Special reports

Neptune Energy Group has announced three senior appointments, based in its Aberdeen and London offices.

Stable implied daily pumped rates of 401 and 414 bpd of dry 36 API oil were recorded over two periods of 6 and 2 hours respectively.

Empyrean Energy has announced its final results for the year ended 31 March 2018. The full Report and Accounts will be made available on the company’s website in the coming days.

In its recently released five-year Global Crude Oil Outlook, ESAI Energy projects healthy non-OPEC supply growth to 2023.

The joint venture between local businessmen Robbie Gray and Robbie Garden with Norwegian JB Well Solutions AS, predominately supports well service activity in hazardous Zone 2 classification areas of the UK Continental Shelf.

Martin Shaw will be joining the global offshore container and service company as new Chief Financial Officer.

The Grand Cane, Louisiana, logistic hub boasts 24/7 operations, easy access to highways and more than 10 000 t of on-site storage, with room to expand in the future.

The deal, one of the largest acquisitions in BP’s history, gives the company secure access to new projects that can contribute on a large scale to growing its production.

Scott Lehmann, Vice President of Product Management & Marketing at Petrotechnics; Dr. Mat Malladi, President of Global Business Development at Reliance; Janette Marx, Chief Executive Officer at Airswift; and Richard Ward, Senior Manager for Data Science and Digital in Oil & Gas at McKinsey Energy Insights discuss digitalisation within the oil and gas sector.

Adrian Lara, Senior Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the impact on the upstream sector.

Yuri Baidoukov brings 25 years of international Oil and Gas industry experience to CGG. He will be based in Paris and report to the Chief Executive Officer, Sophie Zurquiyah.

Baker Botts, L.L.P., a leading international law firm, announced that it has represented BHP Billiton in its binding agreements for the sale of its entire interests in the Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Permian and Fayetteville Onshore US oil and gas assets for a combined base consideration of US$10.8 billion, payable in cash.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Dr Tao Zhao as its new advanced engineering lead.

Following the acquisition of Exova Group Ltd in June 2017, Element has created one, world-class global testing services partner and the rebrand of its laboratories marks the strengthening of its global presence in oil & gas testing.

A Rystad Energy review of the performance of their recent projects against those of other operators shows that the three European oil giants have outperformed their peers.