Drilling & production

Norway’s high tax burden is hindering the commercial viability of Arctic oil opportunities, according to GlobalData.

The second annual West Coast Oil & Gas Awards were held in Bakersfield, California, on 21 October 2014.

InterMoor has completed two major offshore projects for China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation.

ORLEN Upstream drilled a challenging horizontal well with TenarisHydril Wedge 563™ premium connections.

Nordic Maritime has announced a five-year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic.

Surface Technology has been awarded the OHSAS 18001 certificate for health and safety at its Leeds, East Kilbride and Irvine sites.

Rig owners can leverage QuickSkid as a primary or secondary connection, enabling fast and reliable communications for the oil and gas industry.

As part of Ocean Installer’s growth strategy, the company has established an office in Australia to meet demand for subsea construction services.

GDF Suez E&P UK and BP have announced a new exploration discovery in the UK Central North Sea.

Total’s Board of Directors have paid homage to Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie, who died in an airplane accident.

The owners of US oil and gas companies are largely retirees and middle class Americans, according to a report by Sonecon.

GE Oil & Gas has won the APICS Corporate Award of Excellence in Innovation.

SBM Offshore has announced the launch of two new companies – Imodco Terminals S.A. and Imodco Services S.A.

Tesla Exploration, Calfrac Well Services, NanoSeis, Reservoir Imaging and Silixa have formed a new alliance serving Canada.

Mayank Ashar will take over the roles from 17 November.