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Milestone Environmental Services has announced the ground breaking for its new oilfield waste-disposal facility south of Midland, Texas.

Global trade for LNG is projected to rise by 50% by 2020. There is a clear acceleration in demand for small- and medium-scale LNG, necessitating splitting of LNG into smaller load parcels. Transfer methods applicable to deeper water, smaller LNG carriers, and harsh environments are critical.

The authors of this paper aimed to estimate credibility intervals for the British occupational cancer burden to account for bias uncertainty, using a method adapted from Greenland’s Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis.

The normalization of deviance is a major organizational cultural issue that is modeled and enabled by poor leadership and filters down through the organization with disastrous consequences for safety and operations.

Shift work can interrupt circadian rhythms. A new study shows that exposure to certain types of light can improve alertness in shift workers.

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a final environmental impact statement (PEIS) for proposed geological and geophysical surveys of the Gulf of Mexico regarding possible oil and gas development.

The new US sanctions against Russia will place added restrictions on international companies taking part in oil development projects with Russian companies and raise doubts about Russia’s plans to expand pipeline exports.

Tim Clarke was named managing director of Optical Metrology Services (OMS), a service company specializing in measurement, inspection, and sensing technology. Clarke founded OMS and served as the company's CEO until July 2014, when he moved to a non-executive chairman position. Prior to setting up OMS, he was sole trader of Optical Metrology Centre.

The KUB rupture discs from Rembe help protect vessels and pipelines from deformation and other damage and, at the same time, minimize downtime of the system in the case of an incident. They are used to protect against overpressure or vacuum within a process, and are ideal for liquid, gas, vapor, and two-phase flow applications. The disc has a two-layer design: the smo…

Oceanteam, an offshore service company, has appointed Diederik Legger to its board of directors. Legger has more than 22 years of experience as a manager and consultant in the international shipping and offshore industries. He is a founder and former CEO of Rolldock and worked for companies such as Star Reefers and Orient Shipping Rotterdam. Legger holds an MS in fina…

A new report notes significant shifts occurring in the E&P industry and urges oil and gas companies to increase the pace of innovation and rethink their business models.

The classification society's first offshore drone survey was conducted on a semisubmersible used to support Statoil's drilling operations in the North Sea.