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April 30, 2015

BP signals start of new North Sea campaign
London (UPI) Apr 29, 2015
British energy company BP said Wednesday it was marking the start of a campaign west of the Shetland Islands with deepwater drilling in the Loyal oil field. BP is working as the operator at the Loyal field on behalf of its partners at Royal Dutch Shell and Austrian energy company OMV using the Deepsea Aberdeen rig. BP President for North Sea operations Trevor Garlick said the start of drilling marks an "important milestone" for regional operations. The British company said five wells are ... read more

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EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow

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