New EBS takes to the skies
The new Category A emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) has been donned for the first time by a group of offshore workers flying out to North Sea installations.
The new Category A emergency breathing system (CA-EBS) has been donned for the first time by a group of offshore workers flying out to North Sea installations.
A new Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) conference aims to tackle the exploration and production challenges in the Caspian region.
New Zealand-focused explorer Kea Petroleum has completed the first phase of its Puka field development with a disappointing drill.
Anti-fracking protesters have super-glued themselves to the doors at the main entrance of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), campaigners have said.
Asia-focused explorer Salamander Energy has concluded its North Kutei campaign in Indonesia as it completed the North Kendang re-drill.
US oil and gas producer Apache said its first major discovery in the Canning Basin may herald a new oil “province” for Australia, prompting the shares of its exploration partner to jump the most in 24 years.
Independent oil producer EnQuest has achieved a major safety milestone after recording a total of 11 years without a lost time incident (LTI) across three of its North Sea producing assets.
A business group has claimed that Scotland’s oil and gas revenues could be six times higher than currently being forecast by the UK Government.
Oil projects worth £300billion are at risk from high costs and low crude oil prices, according to an environmental think tank.
A call was today made for oil and gas companies to play a more active role in the fight against HIV.
Those who work abroad, for the oil industry or other business sectors, have always been encouraged to ensure they look after their health. It is considered essential to have all the necessary vaccines, perhaps take a course of malaria tablets, avoid drinking the tap water, use sunscreen and keep hydrated. Workers are expected to protect themselves from harm by using personal protective equipment, and safety messages surround us all in our everyday working lives.
The Scottish Government will today announce plans to kick start the hunt for oil off the west coast of Scotland.
Trade body Oil & Gas UK has extended the deadline for nominations for its annual awards by one week to allow entrants more time to share their stories.
OAO Rosneft is preparing to drill its first well offshore Norway with Statoil ASA even as Russia and its biggest oil company face the strictest sanctions yet over the conflict in Ukraine.
Aberdeen’s Mintra Training Portal – one of Europe’s largest providers of learning, training and competency services to the oil and gas industry – has clinched a £1million contract as the firm moves into the Asian market.
The former boss of Premier Oil was handed a £1.2million pay-off to leave the company last night.
UK natural gas jumped to the highest in almost two months as demand for the fuel in power generation is set to strengthen amid declining supply from wind, coal and nuclear plants.
Hungary and Slovakia have joined forces to call on the European Union to relax its sanctions against Russia.
New fighting has broken out in South Sudan, forcing aid workers to take cover in a city where more than 40,000 civilians are huddled in a UN base, an aid group has said.
e Scottish Government is to oppose controversial plans that would remove the right of people to object to fracking companies drilling below their homes.
The largest piece of turret for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility has set sale.
dent Energy has successfully farmed into the Hernandarias Block in Paraguay.
The Government has been accused of using “misleading” information in a public consultation over new under-house fracking plans.
An oil field due to begin production east of Shetland could produce oil until 2050, it has emerged.
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) recorded a boost in production and revenue after experiencing a lift in production.