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New state-of-the-art center aims to strengthen regional cybersecurity preparedness for industrial and critical infrastructure.

The future of unconventional exploration will require a break from the status quo. With well productivity stalling, it is time to look for a new plan of attack.

Carboline’s Carbozinc 608 HB is a high build zinc-rich primer that provides galvanic corrosion protection for steel in industrial and marine environments. It contains an inert flake reinforcement of micaceous iron oxide that enhances its strength. The primer can be applied as part of a two-coat system instead of a typical three-coat system of zinc primer and two coats…

Emerson’s SolaHD floor mount automation transformer is a non-ventilated, 45 to 150 kVa-encapsulated transformer rated for use in Class I, Division 2/Zone 2 hazardous locations as well as harsh industrial environments. The transformer is suitable for indoor and outdoor services. Its rugged enclosure protects the transformer from dust and moisture, and it provides extra…

United Oil & Gas named Graham Martin as a non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Martin is currently a non-executive director at Kenmare Resources, and he previously worked at Tullow Oil from 1997 until his retirement in 2016. At Tullow, Martin served as an executive director, general counsel, and company secretary. Prior to joining Tullow he was a partner …

Onshore development is increasing production, while investors demand greater operational efficiencies. Operators and service companies are striving to strike the balance between fiscal discipline and growing their production. How low can costs go, and for how long?

Startup company Eviation is aiming for its 9-seat commuter aircraft to be flying passengers by 2021 after signing up South Korea’s Kokam as its battery supplier. The battery will have 9,400 cells distributed throughout the aircraft including the ceiling, floor, and wings, weighing 3.8 tonnes, or 60% of the maximum takeoff weight.

Oil industry acquisitions appear ready to increase in 2018 and shift from survival strategies toward growth objectives, according to key business observers at global professional services firm EY.

The Trump administration is proposing to repeal most of the requirements of a 2016 rule meant to reduce wasted methane from oil and natural gas drilling on federal land.

In November, ExxonMobil signed a commitment with several companies aimed at reducing methane emissions. That agreement built off earlier efforts the company had announced to enhance voluntary methane reduction.

Drilling and completion expenditure and activity is projected to show multiyear double-digit growth from 2018–2022 despite a flattening of rig count increases.

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