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Kreuz Subsea announced the appointment of Knut Eriksen as an independent non-executive director of its board of directors. The company said he will “support the business on a strategic level and help identify future growth opportunities.” Eriksen has 35 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, holding senior management roles such as president of engineering at A…

If the shale sector’s most complex problem can be solved, it will require companies to use their wells as a team. Newly detailed field work shows that a good defense is the key to success.

The Acorn Project will capture about 200,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the St. Fergus Gas Terminal and transport it for storage to one of three depleted gas fields using existing pipelines.

The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced a new collaboration to support a pilot effort to convert an existing ocean mooring owned by Shell into the first long-term deep ocean observatory in the Gulf of Mexico.

Proved oil and gas reserves in the US have spiked to levels not seen before, the EIA reports, and one of the main drivers is the Permian’s Wolfcamp-Bone Spring Shale.

An influx of new investment and operational efficiencies borne out of the oil price downturn have led to a drop in projected decommissioning costs. Decommissioning multiple wells in one campaign helped some operators achieve time savings of 33% per well.

A dire government report on the far-reaching impact of climate change could increase pressure on the energy industry to curb greenhouse gas emissions and political leaders to act more decisively to reduce the use of fossil fuels, analysts said.

The greater connectivity of the digital age and the Internet of Things has resulted in increased efficiency through big data, analytics, sensors, and the ability to automate highly sensitive tasks. However, it has also opened the doors to cyberattacks.

Taranaki farmers say they will be collateral damage if a recommendation that safety exclusion zones be enforced around oil and gas installations is taken up.

The ideal well spacing is in the eye of the beholder. The decision depends on so many factors that machine learning is now trying to determine the best combination of ingredients.

Allweiler GmbH’s OptiFix is a pump designed for wastewater treatment applications. It can be disassembled in five steps, eliminating the need to dismantle it from piping to change the rotor, stator, joints, or shaft seal. It has a leak-resistant ATLS-T1V sensor to detect dry-running conditions before they do damage, as well as a zero-play stub shaft connection and opt…

Recent advancements in wearable technologies have opened multiple avenues for innovation. The oil and gas industry can make use of the smart watch, in particular, to monitor the health of oilfield workers.