Drilling & production

The falling oil price has forced the world's biggest mining company, BHP Billiton, to cut its US shale oil operation by 40%.

Acteon company Aquatic recognises 1000 days without a lost-time incident.

The Badada-1 well was spud at 14:00 GMT on 7 January 2015 and has been drilled to a total depth of 918 m.

People Factor Consultants Ltd (PFC) has celebrated the second anniversary of its high fidelity power distribution simulator.

The new hull design improves versatility, strength and load capabilities for ultra-deepwater and harsh conditions.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s remarks today about taxes paid by the oil and natural gas industry are incorrect, said Stephen Comstock.

Marlink VSAT services chosen for complete Van Oord fleet.

OriginOil has commissioned a pilot site to treat produced water for reuse for agricultural irrigation.

Leading petrochemical companies show confidence in the Port of Antwerp with billion-dollar investments.

InterMoor meets local content challenge with groundbreaking joint venture in Nigeria.

Litre Meter has shipped two highly customised flow meters via its Korean distributor for use on the Valemon gas and condensate field.

Clarus will be led by John MacDonald and Dharmik Vadel, who previously managed subsea integrity activities within 2H Offshore.

The company has secured the first order for its portable overside vertical lay system (PVLS).

The Catcher development is on track for first oil from 2017.

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