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Low oil prices that forced operators to slash upstream spending budgets has led to the lowest level of discoveries in decades.

A JIP turned the dial closer to achieving all-electric subsea processing with the underwater testing of a subsea variable speed drive in a harsh water environment.

Two Gulf of Mexico incidents occurred that were related to compressors not being purged properly prior to startup. BSEE issued a Safety Alert outlining the circumstances and made recommendations for prevention.

Large separators are often designed to meet the requirements of higher-capacity facilities. But these vessels bring with them consequences on the operating conditions over the full life cycle of a field.

The 9th International Conference on Gas Hydrates featured discussions on key advancements in flow assurance, including the concept of risk management and anti-agglomerates being applicable strategies in transient operations.

A corrosive gas that is fatal to humans in high concentrations should not be a toxic substance under Canadian environmental law, say federal researchers in a new proposal.

Jeff Spath has been named the head of the petroleum engineering department at Texas A&M University.

One of the great challenges we face in leading a safety culture is how to communicate safety such that it has a lasting impact on employees.

International Maritime Organization regulations state that lifeboat release and retrieval systems must be evaluated and replaced no later than 1 July 2019.

Congress is close to lifting a 40-year-old ban on energy development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but drilling for oil in that frozen wilderness may still be years away as the effort faces exhaustive environmental reviews and likely lawsuits.