TAQA UK celebrates 30 years of production from Harding North Sea platform
Located in the Central North Sea, Harding has played a pivotal role in powering homes, fueling industry and playing a vital role in the UK’s economy for three decades.
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This spotlight session reviews and discusses Nanoprecise’s recent article for Oilfield Technology, entitled ‘Powering Oil and Gas Operations with AI’
KBR announces strategic UK investment in AI
KBR has announced a strategic investment in UK-based Applied Computing, marking a significant step forward in KBR’s AI driven growth strategy. As part of the investment, KBR has also secured a board position in the company.
Urgent oil and gas decommissioning could deliver 25 000 jobs for North Sea workers
Urgent action to ensure oil and gas companies meet their legal obligations to safely remove ageing oil and gas infrastructure from the North Sea could create up to 25 000 UK jobs and deliver up to £15 billion in economic benefit to the UK, a new first-of-its-kind report shows.
Wood Mackenzie analysis: major oil companies increase high-impact exploration investment to address 300 billion bbl supply gap and energy security priorities by 2050
The world's 30 largest exploration and production companies face production declines averaging nearly 40% between 2025 and 2040.
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BOEM releases final environmental impact statement for Platform Gilda well stimulation proposal offshore California
The final environmental impact statement analyses the potential environmental impacts associated with authorising proposed treatments on up to 16 existing wells as part of the operator’s update to its Development and Production Plan.
Lufkin enables mature wells to be optimised for greater production with SROD V9.5.0
Technology enables engineers to seamlessly import well design files from various platforms to optimise design, further advancing the leading rod design platform.
ASCO secures Australian contracts worth more than AUS$30 million
ASCO, a leading logistics, materials and operations management specialist, has recently secured four significant contracts across Australia, totalling AUS$33.2 million.
Trump cites Defense Production Act to sign energy-related memorandums
Reuters reports that Trump signed memorandums on coal supply chains, domestic petroleum production, natural gas transmission and liquefied natural gas capacity.
IEEFA: Europe’s electricity prices are still tied to gas, making geopolitics a structural vulnerability
The 2026 Iran war and the disruption to LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz have increased global gas price volatility, which has fed directly into European power markets.
European Gas hits seven-week low on Trump announcement
European gas prices fell to near seven-week lows on the afternoon of Friday 17th April 2026, on news the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open to commercial shipping, but traders and analysts remained cautious, according to Montel.