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Tributes to petrophysicist

Sep 02, 2013

Centrica Energy has paid tribute to the life of one of its pioneering exploration engineers who first discovered gas in Morecambe Bay Retired Chief Petrophysicist John Bains has died following a distinguished career which saw him discover one of the UK’s largest gas fields…

Colloquy: Ars longa, vita brevis

Sep 01, 2013

Colloquy: Editor’s Column This adage was adapted from the first two lines of Aphorismi, written by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates about 400 BCE. They translate: “life is short, arts (crafts, techniques) long,” which can be taken…

Publisher’s Column: Self- less

Sep 01, 2013

The oil & gas industry is about people. Every human being on the planet has benefited from the work this industry does. People also represent one of the industry’s biggest challenges. There is a global shortage of staff. There are not enough qualified people to fill the many open positions…

Restructure and new MD for Reef Subsea

Aug 30, 2013

Reef Subsea is to restructure its business into two divisions - one focused on integrated subsea projects and to be led by a new managing director. Reef Subsea Integrated Projects, formed by the merger of Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway…

CFO leaves Lamprell

Aug 28, 2013

The group chief finance officer of United Arab Emirates-based rig builder Lamprell is to leave the business. Frank Nelson, who joined Lamprell last year, is to return to the UK for personal reasons, said Lamprell, which is due to announce its half year results tomorrow (August 29)…

New director joins BSEE

Aug 15, 2013

The Obama administration selected Coast Guard veteran Brian Salerno as director of the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Salerno previously served as a former Vice Admiral in the US Coast Guard. He will take over the position from James Watson…

Eni, Mozambique reach tax deal

Aug 13, 2013

Eni S.p.A. CEO Paolo Scaroni and Eni E&P COO Claudio Descalzi met with Mozambique President Armando Guebuza today in Changara, the mineral district of Tete province in western Mozambique, to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the country…

Divers complete Subsea 7 dry hyperbaric welding trials in Aberdeen

Aug 06, 2013

A group of divers have completed specialist coded welding trials at a leading north-east Scotland oil and gas industry support and training facility to prepare them for work in the Norwegian sector. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC)…

CIGI urges Canada to increase Arctic operations

Jul 25, 2013

To prepare Canada’s northern communities for the “New Arctic,” the federal government needs to devote greater policy attention and resources to strategic Arctic maritime areas such as Nunavut, says a new policy brief issued by The Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)…

NOIA’s Randall Luthi Testifies at U.S. Senate Hearing

Jul 24, 2013

NOIA’s Randall Luthi Testifies at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing Says Revenue Sharing and Offshore Access are Inextricably Linked During testimony today at a US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on offshore energy revenue sharing…

Colloquy: Sylvia Earle receives Hubbard Medal

Jul 24, 2013

Colloquy: Editor’s Column American oceanographer Dr. Sylvia A. Earle recently received the Hubbard Medal, the National Geographic Society’s highest honor, recognizing “leadership in exploration, science, environmental stewardship and education…

Voices: “Which is harder: recruitment or retention?”

Jul 18, 2013

A few good recruits. The oil and gas industry is the one, rare sector still hiring, but vacancies remain. We reached out to companies to ask, “Which is harder: recruitment or retention?” They go handin- hand…

Entrance and Egress

Jul 18, 2013

ABB appointed Ulrich Spiesshofer, the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, to succeed Joe Hogan as CEO, effective September 15. Marcio Rocha Mello, founder and CEO of Brazilian E&P firm HRT, has resigned his position…

Back to Basics with Offshore Installation Services President Mike Earlam

Jul 18, 2013

Mike Earlam joined Aberdeen-based Offshore Installation Services (OIS), an Aceton company, as president in April. OIS specializes in providing support for construction, maintenance, installation and decommissioning projects. As leader of OIS…

Navigating the pitch and roll of broadband seismic

Jul 15, 2013

Last month’s Annual Meeting of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) in London was by far the largest in the EAGE’s history. Over 8000 delegates showed up at the conference and exhibition at the Excel Centre in London to create plenty of buzz…

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