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Azinam, an oil exploration company, has named Philip Loader as a non-executive director and as a strategic adviser. He is a geologist with more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously served as executive vice president of global exploration at Woodside Petroleum and as a non-executive chairman of Chariot Oil & Gas. Before joining Woodside,…

GC Rieber Shipping CEO Christian Wilhelm Berg resigned from his position effective 14 Sept in order to pursue other opportunities through his wholly owned company, Bech Offshore. Bech was established in 2017 to initiate investments of distressed offshore assets and off third-part owners with commercial management and consultancy services. It was acquired by and integr…

Kipp Umwelttechnik’s SpeedMaster SR can be used to remove calcified deposits from PVC air inlet trellises. Calcification can occur on the surfaces of an air inlet trellis, and over time that calcification can harden to limestone if not regularly removed. Such limestone can no longer be removed mechanically from the thin, delicate surfaces without damaging the trellis.…

The construction of an LNG regasification terminal in Tema, Ghana, in addition to the first delivery of gas from the offshore Sankofa field in August, is decreasing the country’s reliance on liquid fuels and imports. About 80% of its power generation requirements will be met with gas.

When methane is found in water wells near an unconventional well, fingers point to facturing as the liklely suspect. But a study of wells in the Utica Shale named other sources.

The US has “likely surpassed” Russia as the world’s largest oil producer, according to a US Energy Information Administration report.

The proposal would rollback requirements for testing and fixing fugitive methane leaks in oil and gas operations. It would save millions in regulatory costs, but the estimated increase in methane emissions is controversial.

The ceremonial event took place at Geoje Island, South Korea. Startup of LNG production in offshore Mozambique’s Area 4 is expected in 2022.

Given companies’ track record in achieving great things, the question is not whether companies can be a force for good. The question is, why don’t all executives lead their companies to be a force for good?

Unstructured data, such as process logs, safety reports, and public records, make up the bulk of data produced from the oil field. Emerging NLP technology has been designed to help make sense of this data, enabling better insights into near-accidents.

Gas is forecast to overtake oil as the world’s primary energy source in 2026. LNG, with capacity expected to double by the late 2040s, will connect the shifting sources of gas with changing demand centers.

The benchmark comes as operator Eni solidifies concession agreements and ramps up exploration and development in the North African country.