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Halliburton Wins Contract for Jasmine
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips for directional drilling, logging-while-drilling (LWD) and surface data logging (SDL) services to help develop the high temperature Jasmine discovery in the central North Sea. Halliburton is an industry leader in technologies developed for ultra high temperature and high pressure (HP/HT) environments.

Saipem awarded new onshore contracts worth in excess of $1.2 billion
Saipem has been awarded new onshore contracts with a total value in excess of $1.2 billion.

Transocean Ltd. Announces Discoverer India Begins Minimum Five-Year Contract With Reliance Industries
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced that the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer India has commenced operations for Reliance Industries in India under a minimum five-year drilling contract. By December 31, 2010, Reliance can choose to extend the term of the contract to either seven or 10 years.

FMC Technologies Awarded $95 Million Order to Supply Subsea Systems for Norske Shell's Ormen Lange Development
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Norske Shell for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment for the Ormen Lange development project in the North Sea. The award has a value of approximately $95 million in revenue.

Clough Sea Trucks JV awarded DOMGAS contract for Gorgon
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited (ASX:CLO), today announced that Chevron Australia has entered into a contract valued at approximately A$300 million with the Clough Sea Trucks Joint Venture (CSJV) for the Domestic Gas (DOMGAS) scope of work on the Gorgon Project.

A/S Norske Shell extends maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions
A/S Norske Shell has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising a 2 year option in the existing agreement for the Draugen and Ormen Lange fields. Work under the new option will last until December 2012. The contract value is estimated to be in the range of NOK 1- 1.5 billion.

Pride International, Inc. to Construct Additional Deepwater Drillship
Pride International, Inc. (NYSE: PDE) today announced that the company has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) for the construction of a fifth ultra-deepwater drillship, further expanding the company's ultra-deepwater fleet size and drilling capabilities.

Wood Group announces acquisition of PSN
John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group”), the international energy services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire PSN Limited (“PSN”) for a total enterprise value of US$955 million (the “Acquisition”). PSN will merge with Wood Group’s Production Facilities business to create the leading global brownfield production services provider, Wood Group PSN.

Baker Hughes Introduces Environmentally Preferred Fracturing Fluid Systems
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today the launch of its BJ SmartCare™ family of environmentally preferred fracturing fluids and additives. Qualified through a recognized third-party chemical evaluation process, the SmartCare offering provides the industry with complete, flexible fracturing systems and additives that meet clients' technical performance and environmental compliance requirements. Each fluid and additive has been methodically vetted for safety, performance, compatibility and value.

Alliance Engineering awarded South Nemba Auxiliary project, offshore Angola
Wood Group's Alliance Engineering has been selected by EPC contractor Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering (DSME) to provide jacket and topsides engineering and design for Chevron's South Nemba Auxiliary (SNX) project. The SNX project is located offshore West Africa in Angola's Nemba field, in water approximately 380 feet deep.