Better contract management will be key to reducing operating costs in the UKCSSep 14, 2015More active contract management in the UK oil and gas industry could deliver significant savings for companies within a supply chain worth
Jotachar's benefits drive huge sales volumes in the oil and gas industrySep 11, 2015Jotachar JF750, the industry’s first mesh-free Passive Fire Protection (PFP) epoxy coating system for structural steel, is rapidly setting new standards
Stirling Group aims to reduce driving related incidents with accredited trainingSep 11, 2015Driving related incidents are still the single largest cause of fatalities in the oil and gas industry. Every 30 seconds someone, somewhere,
Nexen responds to AER suspension orderSep 1, 2015As part of our Process Safety Management program, Nexen Energy ULC initiated an internal audit of our corporate pipeline integrity
Canadian Oil Sands provides information on process incident at Syncrude UpgraderAug 31, 2015Early on August 29, a process fire occurred in the interconnecting piping between the hydrotreating units and environmental units
Alliance Pipeline commences flaring in Southeast SaskatchewanAug 11, 2015Alliance Pipeline has commenced flaring operations to remove natural gas containing hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from its mainline pipeline system.
Rockhopper Exploration gets government approval for Ombrina Mare projectAug 11, 2015Rockhopper Exploration plc is pleased to provide the following update on the status of the Ombrina Mare project in Italy. The Italian Government has announced that the Environmental Impact Assessment
Alliance Pipeline to shutdown mainline pipeline systemAug 7, 2015Alliance Pipeline advises that an amount of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) entered into its mainline pipeline system as a result of complications experienced
Nexen responds to a pipeline failure near its Long Lake facility in AlbertaJul 20, 2015Nexen Energy ULC (Nexen) is responding to an incident at its Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray. In the afternoon of July 15, 2015, an emulsion leak from a pipeline was discovered within
Canacol gets environmental permit for pipeline expansionJul 14, 2015Canacol Energy Ltd. says that the Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales has approved the environmental permit enabling Promigas
Frontera Resources reaches 1 million hours safety milestoneJul 13, 2015Frontera Resources Corporation says that during the month of June 2015, it surpassed another milestone of more than one million man hours
DSL Singapore accredited OHSAS 18001 for Health and SafetyJul 13, 2015DSL Singapore formally demonstrates its commitment to health and safety in the workplace by achieving this certification. The certification states our
Stirling Group adds to recognised accreditations with global lifting standardJul 7, 2015Stirling Group has become a Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) accredited member company. The organisation, which operates in 25 countries with offices in UK,
BP to settle federal, state and local Deepwater Horizon claims for up to $18.7 billionJul 6, 2015The Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR) made by the Financial Conduct Authority govern amongst other matters the disclosure
Husky Energy undertaking aintenance at Lloydminster upgraderJul 6, 2015Husky Energy is undertaking maintenance at its Lloydminster Upgrader that will see operations temporarily suspended for
Stirling Group expands training centre in KurdistanJun 29, 2015Stirling Group has made a significant investment in a new Middle Eastern training centre for all oil & gas and construction workers in Kurdistan, Iraq.
Ascent Resources receives provisional award of IPPC PermitJun 25, 2015The Board of Ascent is pleased to announce that it received a provisional Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Permit from the Environmental Agency
Safety first as Optimus Seventh Generation breaks into decommissioningJun 24, 2015Optimus Seventh Generation has strengthened its safety portfolio by securing its first decommissioning contract in a six figure agreement with a major North Sea operator.
Transerv receives formal approval of the Environmental Plan for Warro JV wellsJun 12, 2015Transerv Energy Limited (TSV) has achieved an important milestone in its preparations to drill Warro-5 and 6. In the past week, the company received formal
Harding increasing safety on board 2015's Ship of the YearJun 5, 2015The life-saving systems on board all five vessels nominated for Ship of the Year 2015 award were delivered by Harding. 'We congratulate the winner Skandi Africa,
Cenovus temporarily shuts down Foster Creek due to forest fireMay 26, 2015Cenovus Energy Inc. has safely evacuated all staff from its Foster Creek oil sands and Athabasca natural gas operations and shut down production as a precaution
Third Energy submits planning application for hydraulic stimulationMay 25, 2015Third Energy will submit a planning application to North Yorkshire County Council to hydraulically stimulate and test various geological formations, at the
Venoco updates impact on operations from Plains All American Pipeline incidentMay 22, 2015Venoco, Inc. stated that production activities have been temporarily halted on Platform Holly at the South Ellwood field in the Santa Barbara Channel
Transocean to pay $211m to settle claims from Deepwater Horizon oil spillMay 22, 2015The Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) spearheading the litigation emanating from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill today announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Transocean for $211,750,000 to settle claims against the company arising from the spill. The settlement, which will be overseen by Judge Carl A. Barbier of the Eastern District of Louisiana, includes two classes of eligible claimants similar to the settlement negotiated between the PSC and Halliburton last year.
