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Shell and GravityLight are working together in Kenya to convert the kinetic energy generated by the gravity of falling rocks to produce a safe, renewable source of light to those with no access to electricity .

The US EPA’s 2016 New Source Performance Standards updated the 2012 standards by adding requirements for the industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane. The 2016 NSPS also covers hydraulically fractured oil wells and production, processing, transmission and storage activities.

In this first of a two-part series, the author describes why the use of lump sum contracts for FEED services contract followed by an EPC contract does not fulfil the requirements to lower oil and gas facilities capex.

Bernard J. Duroc-Danner has stepped down as chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and president at Weatherford. Duroc-Danner had served in those positions since 27 May 1998. He joined the company in May 1987 to initiate the startup of EVI's oilfield service and equipment business. He was elected EVI's president in January 1990 and CEO in May 1990. He serves on the …

Geophysicists from Stanford University have compiled a map of new maximum horizontal stress orientations in Texas and surrounding areas, potentially giving operators new information for avoiding seismic activity in their hydraulic fracturing operations.

This week the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the Wolfcamp shale holds 20 billion bbl of technically recoverable oil. This builds on other active formations in the Permian Basin, where nearly half of US active rigs are operating.

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality recently concluded that hydraulic fracturing operations were not the likely cause of well water contamination in a small town.

Wood Group appointed Jan Dell as vice president of clean energy. Dell has more than 20 years' experience in the energy, industrial, water, and climate sectors. Prior to joining Wood Group, she held senior strategy and management positions with AECOM, CH2M Hill, and ConocoPhillips, where she led global energy and industrial project developments incorporating sustainabl…

A team of oil and gas consultancy companies have formed a collaborative program aimed at offering integrated support for operators looking to retire redundant facilities without in-house overhead.

Statoil appointed Jannicke Nilsson as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO). She will take over the role from Anders Opedal, who will lead the development of the company's operations in Brazil. Nilsson is currently the senior vice president for COO operational performance projects, a role she has held since August 2015. She joined the company in 1…

Noé H. Sáenz was named country manager for Burns & McDonnell's new Mexico City office. In his 6 years with the company, Sáenz's main areas of focus have been strategic planning, client relationships, and developing partnerships in the energy and heavy industrial market sectors, primarily in Mexico, Canada, and Brazil. He has 18 years' experience leading engineering an…

The US Energy Information Administration argues "downturn" may no longer be the right term.