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CORRECTED-Wood Group sees Canadian oil uncertainty continuing

(Corrects to make clear core profit in pars 1 and 2 refers to engineering division) LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - British energy services firm Wood Group said on Friday a slowdown in Canada would weigh on results into next year, but confirmed it expects core profit at its engineering division t

Wood Group Western Canada Arm "Subdued" But Group To Meet FY Expectations

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UPDATE 1-Ithaca Energy CEO McKendrick to leave

Sept 27 (Reuters) - North Sea oil and gas operator Ithaca Energy Inc said Chief Executive Iain McKendrick was stepping down due to personal reasons, sending its shares down as much as nine percent. Ithaca said McKendrick will be replaced by Les Thomas, a former executive at energy services

Ithaca Energy CEO McKendrick to leave

Sept 27 (Reuters) - Ithaca Energy Inc said Chief Executive Iain McKendrick was stepping down due to personal reasons and would be replaced by Les Thomas, a former executive at energy services company John Wood Group. McKendrick, who oversaw the North Sea oil and gas operator's acquisition

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UPDATE 1-Serco, ENRC demoted in reshuffle of Britain's FTSE

* Serco leaves Britain's top index after five-year stay * ENRC and John Wood Group also leave FTSE 100 * Coca Cola HBC, Sports Direct and Mondi make FTSE debuts * Reshuffle implemented after market close on Sept. 20 By Alistair Smout LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Outsou

Serco, ENRC demoted in reshuffle of Britain's FTSE

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Outsourcing firm Serco and Kazakh miner ENRC will both leave Britain's top share index, FTSE confirmed on Wednesday, following a share price slumps during a year beset with difficulties for both firms. Energy services firm John Wood Group is also relegated to th

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Innovators helping to tap oil reserves deep below the waves

* Steel can struggle to handle temperature and pressure of some deep sea wells * More acquisitions ahead for innovators of new materials and monitoring systems * Crossover from aeronautics to oil technology becoming more common By Stephen Eisenhammer ABERDEEN, Scotland, Se

Wood Group's Straughen to step down next year

Mike Straughen, the Group Director of Wood Group Engineering, has announced that he plans to retire from the board next year. As a result, Straughen, who joined the board in 2007, has been asked to take oversight of the group's HSE activities in the interim, joining the Safety & Assurance committe

John Wood CEO To Take Control Of Engineering As Straughen Retires

Oil firms battle for talent with stress balls, sweets and beer

By Sarah Young and Stephen Eisenhammer ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept 6 (Reuters) - At one of the largest oil shows in the world in Scotland's oil town of Aberdeen, hundreds of companies vie for new recruits, flaunting shiny drill bits and simulators amid free beers and women in tight work overal

Britain's ageing North Sea oilfields need flexible tax, collaboration

* Oil and gas output has plunged by two thirds since 2000 * Norway has had tax-based exploration incentive since 2005 * Review led by Ian Wood has scope to promote collaboration By Sarah Young ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Norwegian-style tax breaks for exploratio

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