Special reports

Wood Group has secured a five year, framework agreement to provide engineering and project management services to Saudi Aramco’s onshore capital programmes.

The Operational Excellence & Risk Management Summit 2017 will focus on next generation safety, reliability and environmental excellence strategies.

Expro, has strengthened its well abandonment services with the appointment of senior project manager, Bill Inglis.

Peak’s advanced flow control products and well intervention solutions will help expand Schlumberger's Production Services portfolio.

A definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Venado Oil and Gas, LLC , an affiliate of KKR, covers the sale of SM Energy's third party operated assets in the Eagle Ford, including ownership interest in related midstream assets, for US$800 million.

The board of directors has reached an agreement with Rex W. Tillerson, former chairman and CEO, to sever all ties with the company to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements associated with his nomination as secretary of state.

Halliburton has announced the release of Cruzer™ depth-of-cut rolling element, an innovative drill bit technology designed to increase tool face control without reducing drilling efficiency.

InterAct is pleased to announce that Francois Florence has joined its team as a Senior Reservoir Engineer.

The past year has undoubtedly been one of the toughest for the oil and gas industry in recent memory. Douglas-Westwood consider three key themes that could shape the industry over the year ahead.

Charlotte Bishop, Remote Sensing Projects Manager, NPA Satellite Mapping, CGG, has been elected as Chair of the Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG).

Marina Ivanova, Douglas-Westwood, UK, gives an insight into the long term opportunities for the upstream industry.

Jennifer I. Ansberry has been named his successor and will take over from April 2017.

Marina Ivanova, Douglas-Westwood, UK, gives an insight into the long term opportunities for the upstream industry.

Viking Oil Tools, a division of Wellsite Fishing and Rental Services, LLC, a provider of drilling and completion rental equipment, has appointed Michael Foster as its new regional manager.

The funding will enable the firm to carry out extensive research and development activity and perform a full feasibility study into the advancement of underwater 3D modelling technology.