Special reports

Now in its fourth year, ITF’s Technology Showcase has become a key fixture in the oil and gas events calendar in Aberdeen.

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley will underline the value of the North Sea in the oil major’s global portfolio when he leads the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 being held in Aberdeen from 5 - 8 September 2017.

Strategic appointments to strengthen and support growth of energy and infrastructure sectors.

The firm, which specialises in integrity management services, has created five new positions at its UK headquarters. The new roles, which include two senior engineers, a corrosion consultant, a software developer and a technical assistant.

CGG has completed the acquisition and processing of the first ever Airborne Gravity Gradiometry (AGG) survey of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Rystad Energy research indicates Santos’s Ande-Ande Lumut (AAL) project in Indonesia’s NW Natuna Sea, which holds 107 million boe, could comprise around 20% of the 2017 sanctioned volumes in the APAC region.

The EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2017 Reference case projects that US tight oil production will increase to more than 6 million bpd in the coming decade, making up most of total US oil production.

ExxonMobil has awarded to Pason Systems, Inc. the first global license of its Drilling Advisory System™, a key component of the company’s Fast Drill™ technology suite.

When is a final investment decision (FID) not a FID? When it’s an internal FID. By Readul Islam, Senior Analyst, Rystad Energy.

It is vital that the oilfield services (OFS) industry makes a permanent shift in strategy from short-term survival to long-term success, according to analysis published by EY.

Rystad Energy forecasts projects holding 512 million boe of recoverable liquids and gas resources could potentially reach final investment decisions (FIDs) within Australia & South East Asia during 2017.

Chevron has reported earnings of US$415 million for Q4 2016, compared with a loss of US$588 million in Q4 2015.

McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI), the analytics specialist that provides distinctive insight and support to the global energy industry, has launched the Energy Demand Intelligence (EDI) Community tool.

Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has applauded President Trump's executive actions to expedite key energy projects.

As Oman looks to grow its oil and gas industry, global oil and gas recruitment firm Petroplan is expanding its presence in the Sultanate, working with international operators and service companies to help fill specialist roles.