Opinion: Prostate Cancer – The Big Taboo is an industry threat
Einstein said that only two things are infinite: the Universe & human stupidity. That said, he admitted he was not 100% sure about the Universe.
Einstein said that only two things are infinite: the Universe & human stupidity. That said, he admitted he was not 100% sure about the Universe.
Efforts to make the oil and gas industry more sustainable are nothing new; however, given the influx of new players and technological changes in the market in the past few years, there is a strong possibility that we will begin to see production methods take on a much more environmentally-friendly slant.
For many of us, travel has become an increasingly important part of modern business and current challenges have caused many to broaden their corporate and geographic horizons to bring about sustainability and growth, writes Guy Bromby, MD of ThinJack.
The oil and gas industry can be doing significantly more when it comes to investment in technology and, in turn, protecting jobs in the new year.
Today is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to recognize the achievements of women and to discuss issues of gender and diversity.
What will the energy industry look like in six or seven years’ time when I join it?
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, in your professional life, you have a Sliding Doors moment where someone sticks up for you or puts you forward for something that changes your career path.
Today, women in energy are embraced and empowered to make a difference to business. This is an encouraging step forward. However, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t excited and surprised when I recently saw a female engineer on-site in Baku.
From the dim and distant past, I remember seeing adverts in the local paper of my childhood for meetings of an organisation called the Electrical Association for Women. Even then, it struck me as odd. Was electricity not gender-neutral?
The March edition of Energy Voice is entirely devoted to the role of women in upstream oil and gas.
Speed: a matter of fine margins
The scope to drive down energy tariffs may be more limited than much of the public debate implies
Digital transformation, or the fourth industrial revolution, is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and interact.
The regulatory framework represents a huge shift for oil companies — and the industry as a whole — in terms of the way it works, as well as its mindset.
I don’t like spin. Never have and never will. Consequently I get really annoyed when people talk about the success of the UK subsea industry. Brits seem to have a thing about claiming ownership of something simply because it’s based here. It’s a bit like Ford motor cars. We – not me obviously – think of it as British because it’s been here since the 1930s or maybe earlier. It isn’t. It’s American. Always has been, always will be.
A judgement handed down by the UK Supreme Court has finally clarified what evidence employment tribunals are entitled to consider when dealing with appeals against enforcement notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
As I write this, two Chinese heavy lift transport ships remain anchored in Scotland’s Inner Moray Firth waiting for orders. They were supposed to have loaded by now and carted away for scrapping a couple of semi-submersible drilling rigs that have been laid up in the Cromarty Firth for some time.
Shale companies continue to drill at a frenzied pace, adding rigs and breaking U.S. oil production levels with each passing week. Yet, the oil production is becoming increasingly geographically concentrated. Not only is the Permian basin accounting for much of the new oil production in the U.S., but a relatively small number of counties within the Permian are home to most of that action.
The point is to keep production from falling prey to theft and corruption.
Widespread job losses, wage freezes, salary reductions and reduced working hours, were symptomatic of the impact of the oil price downturn and Aberdeen felt the cold blast of sub-$40 per barrel of oil more than most cities.
There is light at the end of the tunnel. After a three-year pause, during which major project go-aheads have been rare, the oil industry is starting to grind back into action. But now, more than ever, project managers need to make sure that their proposals deliver value, and that the search for ‘perfect’ does not prevent the delivery of ‘good’.
A few weeks ago my exposition in Options for Scotland of making offshore assets safe and clean, leaving in situ, and using the money saved from not removing to fund green energy projects, received two days of TV, radio and media coverage.
Apollo has emerged from the downturn bigger, stronger and more capable than ever. With 2017 being our best year ever, it is good to reflect on how this has been achieved.
Are we there yet?
Britain's economy performed better than expected in the fourth quarter thanks to the country's powerhouse services sector, though there are warning signs of "slower and uneven" growth.