Oil and Gas Production and Operations
This oil and gas operations resource focuses on world oil production, offshore oil production, oil management initiatives, and gas production.
Total buys Maersk Oil in North Sea vote of confidence
August 25 by Oil & Gas IQ EditorSupermajor splashes the cash for Danish operator’s North Sea holdingsTotal S.A. has agreed to buy the AP-Moller-Maersk Group’s oil and gas arm in a $7.45bn takeover announced this week.The...
Statoil shows faith in North Sea and Arctic prospects
August 18 by Diana RaicuDespite high break-even prices, the Norwegian energy giant is pushing the North Sea envelopeThe Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway has green-lit Statoil’s plan for two drilling projects in...
Scotland’s biggest newspaper runs with Oil & Gas IQ decommissioning story
August 07 by Diana RaicuThe oil and gas industry is finally talking about dismantling the elephant in the roomThe tanking of oil and gas prices in 2014 has had a trenchant effect on the industry at large, with full spectru...
How automation improved the world’s biggest chemicals producer
August 03 by Tim HaïdarThe digital revolution is beginning to take hold in the hydrocarbons industry, bringing with it improvements in productivity that were hitherto unimagined. In this interview with the Glob...
Five things we've found out about operational excellence since 2014
July 25 by Tim HaïdarSince September 2014, the oil and gas industry has suffered its deepest price depression in a decade. The result has been almost half a million redundancies and early retirements, record bankruptcies...
Painting energy’s operational excellence triptych
July 19 by Tim HaïdarThe oil industry’s recovery is underway, and those companies leading the charge have shown that success is a picture painted in three partsThe plunge in oil prices has seen an impact on capital megapr...
Three technological advances to take your projects to the next level
July 17 by Leandro BasilioIn the final part of his analysis into the best ways to manage an offshore development, Leandro Basilio concludes with his breakdown of core areas for novel technology employment and ultimate recommen...
Assessing Ecosystem Liabilities of Oil and Gas Activities in Southern Nigeria
May 11 by Dr. Yaw A TwumasiSince the discovery of oil in the Niger Delta region, the sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s economy came at a huge environmental cost involving recurrent spills resulting in the spewing of oil into s...
The Five Key Steps to Achieving Lasting Success from your Competency Development Strategy
February 26 by Oil & Gas IQEver wondered what makes the difference between a world-class, effective competency system, and one that dies in the water? Oil & Gas IQ have the answers.
Improving efficiencies, and increasing safety
April 30 by Oil & Gas IQDuring shutdowns, your enterprise needs to effectively address the potential pain points of cost, efficiency, and safety. Find out how in this exlusive piece.
Understanding API 6A Gate Valves (Infographic)
October 11 by Sumit DuttaIn this infographic from Mirage Machines get an overview of API 6A gate valves and includes gate valve basics, what the API 6A standard covers and why valves fail.
How Rubber Sealing Manufacturers Are Adjusting to Methanol
September 28 by Oil & Gas IQ NewsHow Rubber Sealing Manufacturers Are Adjusting to MethanolMethanol is playing a growing role in the petrochemical industry. U.S. imports hit an 11-month high this July, reaching 278,500 mt to nearly d...