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Lane Walker joined Circor as president of its energy group based in Houston, effective 4 June. Prior to joining the company, he served in a number of senior leadership roles for Schlumberger, including most recently president, testing services, based in Clamart, France, where he managed Schlumberger’s downhole and surface testing business. He replaces Erik Wiik, who i…

Pedro Parente resigned from his position as CEO of Petrobras on 1 June amidst widespread protests over the Brazilian oil company’s price setting policy and the rising cost of diesel fuel. During Parente’s time as CEO, the Brazilian government announced a change in the country’s fuel pricing process, basing it on the free market. According to various media sources, fue…

Malaria prevention is critical for multinational companies that operate in areas with a high risk of the disease. A global company has an established workplace malaria-control program that uses awareness, bite prevention, chemoprophylaxis, and early diagnosis to protect the health of workers.

Seeking out, experimenting with, and ultimately embracing technologies from other industries have proven crucial to innovating at oilfield service firms such as Halliburton, which has tried everything from dog food to submarine tech to improve its work downhole.

The Vatican was host to executives of the world’s top oil companies for a conference on climate change and the transition away from fossil fuels on 9 June.

Steelhead LNG appointed Corey Goulet VP, pipeline, effective 3 July. He brings 33 years of experience in the energy infrastructure industry to Steelhead LNG, including the development and operation of natural gas, hydro, and transmission power facilities; gas, oil, and refined products pipelines; and oil and gas production facilities throughout North America. Prior to…

SPE Board of Directors member Johana Dunlop speaks on the importance of SPE in advancing the area of health, safety, environment, and, increasingly, sustainability. Watch the interview here.

The company-centric stakeholder model belongs to the time when an oil company had to communicate its good intentions and demonstrate it was also executing them. But the world continues to change. Society nowadays expects business to take on more responsibility than that.

A new report on shale gas from UNCTAD addresses the balance between providing affordable energy to developing countries and the agency’s climate change goals.

The safety and predictability of offshore operations could be greatly improved by a new project that seeks to address the risks posed by human behaviors in the oil and gas industry.

Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) has promoted Nicole Hartzheim to director of business development for OTC and OTC Solutions. Hartzheim currently serves as senior quality manager and technical sales engineer at OTC Solutions and has been with the company since 2015. During this time, she was responsible for managing projects for compliance services and developing t…

The 18 ¾-in. Xtreme Release Connector from STL is a high-angle design that allows a vessel’s crew to respond to challenging repair and inspection scenarios without the risk of getting stuck to a wellhead. It ensures riser release without the risk of locking, and its fully repeatable release at a high bending load without internal damage ensures reliable release in an …