Thirty-eight student-led teams from 12 countries competed at the 17th annual RoboSub competition, 28 July - 3 August 2014, held at the US Navy’s SSC Pacific TRANSDEC Anechoic pool, in Point Loma, California. The event is co-sponsored by the…
China's Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) has been building the program at its new Hadal Science and Technology Research Centre (HAST). The Hadal Zone is ultra deewater, 6000m-11,000m below the surface and includes deep trenches formed by tectonic subduction…
A new method for detecting oil degradation in the water long after the spill has disappeared from the surface provides another tool for researchers studying long-term environmental impacts, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announced on 14 August 2014…
SPE names D. Nathan Meehan, Baker Hughes senior executive adviser, as its 2016 president. Meehan, who is based in Houston, Texas, will take office as president-elect on 29 October 2014 at the close of SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam…
Since the acquisition of the property from Schlumberger in 2008, University of Houston’s Energy Research Park (ERP) has been a central hub for rapid development in academia, industry, and entrepreneurship. One of the ERP’s most notable…
Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production Public Company (PTTEP) has agreed a partnership to develop ROVs to be used for marine environmental studies, as part of oil and gas exploration activities. The cooperation marks the first time…
Paul de Leeuw, a visiting Professor at Aberdeen Business School, has been appointed as the first director of Robert Gordon University’s International Institute for Oil and Gas. With extensive experience in the oil and gas industry Professor de Leeuw will take up his new role in July…
A joint venture (JV) comprising two companies, both led by former BP group chief executives, has agreed to buy stakes in two blocks offshore Angola. The JV has been formed by Genel Energy, whose chief executive is ex-BP exec Tony Hayward (pictured right)…
Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc (KUTI) has started full scale production of its KONGSBERG Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from a new fabrication centre at its facility in Lynnwood, Washington…
Brian Nixon’s career has seen him transition from engineering and project management to international business development in Angola. For the past four years Nixon has lead industry body Decom North Sea. Nixon (pictured) announced his decision to step down as CEO of Decom North Sea…
MSc papers from students studying at the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University (RGU) were pitted against each other at the Aberdeen branch of the UK’s Energy Institute’s annual MSc Energy Student Best Paper prize. The…
Halliburton opened its new Unconventional and Reservoir Productivity Technology Center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran Techno-Valley. The new center enables Halliburton to provide research and development…
Colloquy: Editor’s Column As we start a new year at OE, we offer projections from companies about projects and markets. This issue features a Global Market Forecast, with analysts from Infield Systems, DouglasWestwood, and Petroleum Geo-Services weighing in about exploration…
Norwegian Centre of Expertise Subsea (NCE Subsea) and the University of Bergen (UiB) have signed an agreement that makes the university a new partner in the subsea cluster network. Through the partnership, NCE Subsea and UiB want to improve communication between researchers and industry…
Renowned energy expert Prof. Michael J. Economides suffered a fatal heart attack this past weekend on an international flight from Madrid to Chile. He was 64. Economides was a professor at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of…
