Oil & gas news

Petrobras has saved US$1 billion in cost reductions, design optimization and productivity gains since it launched its Well Cost Reduction Program.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on the issues raised in the Phase 2 trial of the Deepwater Horizon case.

Chicago Pneumatic has launched the new CP6135-D80?super industrial 1½ in. impact wrench.

James Walker has launched a method of positive material identification for its range of Devlon® thermoplastics.

Wentworth has an 11.59% net interest in this well, which is being operated by Anadarko and drilled with the Helmerich & Payne rig #243.

BG Group has commented on the start-up of gas and condensate production from the Total-operated West Franklin field in the UK North Sea.

Statoil has applied for consent to drill exploration well 16/7-11 in a prospect named Knappen.

GMB call for North Sea firms not to make decisions on the hoof that could have long-term implications for the UK oil and gas sector.

The president should use next week’s SOTU to embrace policies for a new era of American leadership on energy and jobs, said Jack Gerard.

A module containing technicians, and you have to use an airlock to get out of it to work in a challenging environment: an orbiting space station?