Drilling & production

The National Diversity Council has announced the top 50 most powerful women in oil and gas.

Statoil and its partners (GDF SUEZ and OMV) have started production on the Gudrun oil and gas field in the North Sea.

The nation hopes to attract foreign investors with improved fiscal terms, if trade sanctions are lifted.

Honeywell’s UOP technology and equipment is going to support Mistral midstream’s natural gas production in Canada.

Oasys water has been named the 2014 water technology company of the year by Global Water Intelligence.

Strainstall has been selected to work with SBM Offshore on the Shell Stone project in the Gulf of Mexico.

A new survey from Kronos finds that employee fatigue can cost energy companies millions a year.

The International Energy Agency has praised Austria for well balanced energy policy, but sees areas for further improvements.

OMV has invested heavily in exploration and production in Lower Austria.

While the Falkland Islands’ oil and gas industry is still in its infancy, the country’s attractive fiscal regime is expected to remain stable.

The US Department of Energy has released its 2014 strategic plan.

Aker Solutions has won a contract from Petrobras to supply eight manifolds to help increase oil recovery from Brazil's deepwater offshore fields.

Statoil’s Oil Sands Report presents performance indicators for production, energy consumption, emissions intensity and resource use.

Douglas Westwood has released new information showing long-term growth in the global oil and gas drilling forecast.

Petrobras has announced the start-up of a third well at Sapinhoá field and registered a new monthly production record in the pre-salt.