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Secrecy lies at the heart of invention and capitalism to reward innovators with exclusive rights to their creations. But that secrecy can also come at a cost. With drilling and fracturig, the ingredients and chemicals used to obtain oil and gas are legally allowed to be kept confidential.

Intel and Cyberhawk released a case study outlining the successful inspection of a gas terminal near the coast of Scotland using commercially available drone technology.

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which recently released a report on 2014 oil and gas fatalities, 18% of the 101 deaths for the year were the result of roadway vehicle accidents.

Energy is overtaking banking and finance as a target for cybercriminals in the Middle East, yet companies in the sector are leaving themselves significantly more open to a successful attack, leading international experts have told the Security in Energy conference in Abu Dhabi.

ConocoPhillips is producing more oil from the North Slope as it advances development of the massive, historic region. The 1H NEWS viscous oil project is expected to flow 8,000 b/d at peak in 2018.

Fernando L. Benalcazar, a senior adviser with APD Proyectos in Ecuador, launched the first Distinguished Lecturer tour in the US presented by a Sustainable Development Technical Section board member.

Dow's ROMAX series of water clarifiers are designed to separate oil from produced water and reverse emulsions. They help ensure that oil levels are low enough such that the water can be reused and integrated into a system, reducing residual oil-in-water from more than 1,000 ppm to below 20 ppm. The clarifiers do not require the inversion that conventional products oft…

Archie W. Dunham retired chairman of ConocoPhillips and chairman emeritus of Chesapeake Energy Corp., was honored as the eighth recipient of the Oklahoma Trailblazer Award presented by the University of Oklahoma (OU) Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy. After graduation, Dunham joined Conoco as an associate engineer and was elected to the Conoco Board of Directors i…

Operators, vendors, academics, and government officials offered an abundance of views and recommendations on cyber-threats to the industry during the American Petroleum Institute’s recent Cybersecurity Conference.

Exception-based monitoring of real-time data by remote operators can increase operational awareness of drilling crews, which can significantly minimize well-control risks by taking proactive and precise actions.