Exploration

Weather Unlocked has released WeatherTrigger, a service for the energy sector designed to help automate business decisions based on the weather.

The APPEA has welcomed the WA government’s commitment to the development of a new engineering training centre.

Attendance at OTC 2014 reached a 46 year high of 108 300, the highest in show history and up 3.3% from last year.

According to a research report by consulting firm Molten, many oil and gas companies are ‘borderline irresponsible’ in treatment of data.

EY has released the findings of it bi-annual Oil and Gas Capital confidence barometer.

The company reported a first quarter net loss of US$ 50 million or US$ 0.21 per fully diluted share, and an operating loss of US$ 42 million.

TGS announces the expansion of multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada with plans to acquire more than 30 000 km of seismic data.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released its first ever Oil and Gas Annual Report.

A selection of stories from this week’s upstream oil and gas news.

CH2M Hill has pledged to encourage more women into engineering careers.

PGS, in conjunction with Spec Partners, Horizon, and MIGAS, has announced the completion of the Abadi-Arafura-Aru (AAA) megaproject.

Veolia has partnered with the UK government to help engage more women in to science, technology, engineering and maths careers.

Each year, OTC recognises innovative technologies that have industry-changing potential in the energy sector. The “Spotlight on New Technology Awards” showcase the latest and most advanced hardware and software solutions that are advancing the offshore exploration and production industry to new levels of safety, productivity and efficiency.

New research from Lloyd’s Register Energy has shown that oil and gas research and development spending is to increase by 10% in 2015.

The Institute of Energy Research has released a statement following the release of the US Climate Assessment Report, calling it ‘more scare tactics from the White House’.