Special reports

UK-based subsea company Rovco has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Dr Iain Wallace as chief technology officer (CTO).

Tendeka has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, Jim Nixon and Bill Wright.

In its annual account of global oil resources, Rystad Energy finds that Saudi Arabia has added enough recoverable oil resources to regain its top position ahead of the United States and Russia.

CGG’s JumpStart™ multi-client geoscience programs integrate the most advanced seismic data with reviewed, calibrated and interpreted well and geological data for petroleum systems evaluation, supported by regional interpretations and reports.

Aaron Johnson & Ken Wunch, Dow Energy & Water Solutions, explore approaches to sustainable water management in oil and gas operations.

Petrofac has secured a long-term Framework Agreement (FA) with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EP+Cm) Support Services for major oil and gas projects.

Newest Board Member brings over 30 years of oil and gas procurement expertise to the company.

Royal Dutch Shell plc has announced the completion of two previously announced agreements that will see Shell sell all its in-situ and undeveloped oil sands interests in Canada and reduce its share in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) from 60% to 10%.

Rystad Energy now predicts that US oil production grows so fast that an all-time high of 10 million bpd could be reached before December 31st this year.

Tendeka, a provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has finalised an exclusive agreement with Brastech Serviços Téchnicos E Construçoes Náuticas LTDA (Brastech) as it expands within the South American market.

Tsubaki of Canada Limited has purchased Dia-Saw Manufacturing Ltd. Dia-Saw started as a manufacturer of shake and shingle mill equipment and has since evolved into a manufacturer of sprockets and related drive components.

Strategies put in place by 26 participating companies have led to £550 million in savings and new orders.

Nizam Hamid, Head of Strategy in Europe at WisdomTree, considers how today's OPEC meeting will affect the volatility of the oil price.

FrontRow Energy Technology Group Limited has announced the acquisition of ClearWELL Oilfield Solutions, an oil and gas technology company focused on flow assurance and production optimisation.

With abundant supply potential, Rystad Energy expects US gas companies to see a large LNG export potential to China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping reached the bilateral trade agreement last month.