Tag: oil and gas industry

BP announced the start-up of Na Kika Phase 3, a project supporting BPs strategy of growing high-margin production at four BP-operated hubs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico

he Offshore Safety & Risk forum scheduled on 11-12 February at Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel in Norway will update on preventing offshore accidents and the EU Offshore safety directive and changing industry practices.

Offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation is moving further offshore and deeper underwater as energy companies seek for promising incentive

A new report, developed by Offshore Network, focuses on barrier and project interface management and includes an industry leading well control program by utilizing latest non-technical best practices and lessons learnt.

Amid a positive outlook for the industry in 2014, senior oil and gas professionals have predicted that a deficit of skilled professionals will be the biggest barrier to the growth of their businesses in 2014, according to a research report released today by DNV GL.

Senior oil and gas professionals expect the USA and Brazil to be the two most favourable investment destinations in 2014, according to a new research report released today by DNV GL,

GAO has issued a report on the status of regulatory activities and permitting of air emissions on Alaska's outer continental shelf (OCS) as follows:

All vessels engaged in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Qatar will be required to have a valid Offshore Vessel Inspection Database (OVID) inspection.

Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response and Safety in the Arctic Ocean The Pew Charitable Trusts has recently issued a new report entitled as ''Arctic Standards: Recommendations on Oil Spill Prevention, Response and Safety in the US Arctic Ocean'' analysing the Alaska-sized challenges confronting oil companies that do business in the region and calls on federal regulators to impose baseline standards that would govern offshore oil and gas activity at the top of the world.What Are Arctic StandardsArctic OCS (Outer Continental Shelf) standards would provide consistent requirements on how to design, build, install, and operate equipment to safely explore and develop oil and gas resources and respond to accidents in the region using best Arctic science, technology, and practices.Arctic standards should account for the area's remote location, lack of infrastructure, and unique operating conditions due to the severe and changing climate to ensure that oil spills are prevented and the capability exists to respond to a worst-case oil spill.These are some of the changes that Pew recommends: Vessels, drilling rigs, and facilities should be built to withstand maximum ice forces and sea states that may be encountered. Equipment needed to control a spill, such as relief rigs and well-control containment ...

The Risks of Drilling in Alaskas Arctic Ocean