Offshore Technology Conference attendance remains strong in 2015
May 8, 2015
Experts from the offshore energy industry around the world came together 4–7 May for the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) at NRG Park in Houston. More than 94,700 attendees from 130 countries gathered at the annual conference, demonstrating OTC’s position as the leading forum to exchange ideas and opinions to advance scientific and technical knowledge for the safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable development of offshore oil and gas resources. It is the sixth largest attendance in the 47-year history of OTC.

Petro One Energy completes production test at Viking well
May 8, 2015
Petro One Energy Corp. has confirmed oil production from its horizontal Viking earning well 6- 22- 30- 27W3 at Milton, Saskatchewan based on an initial 54-day production test.

Proserv successfully delivers opening phase of record contract
May 7, 2015
Energy services company Proserv has successfully completed the first phase of one of its largest contracts yet to provide subsea control systems for deepwater

Asia remains resilient in the shifting global energy landscape
May 7, 2015
The Offshore Technology Conference Asia (OTC Asia) 2016 was launched at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. Following the event’s

Occidental Petroleum Board approves succession plan
May 7, 2015
Occidental Petroleum Corporation says that its board of directors has approved a CEO succession plan and promoted Vicki A. Hollub to Senior Executive Vice President

Sefton Resources provides company and trading update
May 7, 2015
The board of Sefton provides an update on the Company, its activities and its financial position. The Company's primary business assets at present are its two subsidiaries operating in Kansas, USA:

American Eagle Energy appoints Chief Financial Officer
May 7, 2015
American Eagle Energy Corporation says that, effective as of the close of business on April 30, 2015, Kirk Stingley resigned as the Company's Chief Financial Officer

Pacific Rubiales confirms offer and exclusive discussions; $6 billion ALFA takeover on the cards
May 7, 2015
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has entered into exclusive discussions in respect of an offer from ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. and Harbour Energy Ltd., whereby

Abilene commences drilling at next CKU well, Bushton #1-36
May 7, 2015
Abilene Oil and Gas Limited says that drilling of the next well at the Central Kansas Uplift Project has commenced as advised by the joint venture operator CMX Inc.

Titan Energy commences drilling second Allen test
May 7, 2015
Australian oil and gas company Titan Energy Ltd is pleased to provide an update on the operations of its multi-well developmental drilling program on Allen Dome.

Royale Energy acquires rights to drill and develop in the Ballinger field
May 7, 2015
Royale Energy, Inc. has reached an agreement to drill up to 30 wells in the Ballinger Oil Field in Runnels County, TX with three initial wells to be drilled

Tracerco invites the oil and gas industry to challenge them with their toughest flowline issue and discover Discovery™
May 7, 2015
Tracerco, part of the FTSE 100 Johnson Matthey Plc, is inviting oil and gas companies to challenge the efficacy of their innovative OTC Spotlight on New Technology 2015 winning, Discovery™ Subsea CT Scanner. Following several successful deployments in the Gulf of Mexico, Tracerco is inviting operators to send sealed sections of coated pipeline with an unidentified abnormality. Tracerco will then scan the test piece using Discovery™ at one of its state of the art subsea testing facilities.

Baker Hughes introduces GaugePro Echo on-command digital reamer
May 7, 2015
Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of its GaugePro™ Echo on-command digital reamer, the industry’s first bi-directional digital reaming tool.

M-I SWACO releases new fluid and cuttings separator
May 7, 2015
I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, has released the SCREEN PULSE† fluid and cuttings separator. Easily installed onto new or existing shale shakers,

Petrobras Director Solange Guedes presents pre-salt results and prospects in talk at 2015 OTC
May 7, 2015
Petrobras’ Exploration and Production Director, Solange Guedes, presented an overview of pre-salt in her talk entitled “Pre-Salt: What Has Been Done

Range completes sale of Range Resources Drilling Services Limited
May 6, 2015
Range is pleased to advise that the sale of Range Resources Drilling Services Limited to LandOcean Energy Services Co. Ltd., has completed.

Chesapeake appoints Executive VP - Exploration, Land and Subsurface Technology
May 6, 2015
Chesapeake Energy Corporation says that Frank Patterson will join the company as Executive Vice President - Exploration, Land and Subsurface Technology.

Baker Hughes introduces Wireline Service to deliver precise pressure data
May 6, 2015
Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of its FTeX™ advanced formation pressure testing service, which uses downhole automation and real-time

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

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

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

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