What will President Biden mean for Gulf of Mexico offshore operators?
Fear runs deep in Houston. In an average year, offshore industry conferences would draw oil industrialists from across the world…
21 Jan 2021
Covid-19 Oil & Gas Influencers trends: Covid-19 leads Twitter mentions in Q4 2020
Offshore Technology lists the top five terms tweeted by Covid-19 Oil & Gas Influencers in Q4 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweeted terms are the…
14 Jan 2021
Everything you need to know about Romania’s oil and gas industry
Before the Second World War, Romania used its onshore reserves to become Europe’s largest oil producer. The US air force mounted one of its mostly costly war missions to damage…
13 Jan 2021
The Norwegian oil and gas projects pulling in investment
In November, the official Norwegian statistics agency Statistics Norway released figures showing how 2020 has changed the country’s oil and gas industry. While the agency’s estimates for 2021 rose in…
12 Jan 2021
Embattled and embrittled: how the offshore industry is tackling hydrogen embrittlement
While the offshore industry is among the most heavily-regulated and safety-conscious in the world, considering the tragic personal and environmental consequences that can come from operational failure, there is one…
11 Jan 2021
Around the world: how has Covid-19 affected offshore exploration?
According to data published by energy research firm Rystad, oil and gas exploration work remained stable over 2020, despite the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 73 new discoveries as…
08 Jan 2021
The leading causes of drilling rig disasters
Rig explosions, fires, capsizing/sinking, oil spills, and the loss of workers and marine lives have been the most catastrophic forms of offshore oil and gas drilling disasters in recorded history.…