says a drillship has been contracted for two wells offshore French Guiana.

Fabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries for newbuild jackup projects.

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has agreed to transfer operatorship of the Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea to Marathon Oil Norge.

BG Group has its fifth consecutive gas discovery offshore Tanzania.

SBM Offshore says the Deep Panuke jackup platform remains on course to produce first gas offshore Nova Scotia this summer, following earlier construction-related delays.

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

Apache (NYSE:APA) has drilled a productive extension well from the Beryl field in the UK central North Sea.

Mermaid Maritime subsidiary MTR-2 has won a contract for use of the tender drilling rig MTR-2 on a client’s oil and gas fields offshore Indonesia.

Statoil (OSE:STL; NYSE:STO) has awarded AF Group a contract, on behalf of operator Gassco, to remove and recycle the B-11 compressor platform in the German North Sea.

Cemre Shipyard has delivered its 20th platform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian contractor Havyard Group, on behalf of Vestland Offshore.

Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.

Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) has a new gas discovery offshore Mozambique at the Coral 1 well in Area 4.

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.

Ulstein has delivered the CBO Pacifico platform supply vessel, the second PX106 design newbuild for CBO this year.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) has discovered a “major” new natural gas reservoir in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma basin, Mozambique.

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has contracted Seadrill’s deepwater drilling semisubmersible West Aquarius for exploration offshore Newfoundland.

African Petroleum (NSX:AOQ) has contracted Prospector Pte (BGP Marine) to acquire seismic surveys on two blocks offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. (IOEC) expects first gas deliveries in September through a new pipeline in the Persian Gulf.

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