Drilling & production - 30 June 2014

Petroplan’s drilling consultant Jon Murray's persistence in pursuing his dream role has paid off, despite a number of twists and turns along the way.

Litre Meter has found that concerns over risks to personnel are key drivers for the implementation of instrument safety standards in the oil and gas industry.

A recent report by the British Geological Survey reveals modest reserves of shale gas and oil in Scotland.

MOL has signed an agreement with Premier Oil to acquire shareholding interest in North Sea offshore assets in six licences.

Viktor Zubkov has been named as the new Chairman of Gazprom’s Board of Directors, while Alexey Miller was appointed as Deputy Chairman.

The world's most powerful rig can drill within the radius of at least 7 km.

Statoil, Eni and Petoro have decided to spend more time on making the final concept selection for the Johan Castberg project.

“Fracking has succeeded where Kyoto and carbon taxes have failed.”

The order was placed by Siem Offshore A/S from Norway.

Clariant Oil and Mining Services has achieved two years without lost time accident (LTA).

RDS has been awarded a contract by Wood Group Mustang to carry out pre-FEED work on Statoil’s proposed Snorre C Tension Leg Platform in the North Sea.

Recent analysis found cost overruns of nearly 40% and average project delays exceeding one year.

The American Petroleum Institute is calling for greater energy development on US federal lands.

How and why wireless communications have become such a critical component of the oil and gas industry.