Empire Oil & Gas appoints new Non-Executive Director
May 6, 2015
Empire Oil & Gas advises that experienced businessman Phil Garratt has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company. Mr Garratt has more than 30 years of senior management

Erin Energy commences Oyo Field production
May 6, 2015
Erin Energy Corporation has commenced production from the Oyo-8 well located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria. Erin Energy is the operator of the Oyo field

CGG and Air Control form partnership for Airborne Geophysics in Kazakhstan
May 6, 2015
CGG and Air Control has signed an agreement to provide airborne geophysical survey services in Kazakhstan. This agreement will allow Air Control to offer the full suite of CGG airborne geophysical

DNV GL establishes recommended practice to manage wellhead fatigue analysis
May 6, 2015
Addressing wellhead fatigue issues and proving sufficient margin for drilling operations has been a growing challenge for the oil and gas industry over the last decade. Wellhead fatigue can have significant technical, financial and safety implications for the system. In close cooperation with industry partners, DNV GL is addressing this issue through an ongoing joint industry project (JIP).

Fisher Offshore adds new Technical Director
May 5, 2015
A north-east energy industry company has appointed a new technical director as it looks to consolidate its fully integrated offering. Fisher Offshore has welcomed Lee Hanson to the role.

Enteq introduces new Twin Electro-Magnetic Telemetry System for MWD/LWD
May 5, 2015
Enteq Upstream PLC (Enteq) has introduced the new Twin Electro-Magnetic Telemetry System into its product portfolio. The system is used for high-speed electromagnetic

Tethys Petroleum updates strategic review and SinoHan transaction
May 5, 2015
Tethys Petroleum Limited provides further details of the previously-announced strategic review, and a SinoHan Oil and Gas Investment Number 6 B.V. (SinoHan)

Baker Hughes introduces the Hammerhead System
May 5, 2015
Baker Hughes introduces its Hammerhead™ system—the industry’s first fully integrated wellhead-to-reservoir ultradeepwater completion and production system.

Stetson appoints new President and CEO
May 5, 2015
Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd. is pleased to welcome Mr. Fred Leigh as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors

Renewable energy to account for 27% of EU¹s energy consumption: Minesto CEO
May 5, 2015
Anders Jansson, CEO of Nordic marine energy technology company Minesto, finds the EU action on climate very encouraging and the most visionary

Tata Steel first to develop DSAWL pipe through reeling method in the North Sea
May 5, 2015
Tata Steel is celebrating after becoming the first company to manufacture a SAWL (submerged arc welded longitudinal) line pipe installed through reeling method

Halliburton’s RezConnect selected for Prestigious OTC Technology Award
May 5, 2015
Halliburton's Testing and Subsea business line announced its RezConnect™ Well Testing System, the industry's first solution to offer completely acoustic control

Africa Oil enters into agreement for US$100 million financing
May 5, 2015
Africa Oil Corp. has entered into an investment agreement with Stampede Natural Resources S.a.r.l. (Stampede), an entity owned by a fund advised by

Bengal Energy provides Cuisinier operations update
May 5, 2015
Bengal Energy Ltd. and its joint venture parties (JV) have completed the Phase Two drilling campaign on ATP 752 Barta Block (Bengal's working interest

Waldron Energy Corporation to sell its Ricinus and Strachan properties
May 5, 2015
As previously announced on December 2, 2014, Waldron Energy Corporation has engaged Cormark Securities Inc. as its exclusive financial advisor in

Peterson unveils the key to real supply chain collaboration
May 5, 2015
Peterson has unveiled VOR – a data-driven, intelligent and automated augmentation to the modern supply chain. VOR is an interactive, transformative upstream oil and gas

Newfield Exploration reorganizes regional operating units
May 5, 2015
Newfield Exploration Company plans to combine its Onshore Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain business units into one operating region, located in The Woodlands, Texas.

Another key funder of fraudulent Ecuador litigation against Chevron withdraws support
May 5, 2015
Chevron Corporation has reached a settlement agreement with Woodsford Litigation Funding Limited, a U.K.-based litigation funder that provided $2.5 million

Emerson launches subsea wet gas meter to reduce risk and strengthen production optimization strategies
May 5, 2015
Emerson Process Management has launched its next generation Roxar subsea Wetgas Meter for accurate production measurement, reduced risk, and

Total and Shell buy into Mid-Atlantic Current Hindcast (MACH) data set
May 5, 2015
BMT ARGOSS Ltd, the Met Office and Oceanweather Inc. are pleased to announce the launch of their joint Mid-Atlantic Current Hindcast (MACH) data set,

Petrobras receives OTC’s highest award and stresses importance of partnerships in pre-salt
May 5, 2015
On May 3, Petrobras’ Exploration and Production Director, Solange Guedes, received the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award for Companies, Organizations and Institutions, the highest recognition that an oil company can be given as an offshore operator. The awards ceremony took place during a dinner in Houston, USA, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the world’s largest event dedicated to the area of offshore oil exploration and production.

Expro secures contract with Statoil in Eastern Canada
May 5, 2015
Expro has secured a key contract offshore Canada with Statoil in the Flemish Pass Basin. The initial 4-year contract is valued at $45m with options for two 1-year extensions.

$150M investment to build global business focused on subsea integrity
May 5, 2015
A new subsea company is being launched at OTC in Houston (4/05/15). Underwater Integrity Solutions (UIS), headquartered in Houston, is an independent

Sandvik presents advanced steels at OTC 2015
May 5, 2015
Sandvik Materials Technology, a division within Sandvik Group, which develops and produces advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance