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Offshore engineering and technology company Osbit won the Health Safety and Environmental Innovation Award at the 32nd SPE Aberdeen Offshore Achievement Awards for its commitment to health and safety through the design and manufacture of three intervention tension frames.

In a collaborative project, the possibility of measuring fluid levels in a wellbore by use of distributed optical pressure gauges was conceived, prototyped, field-trialed, and further developed to a point of widespread commercialization.

Gretchen Watkins, former CEO of Maersk Oil, will officially join Shell on 1 May and be appointed EVP Unconventionals effective 1 July. She succeeds EVP Unconventionals Greg Guidry, who is leaving his role on 31 June after a 36-year career with the company. After more than 37 years of Shell service, Shell Oil Company President and US Country Chair Bruce Culpepper has c…

In an ongoing effort to increase responsible and efficient offshore energy operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has implemented a new quality-assurance process for reviewing and assessing its permitting systems.

A pair of Permian pure-play operators are consolidating to form a regional drilling and production powerhouse.

Abdulla Al Marzooqi, manager of health, safety, and environment for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, is the conference chair for the 2018 SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility.

The process of finding, developing, and testing new technology can be as complicated as the technology itself—especially at a time when operators have little tolerance for risk.

At the 2018 Offshore Achievement Awards, John Fraser, Sparrows Group’s director for health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) and human resources, was presented with the Above and Beyond Award.

On 21–22 March, The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) held the Arctic Safety Conference. Now, the PSA has made several of the presentations available for download.

An overview of some of the trends and issues related to water management for tight oil and gas are discussed, including environmental, sustainability, and legislative issues associated with water handling for hydraulic fracturing.

The field marks the first development in Malaysia for the Abu Dhabi-based operator, with first gas expected in 2021.

With the huge amount of water injection in the industry, the need is paramount for a more scientific approach to materials selection for tubing, especially CRAs. Software-based predictors similar to those developed for CO2 corrosion would improve the economical choice of CRAs.