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The House voted 218–195 to strip funding for an Obama-era EPA effort to limit methane emissions from new oil and gas drilling sites. Eleven Republicans voted against the amendment, and three Democrats voted to block funding for the regulation.

Fluid Efficiency and Rhapsody Venture will partner to refine and launch a new molecular technology to improve the flow in pipelines.

Abstracts are being accepted through October 14 for the next International HSE Conference to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in April 2018.

Bourbon has reshuffled its executive team, naming Jacques de Chateauvieux as its executive chairman and Gaël Bodénès as its CEO.

Halliburton and Microsoft believe that by working together they can step up the pace of digital transformation across the E&P industry.

The results of a virtual reality (VR) safety simulator and gaming experience presented by Lloyd’s Register at SPE Offshore Europe suggest that more needs to be done in training and understanding the daily risks of oil rig maintenance and operation.

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Board has released its report on the grounding of the Marshall Islands registered semisubmersible rig Transocean Winner on the Isle of Lewis following the loss of tow from the Dutch registered tug ALP Forward on 8 August 2016.

The DJI Spark is a miniature drone that can produce high-resolution imagery for facility inspection. The lightweight unit utilizes the Intel Movidus Myriad 2 vision processing unit (VPU), a processor used for accelerating machine vision tasks such as object detection, three-dimensional mapping, and contextual awareness through deep learning algorithms at high speed. T…

BCCK Holding Company appointed Kevin J. Blount as vice president of corporate development to support company growth in the global gas processing, LNG, and petrochemical markets. He has more than 30 years of experience with Chart Industries, serving in a variety of senior management roles across a wide spectrum of business activities including operations, engineering, …

The Mexican government continues to update its environmental regulations as authorities prepare for the first exploration and production (E&P) auction to feature blocks with unconventional oil and natural gas resources.

Onshore and offshore production in Texas and the Gulf of Mexico continues to recover to pre-Hurricane Harvey levels as inspections and assessments of damages are done. Operators have not reported major damages resulting in extended shut-ins.

The world still needs oil and gas, but it is also making room for renewable energy which will change how upstream companies do business.