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Top 10 Oil & Gas Companies: BP
March 07 by Sumit DuttaEver heard of BP? What about Anglo-Persian Oil or the Burma Oil Co.? Read our latest piece on the long and varied history of British Petroleum.
Editorial: Collaboration & The $49 Billion Puppy
October 06 by Tim HaïdarAs five years of legal bagarre come to an end, and BP hands over $20.8 billion for the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, get the our angle, now.
Editorial: Deepwater Horizon five years on
April 21 by Tim Haïdar"Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream."- Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931)
Deepwater Horizon - Anatomy of a Disaster
April 20 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorOn April 20th 2010, 11 men lost their lives after an explosion aboard the dynamically-positioned, semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. The well blowout and resultant oil spill pumped 3.2...
What’s All This Talk About Lockdown Sleeves?
April 07 by Derek ParkSoon after the Macondo disaster the US authorities (at that time BOEMRE, the Bureau of Ocean Energy management, Regulation and Enforcement) issued what became known as the ‘drilling safety rule’.
Risk Management: The Danger Is 10 Years From Now
February 28 by Tim HaïdarIn this exclusive interview for Oil & Gas IQ, Mark Roberton, Director, Risk Management and Insurance at Nexen Inc. speaks to us about the key issues that companies should bear in mind with regards t...
Breakdown: Process Safety In The Oil & Gas Industry
October 03 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorEffective Process Safety Management is critical in the oil and gas industry. In this piece we document the following four major incidents where process safety management failed resulting in tragedy a...
TED Talk: Carl Safina "The Oil Spill's unseen culprits, victims"
July 23 by TED Talks"We put the murderer in charge of the crime scene." — on BP’s clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much: it's bad. Carl Safina sc...
Oil & Gas Safety: The Derek Park Reports
May 30 by Sumit DuttaIn this resource centre safety expert Derek Park presents in depth examinations on how safety is currently addressed and more importantly, what needs to be done in the future. In this section you will...
The BP Trial - Phase 1 Ends, 7 Questions Remain....
May 14 by Derek ParkWith the conclusion of phase 1 of the oil and gas industry's spotlight trial, there will be no further court testimony until phase 2, now scheduled for September 16th. Phase two will look at the eve...
Gavels In the Gulf: The BP Trial - Week 8 In Review
April 30 by Derek ParkBP Rests Its Case Week 8 of the trial saw BP complete its case. Witnesses included the onshore Well Team Leader (WTL) and their Gulf of Mexico Vice President, Wells and Completions, at the time of...
Gavels In the Gulf: The BP Trial - Week 7 In Review
April 16 by Derek ParkBP On the Stand Week 7 saw BP field a string of witnesses; outside experts as well as its own people. We visited many if the topics from previous week and saw BP having to defend its corporate ma...