Building relationships with schools is “absolutely key” if oil gas companies are to harness the best of local talent, according to OPITO interim chief executive John McDonald.
With the 2017 General Election looking likely to lead to no overall majority for any party, Energy Voice takes a look at the energy manifesto commitments of the two main parties - which both have a chance of power in the event of a hung parliament.
The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2016, according to figures released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Norwegian oil and gas company Petroleum Geo-Services is seeking funding to develop its new concept for efficient, large scale collection of plastic in the oceans.
The international offshore rig count for May 2017 was up by one on last month, but fell by 27 compared to the same period last year, according to Baker Hughes' monthly rig count.
Independent oil and gas exploration firm African Petroleum has extended an exclusivity agreement regarding the farm out of its operated licenses in Senegal and the Gambia.
Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources, and Sosina -its operating partner in licensing option 16/27 – will farm out a 50% working interest in the site to Total.
OPEC’s crude output was up 270,000 barrels per day in May – driven by output recoveries in Libya and Nigeria- both of which are exempt from the cut agreement, according to an S&P Platts Global Survey.
The head of data management and analytics at Aker Solutions has revealed that working with Google helped to improve the company’s data handling systems.
The managing director of an engineering firm which works with clients in several fields, including oil and gas has urged the oil and gas sector to learn from other industries and embrace collaboration.
An academic has warned that UK oil and gas companies risk could miss the opportunity to lead innovation in the sector, if they fail to prepare staff for new technology.
There is reason for optimism in the oil and gas industry, if the sector is carefully managed – according to the upstream policy director at Oil and Gas UK.
Trump’s decision is yet another of his political melodramas – but sadly for Washington it plays right into the hands of the Chinese. The US is ceding political and leadership of arguably the greatest issue facing mankind – and potentially even more worrying, he’s also handing the economic leadership of decarbonisation to China.