Over the past week, the government shutdown has steadily crept into more sectors of the oil and gas industry. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) shuttered today, sending a message to subscribers at 1 pm ET that it would furlough…
Houston-based Geokinetics showed its latest source advance in their booth at the SEG Convention this September. Bill Pramik, Geokinetics’ vice president explains the technology. More and more, the oil and gas industry is being asked to reduce its impact on the environments in which it works…
Atkins’ Ramsay Fraser looks at offshore asset integrity assessment techniques and how acceptance criteria depend on geographic region. Evaluation of the integrity of an offshore structure is one of the four key functions of an integrity…
For the second time since it produced first oil a month ago, a gas leak has sidelined Kashagan’s operations. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) said that the leak was found on a pipeline running from the artificial D Island to the onshore Bolashak processing plant in Atyrau…
The government of Guyana says the Venezuelan navy has detained the crew of a seismic acquisition vessel in waters disputed by the two South American nations. The Panama-flagged RV Teknik Perdana was acquiring a multi-beam geophysical survey in the Roraima concession block…
Properly implemented, structural integrity management can provide structural integrity assurance from design to decommissioning, explains Mohammad Nabavian of Wood Group PSN. The concept of structural integrity management (SIM) for offshore installations is maturing…
Occidental Petroleum Corporation elected Vicki A. Hollub to vice president of Occidental Petroleum and executive vice president – U.S. Operations, Oxy Oil and Gas. Hollub heads the company’s domestic operations. She previously served as executive vice president…
AGR's drilling and well consultancy has won a five-year frame agreement, starting January 2014, with Noway's Statoil. The agreement mainly covers Statoil’s operations in Norway, but the services may be performed globally. The contract has extension options…
Mexico's leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) announced this week that it will hold a Conference on the Defense of Energy Sovereignty from October 24 to 27. The PRD will disseminate information explaining its opposition to President Enrique Peña Nieto’s plans for energy reform…
Keppel AmFELS LLC was awarded a contract from Central Panuco S.A. De C.V to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$240 million. Scheduled for delivery in late 2015, the jackup rig is intended for operations in offshore Mexico. This…
Churchill Drilling Tools, provider of systems for the drilling and completions markets, has announced the deployment of its dart-activated DAV MX circulating valve at a record measured depth of 26,012 ft. The achievement was delivered out of Churchill’s recently-opened Houston base…
Shangai's Altium Limited, recognized for its Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design, and embedded software development, announced a strategic partnership with Brazil-based reseller SKA Group. SKA, one of Brazil's largest resellers of Dassault Systems and SolidWorks products…
Developing economies continue to be a core feature of global exploration efforts. Dr Peter Davis looks at managing political, societal and ethical risks in such regions. As Dick Cheney once observed, “the good Lord didn’t see fit to put…
Subsea 7 on Cardona Subsea 7 was awarded a contract worth more than US$70 million by Stone Energy for Cardona field in the US GOM. Scope includes engineering, procurement, installation, and flowlines commissioning, risers, pipeline structures…
Ghohta discovery Lundin Petroleum made an oil discovery on the Ghohta prospect in exploration licence PL492 in the Barents Sea. The well, 7120/1-3, 35km northwest of Snøhvit field, found a 75m oil column in Permian carbonates. Statoil…
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