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The 50th edition of the Offshore Technology Conference kicked off with a distinguished panel representing operators and service companies evaluating the contributions of the past half century.

The period for members to comment on a draft technical report titled Hydraulic Fracture Well-to-Well Communication has been extended from 30 April to 15 May.This draft report aims to present a comprehensive, technical cause-and-effect review on the subject of fracture-driven interactions, including their causes, types, and expected consequences, and recommendations fo…

Kreuz Subsea mobilized the Kreuz Challenger, a diving support vessel, as part of its 7-year contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Company. The contract runs until 2022 and includes inspection, repair, and maintenance services to be carried out on offshore oil and gas structures.

Wood has developed new camera technology that can stream video and store data from remote work locations including offshore, in partnership with Canadian technology company Librestream Technologies. The Onsight Cube is a rugged camera that can be worn on a helmet, chest mount, or a monopod to access high or difficult-to-reach areas, and connects wirelessly via Bluetoo…

MEG Energy, a Calgary-based oilsands operator, reported that after 19 years, Bill McCaffrey will be retiring from his role as president and CEO as well as from the board of directors following the company's annual general meeting on 31 May. Harvey Doerr, a member of the company's board of directors, will act as interim CEO during the search process for a permanent rep…

Chandler Engineering has expanded its Model 6500 Friction Flow Loop line with the addition of the Model 6500-M Mini Loop, a patent-pending benchtop unit designed to measure the friction pressure created by different slickwater fracturing fluids. It determines the effects of friction reducers on fracturing fluids over a wide range of pressures, flow rate conditions, an…

Oildex, a provider of financial automation solutions for the oil and gas industry, announced the availability of its Supply Chain Finance Program through its OpenInvoice automated payables platform. OpenInvoice Supply Chain Finance is enabled through Cass Information Systems, a strategic partner of Oildex. Cass will pay suppliers quickly, less a competitive early pay …

Total is expanding its development and use of artificial intelligence to bolster its exploration work, collaborating with Google Cloud—which is stepping up its presence in the oil and gas industry.

DeepOcean announced that Øyvind Mikaelsen will take over as the company’s CEO effective 2 May. Mikaelsen most recently worked as executive vice president at Subsea 7 and has 30 years of experience in the global subsea business holding various senior executive roles. He began his career in energy with Kvaerner Rosenberg in 1988 before moving on to Norske Shell. He join…

Brodie's line of combination air eliminator/strainers are designed to provide separation, elimination, and prevention of air in piping systems for a variety of installations. Air eliminators decrease the velocity of the flowing stream and bring the liquid to a state of relative calm so that air bubbles or vapor will rise. As air and vapor collect in the top of the ves…