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Fed by big data loads from big operators, a university consortium and software firm are each working to make upstream data access as quick and easy as a Google search.

If sanctioned and developed, the deepwater Pecan field would be Ghana’s fourth producing offshore field. First oil is expected 35 months after sanction, which could come as early as this year.

Bechtel has appointed Sir James Dutton, a former UK governor of Gibraltar and retired officer in the British Royal Marines, as regional president for Africa. Dutton previously worked for the company from 2010 to 2014 before leaving to serve his stint in Gibraltar. He rejoined Bechtel in 2016. In his new role, the company said Dutton will “work to build on the company’…

A recent study of oil and gas methane emissions on the Navajo Nation reveals companies operating on tribal lands pollute 65% more than the national average, wasting millions in tribal resources every year and underscoring the opportunity for tribal leaders to reduce emissions.

The oil and gas major has set aside $100 million to fund projects that will deliver new greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its upstream oil and gas operations.

In collaboration with Stanford University and Brown University, Google explores how existing knowledge in an organization can be used as noisier, higher-level supervision—or, as it is often termed, weak supervision—to quickly label large training data sets.

A new networked checkpoint tower system has been designed specifically for remote oilfield work sites. The system keeps track of human and vehicle flow, enhancing operational safety and aiding in enforcement of company policies.

Executives from two of Asia’s largest national oil companies declared China’s Belt and Road Initiative project a driving force behind their shifting priorities to diversify the world’s energy mix.

With new digital platforms and technologies driving the industry in the near future, organizations are examining the ways in which their established work flows may help or hinder their ability to adopt and adapt.

The outlook in the UK is a case study of the squeeze facing E&P in other basins where operators are trying to pay to sustain production with discoveries, while plugging and abandoning old wells, all paid for by the lean cash flow due to low oil prices.

Noble’s farm-in to blocks recently awarded to Shell marks the Houston-based independent’s entry into Colombia, where the government hopes to boost offshore exploration.

The project framework agreement moves the proposed conversion of Lake Charles LNG’s import and regasification terminal closer to sanction, which is expected sometime this year.