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Shell has named Wael Sawan as its upstream director effective 1 July 2019, taking over from the retiring Andy Brown. The company announced that Brown would remain available to Sawan and the executive committee to assist with the transition.

The new SPE Sustainability Award is the first industry award recognizing individuals contributing significantly to advancing industry practice.

Industry confidence is on the rise, and so is capital spending, according to DNV’s 2019 annual outlook.

A survey of oil and gas decision-makers by Ernst & Young sheds light on how companies are formulating their digital strategies.  

Freese and Nichols, an engineering/architecture consulting firm, added Dan McKenzie as oil and gas group manager and practice leader, based in its Dallas office. He has spent almost 4 decades involved in gas processing, treating, gathering, compression design, construction, operation, and optimization. He most recently was a regional engineering manager for a large fi…

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2019 highlights ongoing geopolitical and geoeconomic tension as the biggest risk factor facing humanity’s progress.

Sami Alnuaim, 2019 SPE president, welcomed the addition of two new oil and gas sustainability initiatives at the University of Houston and highlighted a number of ways the industry is already acting as a good global steward.

The investments highlight the first significant collaboration between the air-capture field and energy industry leaders.

Royal Dutch Shell is heavily investing in research and development of artificial intelligence, which it hopes will provide solutions to some of its most pressing challenges.

IPIECA, the oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues, has released a new fact sheet in an effort to promote carbon capture and storage.

Following up the petroleum industry’s work with digital technology and security is a priority area at the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. A key target for this supervision in 2019 will be helping the sector to improve safety and the working environment.

Superior, Colorado, trustees approved a 6-month drilling moratorium ahead of plans to explore the town's oil and gas regulatory options.