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Digitization in oil and gas is entering a new era thanks to the increased capabilities and lower cost of huge computing power

A group of conservation organizations sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 5 June, saying the agency unlawfully suspended Obama-era rules to cut methane pollution.

Pedro Parente, CEO of Petrobras, and Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group, are to speak at the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017, which is being held in Aberdeen from 5–8 September.

As the GE-Baker Hughes deal moves closer to finalization we now know who will be leading the combined company.

On 1 June, Hardt unveiled Europe’s first hyperloop test facility on the TU Delft campus. Hardt was founded as a company by a number of the winners from Elon Musk’s hyperloop competition earlier this year. Together with the European construction company BAM, they have built a test facility for this futuristic transport system.

The Buchan Alpha ended production on 12 May in the UK North Sea. The semisubmersible moored floating production facility will be decommissioned by Veolia at its Dales Voe site in Lerwick, Shetland.

FLIR Systems appointed Jim Cannon president and CEO. Cannon previously served for more than 16 years in a variety of senior leadership positions at Stanley Black and Decker, most recently as president of Stanley Security North American and Emerging Markets. Priort to that, he was president of the company's industrial and automotive repair business united, first in Nor…

By understanding the factors involved in oil droplet coalescence, the Savvy Separator engineer can assess the operational/chemical factors in the treatment system that are affecting droplet growth and make adjustments to enhance coalescence rates. 

A test method is being developed to screen paraffin chemistries in the presence of brine, closer resembling dynamic field conditions.

The budget ensures continued support of the offshore energy industry’s safe and responsible operations providing for secure and reliable energy production for America’s future.

Last year, SPE created a task force to study the topic of climate change and to determine if a public position statement should be created. After a year-long review, it recommended that we not develop a statement on climate change, which was accepted by the SPE Board of Directors in March.

Canadian regulators are formally proposing rules to reduce methane pollution from the oil and natural gas sector.