US upstream news

Over 300 oil and gas leaders will gather in Houston, Texas, US, at the 10th Annual Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit on 4 -6 November to share best practice and discuss the latest strategies and tools to enhance efficiency, reliability, safety, and drive Operational Excellence to the frontline.

Aria Rose Oilfield Solutions provides in situ and 'on-the-fly' water treatment services for in-ground and above-ground water storage and treatment facilities.

WFS Technologies, a specialist in Subsea Internet of Things (SIOT®) devices for Asset Integrity Management, has announced their expansion into Houston and Brazil.

Located in close proximity to the major industrial hubs on the US East Coast, Marcellus and Utica shale plays in the Appalachian basin have witnessed steady natural gas production growth over the last five-six years.

The second Wood Mackenzie Exploration Awards ceremony was held in June this year.

Norwegian based oil and gas solids solutions firm FourPhase is to install a sand management system for an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico for a trial period.

Senate Bill 181, signed in mid-April and also known as Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations, amends the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and gives counties and municipalities increased regulatory authority over oil and natural gas development in their jurisdictions.

Prior to being elected president of the society, Lisa Henthorne served on its board for four years, contributing to the growth in technical programmes and member services.

New legislation was created earlier this month to protect mineral owners from fraudulent activity and strengthen private property rights in the US state.

The company has agreed to pay a total of US$301.3 million to these authorities to resolve investigations into conduct dating back over a decade ago.