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MMI Engineering, a technical consultancy, named John Evans as managing director. Evans has more than 25 years of professional experience, including stints as principal consultant at the GL Group and as general manager of ESR Technology’s Aberdeen office. He has been MMI’s UK operations manager since 2015, and since 2010 he has served as manager of the company’s office…

Shell and GravityLight are working together in Kenya to convert the kinetic energy generated by the gravity of falling rocks to produce a safe, renewable source of light to those with no access to electricity .

In this first of a two-part series, the author describes why the use of lump sum contracts for FEED services contract followed by an EPC contract does not fulfil the requirements to lower oil and gas facilities capex.

Geophysicists from Stanford University have compiled a map of new maximum horizontal stress orientations in Texas and surrounding areas, potentially giving operators new information for avoiding seismic activity in their hydraulic fracturing operations.

This week the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the Wolfcamp shale holds 20 billion bbl of technically recoverable oil. This builds on other active formations in the Permian Basin, where nearly half of US active rigs are operating.

Bernard J. Duroc-Danner has stepped down as chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and president at Weatherford. Duroc-Danner had served in those positions since 27 May 1998. He joined the company in May 1987 to initiate the startup of EVI's oilfield service and equipment business. He was elected EVI's president in January 1990 and CEO in May 1990. He serves on the …

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality recently concluded that hydraulic fracturing operations were not the likely cause of well water contamination in a small town.

A team of oil and gas consultancy companies have formed a collaborative program aimed at offering integrated support for operators looking to retire redundant facilities without in-house overhead.

Wood Group appointed Jan Dell as vice president of clean energy. Dell has more than 20 years' experience in the energy, industrial, water, and climate sectors. Prior to joining Wood Group, she held senior strategy and management positions with AECOM, CH2M Hill, and ConocoPhillips, where she led global energy and industrial project developments incorporating sustainabl…

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

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…