Drilling & production

AFPM has commented on the US Department of Transport decision to Amend the Emergency Order on the transportation of crude oil by rail.

Baker Hughes’ rotary steerable system has drilled 10 million feet in just two years.

The latest system from GE improves drilling performance through real-time shock and vibration measurement.

ExxonMobil has said that it is to start production at a record number of new oil and gas projects in 2014.

API has said that Obama’s budget for FY 2015 adds to the deficit of new ideas, repeats calls for US$ 92 billion oil and gas tax hike.

President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal makes critical investments in all of the above energy strategy and national security.

US President Obama has requested US$ 711.0 million for fossil energy programs in the FY 2015 budget.

Fox Resources and International Coal will cooperate on the Bundaberg coking coal project in Queensland.

Green Growth Group Ministers have issued a statement on the climate and energy framework for 2030.

According to the US EIA, natural gas storage capacity was up 2% in 2013, led by West salt capacity in producing region.

Apprentices are critical to engineering and manufacturing sector growth if the skills gap and an ageing workforce problems are to be overcome.

RINA has been granted authority by the Danish Maritime Authority to act on its behalf to supervise construction onboard LNG fuelled ships.

According to the IHS and PEG, rising wages in the oil and gas sector have pushed up overall US construction costs in February.

Statoil and ExxonMobil have announced the results from the first drill stem test in the Tanzania Block 2 offshore discoveries

The Institution of Engineering and Technology has revealed that engineering apprenticeships are twice as popular as degrees.