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The hollow hook will weigh close to 1000 kg and have a safe working load of 325 metric tons.

Broadening training to include nontechnical skills can enhance safety and operational performance in a team environment, particularly when decisions crucial to preventing or mitigating a major incident must be taken against the background of an environment that is constantly changing.

Michael Borrell, senior vice president, North Sea and Russia, at Total, was appointed conference chair. "Our License To Operate: Breaking Through to Excellence" will be the theme of the biennial conference and exhibition, which will take place in Aberdeen 3–6 September.

Blockchain is a reliable, difficult to hack record of transactions and of who owns what. Oil and gas companies expect blockchain energy trading platforms to improve reliability and efficiency.

Michael J. Dolan, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced his intention to retire, effective 1 August, after 38 years of service. He was elected to his current position as senior vice president and a member of the corporation's management committee in 2008. Dolan held a variety of technical and managerial positions in the company’s global petroleum…

The $10 million/year contract covers the inspection and mobilization of casing and tubing at two Norwegian sites and includes extenstion options in 2020 and 2022.

Chaoda’s pig valve has patent pending technology that improves the accessibility to the central components for maintenance and repair. It does not require scaffolding, as the hatch provides access to the torso. The valve requires full cavity pressure relief before the latch can be freed. Its reversible catcher plate allows for retrofitting of the valves from a receive…

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has named Mark McNeil Cassidy as country manager in Qatar. Cassidy has 24 years of offshore oil and gas experience, having joined Aqualis from a role with Global Maritime. He has previously held positions as principal surveyor for DNV GL in Qatar, and as a master with Gulf Offshore North Sea.

As part of a revised strategic plan, the Spanish company says it will invest more than $9 billion on its overall operations by 2020, with much of it going to its upstream business unit.

Equinor and ExxonMobil continued their aggressive pursuit of acreage offshore Brazil, collecting more blocks in the country's 4th pre-salt bid round.