Drilling & production

Innovations in modern weather prediction are an important tool for oil and gas operators in West Africa.

The American Petroleum Institute has said that 94% of the US would be closed for business under new ozone standards.

Tullow Oil is about to complete drilling of a wildcat well, 12 km northwest of the Troll C platform in the North Sea.

According to Rystad Energy, the Permian Basin in the US is set to surpass other mature shale plays such as Eagle Ford and Bakken.

Andy Bout, Vice President, Energy at Eka explores how the North American energy revolution is shaking up the traditional landscape of the sector.

Business Monitor International look at the oil and gas industry in a selection of countries in South America.

Petrofac is set to continue to support EnQuest’s North Sea assets, after securing an operations and maintenance contract for up to ten years.

The company is in dialogue with Petrobras regarding participation in the upcoming Tartaruga Verde and Libra tenders.

China Market Research Reports looks at the environmental protection industry in China from 2014 - 2018.

A poll has revealed that large majorities of Alaska voters support increased production of domestic oil and natural gas.

Aker Solutions has secured a framework agreement to provide services for BP-operated oil and gas fields offshore Norway.

The US Energy Information Administration says that the Mexican energy reform seeks to reverse decline in oil production.

The number of patents filed across the globe in the last year for fracking technology has reached a record high.

Douglas-Westwood forecasts global subsea hardware Capex will total US$ 117 billion between 2014 and 2018.

On 27 May Greenpeace activists boarded the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbergen. The rig was en route to the Hoop area in the Barents Sea.