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An advisor at Schlumberger discusses the company’s work in examining the effect of perforations on hydraulic fracture initiation.

Argentina President Mauricio Macri visited with oil and gas companies in Houston to emphasize that his country’s reforms are making it increasingly attractive for upstream investing.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry became the latest senior member of President Donald Trump’s administration to publicly advocate for staying in the Paris climate accord, saying the US should renegotiate the deal and push European nations to take on a larger share of emissions reductions.

Saskia Rijtema was named chief operating officer (COO) of Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) effective 1 June. Rijtema has served as HMC's senior vice president of technolgy and innovation since January 2016, where she was responsible for engineering projects, tenders, and assets. She started her career at HMC in October 1997 and has since worked in various departments …

Wood Group appointed Andrew Stewart as chief executive officer (CEO) of its Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in the western region. Stewart was most recently president of Wood Group's Construction, Maintenance, and Operations business, and he previously led the company's brownfield production services operations in Australia and Asia Pacific. Stewart holds a bachel…

Noise is one of the harmful agents to health that is present in the various branches of economic activity. Hearing loss and tinnitus are among the most frequently reported complaints by workers exposed to occupational noise.

Exposure to airborne agents needs to be assessed in the personal breathing zone by the use of personal measurement equipment. Specific measurement devices for assessing personal exposure to airborne nanomaterials have only become available in the recent years.

Social responsibility has become a common term but what defines “social performance?” In a globalized economy, with multinational corporate and state actors having a more immediate effect on individual lives than ever before, social performance initiatives should not be viewed as an expendable cost.

The recent upswing in M&As in the oilfield services sector may be a harbinger of more to come as operators push for capex and opex control.

Wood Group has appointed Grant Angus as chief financial officer for its specialist technical solutions business. Angus moves into the role from his position as vice president of finance and administration for Wood Group’s Asset Life Cycle Solutions business in Europe. Before joining Wood Group in 2012 as group head of internal audit, he spent 15 years working for KPMG…

CNOOC appointed Yuan Guangyu as chief executive officer. Yuan joined CNOOC in 1982, and in his time with the organization he has served in a number of roles. In November 2006, he was named assistant president of CNOOC. In February 2009, he became executive vice president. From April 2013 to June 2016, he served as director, vice party secretary, and party secretary of…

Optimizing laterals by integrating data from many sources to address reservoir variability and structural challenges can increase shale well productivity.