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Gravity Oilfield Services hired Robert Rice as its new president and CEO. Previously, Troy Botts and Pat Bond served as co-CEOs. Bond has decided to leave the company, and Botts will remain in a senior leadership role. Rice previously served as Archrock's senior vice president and COO since December 2011 and November 2015, respectively. Before that, he held senior lea…

Cybersecurity means understanding systems, processes, and personnel capabilities and limitations, as well as thoroughly evaluating the threat landscape.

Industry analysts fear bad news for producers, as Chinese demand is expected to be a significant driver in new LNG production. China accounted for 15% of US LNG exports in 2017.

There is no single reason that they all exist—and bringing them all on line will face challenges.

BHP Billiton lost billions during its foray into US shale, but that doesn’t mean it has soured on oil and gas—particularly when it comes to deepwater development.

The iJacket from IntelliiSIMs and Chet Morrison Contractors is engineered to reduce material and labor requirements compared to traditional foundations and jackets. The jacket supports the same deck load, conductor/riser count, drilling deck, and payload as a traditional X-braced jacket design. It allows engineers to design and arrange bracing in a configuration that …

A close look at hundreds of feet of fractured core samples suggest that new fracture models are needed to simulate complicated reality.

The contract calls for Vitol to purchase 700,000 tonnes annually over a 15-year period, providing some optimism for companies hoping to secure similar long-term deals.

A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells to boost crude production and what it would mean for the climate.

Azinam, an oil exploration company, has named Philip Loader as a non-executive director and as a strategic adviser. He is a geologist with more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously served as executive vice president of global exploration at Woodside Petroleum and as a non-executive chairman of Chariot Oil & Gas. Before joining Woodside,…

GC Rieber Shipping CEO Christian Wilhelm Berg resigned from his position effective 14 Sept in order to pursue other opportunities through his wholly owned company, Bech Offshore. Bech was established in 2017 to initiate investments of distressed offshore assets and off third-part owners with commercial management and consultancy services. It was acquired by and integr…

Kipp Umwelttechnik’s SpeedMaster SR can be used to remove calcified deposits from PVC air inlet trellises. Calcification can occur on the surfaces of an air inlet trellis, and over time that calcification can harden to limestone if not regularly removed. Such limestone can no longer be removed mechanically from the thin, delicate surfaces without damaging the trellis.…