Offshore Achievement Awards honours industry stalwart Melfort Campbell
North Sea stalwart Melfort Campbell has been honoured at the Offshore Achievement Awards.
Ian Phillips
‘Competition for space’ between CCS and offshore wind in North Sea
CCS and offshore wind, a pair of key decarbonising technologies, are in “competition for space” in the North Sea causing a regulatory headache, according to an industry leader.
The Net Zero Energy conundrum
Global energy demand has been rising inexorably for well over 30 years – from around 8 billion tonnes of oil equivalent in the early 1990s to nearly 14 billion tonnes of oil equivalent today. The rate of increase was 2-3% per annum until 2000 but accelerated to nearer 5% per annum since then as large populations in China and India got wealthier.
OGIC and Aberdeen University team up on £1.3million of new drilling technologies
The Oil and Gas Innnovation Centre (OGIC) has joined forces with Aberdeen University to develop £1.3million of new offshore drilling technologies.
Oil and gas ‘scratching the surface’ on benefits of operational data
The industry is still just “scratching the surface” of what can be achieved through greater access to data.
Oil and gas needs to meet other sectors on digitalisation
There is a burgeoning sense of optimism sweeping the sector and the market feels much stronger than it did 12 months ago. The industry is definitely starting to recover and rebuild itself following three years of weak prices and significant cost pressures.
Aberdeen to host flow measurement event for first time
An event devoted to flow measurement is coming to Aberdeen for the first time in its 30-plus year history.
OGUK director scoops prestigious accolade at Offshore Achievement Awards
The former operations director of trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) was handed a top accolade for significant contribution to the industry at an awards ceremony in Aberdeen last night.
Society of Petroleum Engineers awards £20k of student bursaries
Enterprising students studying oil and gas related subjects have been awarded £20,000 in bursaries.
Opinion: 2017- a new era of transformative technology
Will 2017 be the turnaround year for the upstream oil and gas industry? In terms of the industry learning to embrace innovative technology and the potential for this technology to deliver transformational operational and financial performance benefits – then I say yes!
OGIC backs Well-SENSE’s breakthrough fibre line technology
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) in Aberdeen is supporting the development of a new concept for well intervention developed by city-based downhole specialists Well-SENSE Technology.
Tech Tuesday: The main technology challenge is aversion to risk
The head of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre has said the challenge of getting technology into oil field remains a huge challenge, despite the benefits innovative products and techniques could offer the cash strapped industry.
Christmas Wishes: OGIC chief executive Ian Phillips
Offshore Achievement Awards 2016: A chance to shine
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Offshore Achievement Awards will be presented at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday March 17. SPE Aberdeen branch director Ian Phillips looks forward to another chance for the oil and gas industry to shine.
Phillips elected as new SPE Aberdeen chairman
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section has elected Ian Phillips, chief executive of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), as chairman.
Opinion: Resilience is key for the oil and gas industry and its achievements
There is no denying that the UK oil and gas industry is in the throes of a difficult year. The sudden and unexpected drop in oil prices has resulted in very difficult times for all UK continental shelf (UKCS)-related projects, creating uncertainty for North Sea operators, service companies and all those who work in the supply chain.