OTC’s stats are impressive by any standards for a ‘trade show’. The largest annual energy industry showcase in the world pulls in audiences of more than 80,000, from more than 120 countries and representatives from more than 2700 companies.
As we get to May each year a significant number of UK-based business leaders will make the annual pilgrimage to OTC in Houston. And it's with good cause.
John Drake, Head of Intelligence and Max Hess, Intelligence Analyst at AKE Group, discuss the unraveling conditions in Ukraine and energy's role in it all.
In many respects, however, the fiscal changes discussed are the most straightforward to implement. More challenging may prove to be the legal and regulatory innovations that the Review proposes.
Africa is on an upward growth curve, and it is both real and sustainable, underpinned by a longer term process of social, political and economic reform.
OTC is undeniably a barometer of global oil and gas activity and judging from Simmons & Company International’s reception in Houston last night delegates from across the industry are in a positive frame of mind.
Primitive, emotional, irrational – not exactly how most of us would characterise the workplace or indeed our thought processes and behaviours in it, but the best literature from the field of human and organisational factors tells us these adjectives may be more applicable than we think.
Typically, when we travel on work placements or for business, among our chief health and safety concerns are making sure we take necessary medications with us and ensuring we’ve had the correct vaccinations if travelling to a more exotic location.
As the world’s oil and gas industry turns it eyes towards Houston and OTC, the foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration and production, I find myself reflecting on how the energy landscape in the area is changing.
The industry must start providing solutions to bridge the much talked about ‘skills gap’, according to a helicopter boss. CHC regional director for the West North Sea, Mark Abbey, spoke of curbing the divide as the firm welcomed its first batch of aspiring apprentices to Aberdeen
A former AMEC director has acquired an interest in an Aberdeen-based project management consultancy.
Statoil’s exploration efforts around the suspended Johan Castberg project have come up short.
HVAC & Refrigeration Engineering Ltd has moved to new headquarters ahead of planned staff expansion.
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has teamed up with Women in Renewable Energy Scotland (WiRES) in a bid support the professional development of women in the renewables sector.
Salamander Energy Plc has opened talks with interested buyers for the potential sale of the company.
A Ghanaian investment firm hopes to raise 50 million cedis ($18m) for the country’s first strategic fund for oil and gas investment.
Cash-strapped French engineering group Alstom said it would study a $16.9 billion offer from General Electric for its energy arm but left the door open for a rival bid from Germany's Siemens.
The United States has announced new sanctions on seven Russian government officials and 17 companies with links to President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.
Premier confirmed its Kuda Laut-1 well offshore Indonesia discovered both gas and oil.
An independent committee set-up to examine a majority shareholder takeover bid for Essar Energy said the offer should be rejected.
InterMoor successfully completed a deep water decommissioning project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Engineering group Sandvik posted dipped earnings, as the mining sector pulls back. But the firm confirmed a rise in sectors, including oil and gas, have helped offset lingering weak demand in mining
These are worrying times for many in the North Sea with question marks hanging over one of its most fundamental activities of crew changes for offshore installations. It is everyone’s understandable wish to be able to travel safely to and from their place of work and discussions around this issue can be emotive, sometimes driven by fear and confusion about the actual risks
Pipetech International has tackled its first pipe cleaning project since it was acquired by Ramco Tubular Services.
Demand for ADIL’s specialist energy consultancy services has resulted in strong domestic growth figures for 2013.
