Drilling & production

Sky-Futures USA has been awarded Section 333 Exemption permitting the use of drones for oil and gas inspections.

Sound Oil has announced the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Badile exploration well.

Business Monitor International takes a look at the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors in Iran.

Aker Solutions has presented five strategic objectives after splitting in two in September last year to better position all parts of the business.

Former Shell president to address new gala dinner at Decommissioning & Abandonment Summit.

Not right away, says P&A expert Tom Leeson, though now would be a very good time to start.

BMI take a brief look at Malaysia’s oil, gas and petrochemicals sector.

Statoil has awarded a contract to ABB for land-based power supply to phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field development.

Claxton awarded new contract for Statoil’s Gina Krog development, offshore Norway.

Pacific Rubiales and Ecopetrol announce mutual decision not to extend Rubiales Field Contract.

The International Energy Agency has released its March oil market report.

Two new jack-up barges ordered by the NPCC will feature fully integrated Wärtsilä power generation and electrical and automation solutions.

Operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) are looking to the more remote areas of the Barents Sea for further development.

Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd has been awarded a contract by Aberdeen-based Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited.

Puma Energy has announced the acquisition of a series of UK assets from Murco Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation.