Frac sand, which gets blasted through shale rocks to unlock oil and natural gas, is averaging $55 a ton, up from $22 at the end of 2021. Demand is climbing as oil explorers turn the taps back on after Covid-driven cutbacks. SourceContinue Reading
A set of reports due to be published in the coming months will show how companies in the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry supply chain can expand to cleaner energies, including carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), hydrogen and offshore wind. SourceContinue Reading
For over 20 years, the World Oil Awards have recognized and honored the upstream energy industry’s leading innovators and innovations and recognized changes in technology that have made a lasting impact. Nominations for this year’s awards will be accepted through this Saturday, July 9, at midnight CST. SourceContinue Reading
Urgent moves to bring forward the construction of “energy islands” – giant new offshore renewable energy conversion and transmission plants – are being supported by a major new safety advisory and assurance study. SourceContinue Reading
West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped as much as 10%, the most since March 9, while oil headed for its worst trading day in almost three months as recession fears iced markets, outweighing a fundamentally tight supply market. SourceContinue Reading
Varel Energy Solutions (VES) announced it has acquired Sledgehammer Oil Tools, an international leader in the supply of oilfield casing, cementing and completion products. SourceContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), one of the largest utilities in Europe Middle East and Africa, completed the strategic review of its oil and gas business announced in September 2021. SourceContinue Reading
North Sea-focused oil and gas operator Ithaca Energy announced that its acquisition of Siccar Point Energy, an Aberdeen-based energy company, has been completed with all conditions having been met. SourceContinue Reading
Norway approved higher production from key natural-gas fields in an effort to maintain record exports as Europe reels from cuts in Russian supply. SourceContinue Reading
CGG announced today that Sercel, its Sensing & Monitoring division, was selected as the successful bidder for the acquisition of ION Geophysical Corporation’s (ION) software business. SourceContinue Reading
