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Equinor and ExxonMobil continued their aggressive pursuit of acreage offshore Brazil, collecting more blocks in the country's 4th pre-salt bid round.

Chaoda’s pig valve has patent pending technology that improves the accessibility to the central components for maintenance and repair. It does not require scaffolding, as the hatch provides access to the torso. The valve requires full cavity pressure relief before the latch can be freed. Its reversible catcher plate allows for retrofitting of the valves from a receive…

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has named Mark McNeil Cassidy as country manager in Qatar. Cassidy has 24 years of offshore oil and gas experience, having joined Aqualis from a role with Global Maritime. He has previously held positions as principal surveyor for DNV GL in Qatar, and as a master with Gulf Offshore North Sea.

The Piper Alpha incident in the UK North Sea had a profound impact on the development of process safety culture and legislation around the world. With the great crew change already taking place, this column reflects on the disaster to ensure that its lessons are not forgotten.

A startup company has created a system to create thousands of offshore development ideas by rapidly putting together components like building blocks, which its founders argue will force design teams to look outside their comfort zone.

The JIP aims to bring to market a single-phase subsea boosting system that does not require barrier fluid or a mechanical seal.

Oleum Tech announced the release of the WIO Radio Kit with Onboard I/O (input/output). The product integrates radio with a fixed set of analog and discrete I/O in its design. It does not require software programming, making it ideal for common wireless signal replication applications. It features two analog 4-20 mA inputs/outputs (Uni-directional, Radio A to B only), …

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…

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.

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.