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Five years ago, an attack on nearly two dozen US natural gas utilities set off alarm bells in the US intelligence community. Many gas companies say they have shored up security since then. But the sector’s overall cyber readiness is a black box even to those charged with overseeing it.

Safety technologies, procedures, policies, and programs have all evolved, yet there still remains a lot of work to do in many industries and workplaces to transform safety behaviors and attitudes.

Increasing lateral lengths, stage counts, and proppant intensity levels are contributing to a bullish outlook on frac sand demand.

This paper describes the sociodemographic, occupational, and health characteristics of “green collar” workers, a vital and emerging workforce in energy-efficiency and sustainability.

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and occupational musculoskeletal injury rates, and the statistical interaction between BMI and occupational exposure to musculoskeletal hazards.

The Texas Supreme Court ruled late in April that the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s oil and gas regulator, does not have exclusive jurisdiction over environmental contamination cases, which can be settled in court.

The Trump administration has tapped a former Louisiana utility regulator to lead the agency responsible for offshore oil and natural gas drilling safety.

A federal court on 18 May formally paused a lawsuit over an Obama administration methane regulation.

Operators are increasingly using existing offshore infrastructure for asset life extension, and developing new marginal stranded fields rather than develop new large greenfields. Subsea processing is an enabling technology in this goal.

Hallibuton named Jeff Miller, president and board member, to become the company's CEO effective 01 June. Dave Lesar, who has led Halliburton as chairman and CEO since 2000, will continue serving as executive chairman. Miller will provide the day-to-day leadership and management of the company and will also be responsible for the planning and execution of Halliburton’s…

Application of hierarchy theory helps in understanding complexity and is a tool that you should have in your engineering and management toolboxes.

Siem CEO Idar Hillersøy tendered his resignation. Hillersøy was appointed to the position in August 2015. His offshore supply vessel management and project management experience comes from prior work for Simon Møkstar Shipping, Seabrokers, Norwegian Contractors, and Stolt Offshore. Hillersøy will be replaced by Bernt Omdal, Siem's current head of chartering. Omdal was…