Asset Management
Speakers at ATCE said innovative technologies will play a critical role in balancing energy security, affordability, and sustainability in the years ahead.
The Houston-based developer of AI-powered submersible robotics earned the Best in Show Award and a $10,000 prize.
Industry fundamentals continue to strengthen as rising utilization and scarce replacement capacity support higher rig valuations.
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Five years since the start of the precipitous oil price drop that led to the industry’s worst recession since the 1980s, the oil market is still struggling with supply/demand balances and price stability. -
Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, was awarded a contract extension by Centrica Storage Ltd to continue providing fabric maintenance and associated services for the company’s UK onshore and offshore oil and gas assets.
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The Bakken and Niobrara operator will eliminate 254 jobs in an effort “to better align [its] business with the current operating environment.”
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Lundin reports that the hookup and commissioning of installed facilities at the large North Sea field is progressing as planned. Phase 1 startup is still scheduled for November.
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A comeback in offshore and international exploration and production is making up for the North American slowdown, but it is a difficult transition.
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Using maglev technology, a new artificial lift system seeks to boost production output by sucking down reservoir pressure from inside the wellbore and from inside the reservoir.
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Do women in academia face the same challenges as their peers in industry?
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Leaders from two large US onshore rig contractors said their expectations that the rig-count slide would hit a second-quarter bottom were off and are now refraining from making new predictions as to when it will end.
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UK operator Trident Energy is entering Brazil while Australian firm Karoon Energy is expanding its position in the country. Both will try to boost output from already-producing assets.
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With a $100-million investment and submittal of its offshore Pecan field development plan to Ghana authorities, Aker Energy continues its positioning for an IPO later this year.
