» Oil and Gas: US judge throws out climate change lawsuits against big oil
26/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
A U.S. judge who held a hearing about climate change that received widespread attention ruled Monday that Congress and the president were best suited to address the contribution of fossil fuels to global warming, throwing out lawsuits th...
» Oil and Gas: Petrotechnics launches Proscient v4.0 to fast-track hazardous industry's journey to digital operations
26/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Petrotechnics, the developer of Proscient – the hazardous industries’ first software platform for operational excellence – today launches Proscient v4.0, the first off-the-shelf software platform to fast-track companies’ journeys to digi...
» Oil and Gas: No excuse for cutting corners on corrosion downstream
26/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Corrosion is a major challenge and essential risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.
» Oil and Gas: Oil, gas production rises in Oklahoma, workforce declines
25/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
An economist at the Oklahoma City branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says oil and gas production is increasing but with fewer employees.
» Oil and Gas: OPEC and allies agree to share oil production increase
25/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
OPEC nations and oil-producing countries not in the cartel said Saturday they have agreed to share increased oil production a day after OPEC announced it would pump more crude oil — a move that should help contain the recent rise in glob...
» Janette Marx becomes Airswift CEO
20/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Airswift, the global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, has announced the following changes: Current COO, Janette Marx will become the Group CEO. In a move designed to harness the power of it...
» Equinor partners with Microsoft for cloud services delivered from new cloud data centers in Norway
20/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Microsoft will provide expertise to accelerate Equinor’s IT development and establish new data center regions in Stavanger and in Oslo.
» Oil and Gas: Cyprus says France's Total seeks to broaden gas search work
19/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Cyprus says French energy company Total is seeking to broaden the scope of its work in an ongoing search for hydrocarbons off the east Mediterranean island nation.
» Oil and Gas: OPEC oil ministers gather to discuss production increase
19/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
The oil ministers of the OPEC cartel were gathering Tuesday to discuss this week whether to increase production of crude and help limit a rise in global energy prices.
» Oil and Gas: Libyan airstrikes target group attacking oil ports
18/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Libyan forces carried out airstrikes against a militia attacking key oil ports in the east, a spokesman said as Libya's national oil firm warned on Monday of further damage to oil infrastructure as well as environmental contamination in ...
» Oil and Gas: Unforgotten: Oil company preserves hidden slave cemeteries
14/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
A major oil company is taking steps to honor once-forgotten slaves buried on its land west of New Orleans in an area where sugar plantations once abounded, an effort that some hope will grow into a larger movement to recognize and protec...
» Oil and Gas: Idaho asks Texas oil company to explain 'discrepancies'
14/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Idaho officials want a Texas oil company to explain what a state agency calls "discrepancies" involving oil and gas production records for wells in Idaho following an evaluation of records dating back to 2014.
» Volve data to be disclosed
14/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
The operator Equinor has, together with the Volve licence partners, decided to disclose all subsurface and operating data from Volve. This will be the most comprehensive NCS&nbs...
» Oil and Gas: Airswift boosts global mobility offering with strategic hire
14/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Airswift, the global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, has hired Meredith Morris as business development manager for global mobility to drive North American sales following a growth in the e...
» Oil and Gas: Trump declares oil prices too high, blames OPEC
13/06/18 21:00 from PennEnergy News
President Donald Trump is declaring that oil prices are too high and blaming a coalition of countries that control a significant portion of the world's supply of crude petroleum.
» Oil and Gas: Oil-gas group: Tougher drilling rules could cost billions
13/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
An oil and gas advocacy group warned Tuesday that Colorado taxpayers could face billions of dollars in compensation claims if voters approve tough new restrictions on where wells can be drilled.
» Oil and Gas: McKinsey Energy Insights projects that Marcellus, Utica and Permian will supply 55% of North American gas market by 2030
13/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
McKinsey Energy Insights (MEI), the data and analytics specialist that provides distinctive insight to the global energy industry, forecasts that the Marcellus, Utica, and Permian shale plays will supply 55% of the North American gas mar...
» Oil and Gas: Georgia doubles bond amount required for oil and gas well drilling permit
12/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
As of May 8, oil and gas well drilling operators, owners, drillers, and contractors in Georgia have been required to obtain a surety bond in a higher amount than previously required.
» GeoPark announces new Argentina acquisition and YPF partnership
11/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: “GPRK”), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and Chile, today ...
» Oil and Gas: Pope to oil execs: Energy needs mustn't destroy civilization
11/06/18 18:00 from PennEnergy News
Pope Francis told leading oil executives Saturday that the transition to less-polluting energy sources "is a challenge of epochal proportions" and warned that satisfying the world's energy needs "must not destroy civilizat...