Special reports

The clean-tech company has endeavoured to make the oil and gas industry greener, through experimenting with using floating wind and wave energy to power oil and gas facilities.

Aggregate fossil fuel demand is set to peak in 2027 – with oil peaking in 2029 and gas in 2037 – partially due to the impacts of COVID-19, according to new research by McKinsey & Co.

Will Dunn, Lifting Equipment Store, argues that while the challenging circumstances created by COVID-19 have brought extreme pressure on offshore and onshore production and storage facilities to maintain top levels of safety and resilience the industry cannot let focus slip.

Oil prices fell on Thursday, trimming excess gains as the impact of increasing Covid-19 infections to oil demand sinks in.

Vicki Knott, Crux OCM, predicts the key trends that will shape energy markets in 2021.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, boosted by expectations that Saudi Arabia’s extra cuts will create a tight market, but there is a downside Covid-19 risk as infections rise.

In the second part of a two-part article, Alexandre de Rougemont, MAN Energy Solutions, continues his exploration of how a joint venture between Aker Solutions and MAN Energy Solutions is supplying a modular subsea compressor system that is set to increase efficiency, reduce energy use and improve performance.

Oil prices gained on Tuesday, squeezing the last dollar cents from optimism the promised Saudi cut and the OPEC meeting created last week.

The fifth annual Global Energy Talent Index has been released, showing that the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a crisis of confidence for the oil and gas workforce.

In the first part of a two-part article, Alexandre de Rougemont, MAN Energy Solutions, explains how a joint venture between Aker Solutions and MAN Energy Solutions is supplying a modular subsea compressor system that is set to increase efficiency, reduce energy use and improve performance.

In the second part of a two-part article, Amy Barclay, Eilidh McKay and Suzanne Stewart, Tendeka, continue their exploration of a solution that enables compliant sand-free production to be restored effectively and efficiently at shut-in wells.

Oil prices, and especially WTI, rose on Thursday as a result of the promised Saudi production cuts, falling crude inventories and political turmoil in the US.

In the first part of a two-part article, Amy Barclay, Eilidh McKay and Suzanne Stewart, Tendeka, introduce a solution that enables compliant sand-free production to be restored effectively and efficiently at shut-in wells.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, capitalising on Saudi Arabia’s promised voluntary output cut from February.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Monday’s OPEC+ conservatism and helped by rising tensions in the Gulf.