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Recycling produced water may not be the soundest economic decision for operators of hydraulic fracturing projects. A water logistics expert examines the design considerations companies must account for with full-cycle water management systems.

Schlumberger and Subsea 7 want to form a joint venture that builds on their 2-year collaboration in the subsea sector.

Fugro will begin its fifth gas hydrate research project in in the South China Sea.

The rising oil production and produced water volumes in the Permian are expanding the scope and scale of recycling. Apache is aiming to have 50% of its hydraulic fracturing water made from recycled produced water this year.

With no money to be made, P&A is one area where operators can put aside their hyper-competitiveness to work together. Members of the recently formed PACE network discussed the virtues of collaboration at the Decommissioning and Abandonment Summit 2018.

The Trump administration must start enforcing an Obama administration rule limiting methane leaks from oil and natural gas drilling on federal land, a court ruled.

Starving employees are growing too weak for heavy labor, hobbling the refineries that keep the economy running.

Jan Arve Haugan has been appointed as CEO of Aker Energy, a joint venture between Aker and TRG effective 1 March. Haugan is currently president and CEO of Kvaerner, having served in that position since its demerger from Aker in 2011. He joined Norwegian Hydro as chief engineer in 1991 and has held several management positions in Hydro’s oil and gas projects and operat…

GulfMark Offshore announced the promotion of Samuel Rubio to the position of chief financial officer. Rubio joined GulfMark in 2005 and has served in various positions within the organization. Since 2012, he has been its senior vice president—controller and chief accounting officer. He has more than 35 years of experience in accounting at operating division and corpor…

Trelleborg’s next-generation Firestop material is lighter and thinner than the company’s first-generation release. It is a passive fire-protection material used to protect personnel and equipment by minimizing fire escalation, providing time to evacuate people, close down critical equipment, and for responders to gain control of a fire. The certified rubber-based mate…

The Step Change in Safety Human Factors Workgroup strives to improve basic knowledge and understanding of human factors to ensure related risks are managed and controlled properly. The objective of this paper is to highlight the ability to do this proactively through engagement with the workforce.

Threats to cybersecurity continue to increase in number and appear from unexpected new angles because of increasing sophistication of cyberattacks. A novel methodology is required not only to protect data but also to achieve safe and reliable operations at sea.