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Statoil appointed Jannicke Nilsson as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO). She will take over the role from Anders Opedal, who will lead the development of the company's operations in Brazil. Nilsson is currently the senior vice president for COO operational performance projects, a role she has held since August 2015. She joined the company in 1…

Noé H. Sáenz was named country manager for Burns & McDonnell's new Mexico City office. In his 6 years with the company, Sáenz's main areas of focus have been strategic planning, client relationships, and developing partnerships in the energy and heavy industrial market sectors, primarily in Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. He has 18 years' experience leading engineering an…

The US Energy Information Administration argues "downturn" may no longer be the right term.

Use of a complex-nanofluids (CNF) additive to hydraulic fracturing fluids has doubled even as activity has fallen because of potential production increases.

Awareness of the different styles of thinking can provide an understanding of the choices people make when assessing risk and making decisions. The purpose of this paper is to show how such knowledge can be operationalized and applied to real-world oil and gas operations.

Since the recent oil price downturn, the offshore MMO market has witnessed a significant decline in global expenditure. The most severe decline in total regional expenditure is anticipated to occur in North America, with modifications expenditure forecast to drop by 56% between 2014 and 2016.

A recently released report predicted that IoT networks will not take up as much of the overall market share as previously anticipated.

When the underlying cause of flow-related issues on offshore projects is unknown, an expert said an investigation of fluid flow behavior based on an understanding of the first principles of flow assurance is necessary.

Earthquake in Cushing, OK -- home to the largest oil storage facility in the world -- leads to further regulatory action on disposal wells in the area.

The five top offshore producing nations produce 43% of all the oil offshore.

Charles Williamson was appointed to the board of directors at Greyrock Energy. Williamson worked in various positions at Unocal for 28 years, including a 5-year stint as chairman and chief executive officer at the company, until its acquisition by Chevron in 2005. From August to December 2005, he served as an executive vice president at Chevron. He also served as chai…

Greyrock Energy added Andrew Hinkly to its board of directors. Since 2012, Hinkly has served as executive head of marketing at Anglo American Platinum. He joined Anglo American in 2008 as group head of procurement and supply chain. Prior to that, he worked for 20 years at the Ford Motor Company, including time spent as executive director of Americas procurement from 2…