Production & SCM
The importance of API 20E and API 20F bolting standards
Standard specifies requirements for alloy and carbon steel bolting
Conference tools to help oil and gas companies to stay productive working remotely
New technology allows “social distancing” for essential workers in the field, allowing them to understand, plan and coordinate effectively from home.
Offshore oil and gas platforms emitting more methane than thought
University of Michigan researchers found offshore energy platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are emitting more methane than previously thought.
Trade agreement between U.S., China should be reinterpreted for long-term oil and gas value
Rice University experts at the Baker Institute for Public Policy argue in an issue brief that the trade deal with the U.S. and China should be reinterpreted to allow for better long-term benefits relating to oil and gas.
Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals
Rice University researchers reveal the critical role of molecular confinement in interpreting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which will lead to better interpretation by the oil and gas industry.
In a time of uncertainty, get a firm grip on operations
How will the technology landscape evolve in the still-to-be-determined “new normal”?
Pemex in no position to maintain output profitably regardless of OPEC+ requests
The OPEC+ agreement does not work well for Pemex, which was already struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData.
Pipeline agency eases safety rules due to COVID-19
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a stay on enforcement, applicable only to requirements for pipeline operator employee qualifications and training and for hazardous material carriers.
The impact of digitalization on the oil & gas industry
An interview with Bently Nevada’s Terry Knight
Permian Basin production has been negatively affected by oil price war, coronavirus
GlobalData reports that permian operators will remain forced to reduce their capex given the uncertainty generated by low oil demand and the coronavirus (COVID-19) related economic downturn as well as an oil flood by Russia and Saudi Arabia.