NEL, the flow measurement research and development specialist, has been selected to lead the development of a new multiphase flow measurement standard for the oil and gas industry. Despite the growing use of multiphase meters to cope…
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, will deliver remarks to delegates during CERAWeek 2017, 6-10 March at the Hilton Americas—Houston. Barkindo will appear…
Industry champion David Doig has died at age 57 after suffering a heart attack. Doig was CEO of OPITO, the global oil and gas industry skills, standards and workforce development organization, and was based in Dubai. He died in a hospital in Fife…
As a direct consequence of persistently poor market conditions, Royal IHC, “is fine-tuning its strategy,” and letting go of 425 employees in The Netherlands. “Responding to market demand, activities in The Netherlands will focus on creating added value for customers…
Hoover Container Solutions announced three new changes to its senior management team, supporting its continued global growth. Joseph Levy has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer; Johan Wramsby has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer…
Fugro has been awarded a supply arrangement by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to provide vessel based hydrographic survey services. Under the contract CHS will procure hydrographic surveys as needed, anywhere in Canada, to enhance…
UK-based well examination services firm Chris Dykes International has been acquired by Danish well management company WellPerform. Established by Chris Dykes in 2002, following a career with oil majors and the UK's Health and Safety Executive…
2015 was a transformative year for NCE Subsea, gaining GCE Subsea status. Now the world-class subsea cluster has a rock solid base to build on and grow out from. GCE Subsea overview. Image from GCE Subsea…
The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has appointed Gordon Ballard to be its new Executive Director. He starts today, succeeding Michael Engell-Jensen, who is retiring after five years. Gordon comes to IOGP after spending 30 years working with oilfield services company…
Statoil senior vice president Tove Stuhr Sjøblom has taken over as managing director of Statoil Production UK. As the new head of the company’s Aberdeen office, Sjøblom is responsible for Statoil’s upstream development and production activities in the UK and Ireland…
Sonardyne, a specialists in subsea navigation and positioning technology, has opened its first permanent office in France to expand its presence in the region. The announcement follows the opening of a second Sonardyne office in Brazil earlier this year…
Image: Phyllis Mitchell/Borets Borets, provider of the engineering, manufacturing, sales and service of electric submersible pump (ESP) systems, announced that Phyllis Mitchell has been named vice president of human resources and Kent C…
Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…
Statoil will make adjustments to the company’s structure and operating model to become a more “cost- efficient and fit-for-the-future” organization, it reports. The changes are part of the ongoing Statoil Technical Efficiency Program (STEP) and Organizational Efficiency (OE) programs…
Oil and gas firms must learn lessons from other UK industries and fundamentally change the way they operate if they are to successfully compete for international investment and maximize recovery across the UK continental shelf (UKCS) over the next 25 years…
