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October 28, 2019
Keynote speakers at the Women’s Global Leadership Conference discussed the critical role that diverse, multi-talented teams play in the future success of the oil and gas industry.
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October 22, 2019
Oilfield Helping Hands has now shared $5 million with oilfield families in need.
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October 17, 2019
More than 350 of the upstream oil and gas industry’s brightest minds gathered Thursday to find out, and celebrate, the winners of the 2019 World Oil Awards.
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October 07, 2019
Energy leaders from Amazon and Microsoft will join Production 4.0-driven oilfield operators, including Apache Corporation and Targa Resources, and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, to discuss the role of digitalization in the near and long-term future of oil and gas production.
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October 02, 2019
Vapr’s open architecture design allows engineering teams to plan and complete multi-stage plug and perf operations more safely, precisely, and cost-effectively.
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October 02, 2019
“It is very exciting to be a pioneer for this type of technology offshore. Enabling personnel to plan and perform operations from shore rather than being flown offshore, this pathbreaking technology will also reduce costs,“ says Olav A. Godø, operations manager, Njord.
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September 20, 2019
ExxonMobil recently announced the winners for the inaugural Power Play Awards during the Gastech Exhibition and Conference on September 18, 2019.
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September 19, 2019
Schlumberger announced today its biennial event, the SIS Global Forum 2019, has surpassed expectations, laying firm foundations for a new era of openness and widespread collaboration in the oil and gas industry.
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September 18, 2019
“The energy industry needs a more skilled workforce and the new Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology is designed by industry for industry,” said Dr. Brenda Hellyer, San Jacinto College Chancellor.
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September 06, 2019
Organizations from across the energy sector gave demonstrations, set interactive challenges and practical experiences to inform and inspire the next generation. The focus was on the energy transition, the use of technology and the variety of new roles and skills that will be required over the next 15 years.
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September 06, 2019
The industry’s efforts to cut costs, reduce working times and improve efficiency have paid off handsomely over the last five years, making previously uneconomic fields viable and boosting the life and output of existing fields.
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August 29, 2019
The annual awards ceremony, jointly organized by OGUK and Step Change in Safety and sponsored by Total, celebrates the outstanding individuals and companies going above and beyond to improve safety across offshore operations on the UK Continental Shelf.
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August 19, 2019
For 18 years, these prestigious awards have recognized and honored the upstream energy industry’s leading innovators and innovations and recognized step changes in technology that have made a lasting impact.
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August 16, 2019
Upwing Energy has been awarded 10 new patents, for critical enabling technologies in the company’s downhole rotating tools, and proprietary methods used to increase hydrocarbon production and recovery.
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May 09, 2017
A vessel with an asymmetric stern has a twisted aft shape that is designed to account for the differing flow conditions on each side of the propeller. The idea emerged in the 1960s, but due to the difficulty of manually developing the optimal shape, this design failed to make a large impact at the time. DNV GL has revisited the idea.
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May 01, 2017
Expro is showcasing a range of new capabilities and technology at OTC Houston 2017.
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April 13, 2017
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists has released a major update to the venerable SEG-Y workhorse seismic data exchange standard.
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April 11, 2017
Every great drilling engineer, at one time, most likely had a great mentor, who provided him or her with help and support when it was needed most.
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April 06, 2017
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has today launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry.
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April 05, 2017
DSME and DNV GL presented the results of a joint development project (JDP) for the design of an innovative, efficient LNG carrier based on today’s technology, at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan.
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March 28, 2017
LUKOIL has applied innovative technologies for examination of core samples of the West Qurna-2 field.
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