CERAWeek: service companies cry foul on feds Oil & gas companies are still reeling from the aftershocks of the BP Macondo disaster and the subsequent deepwater drilling moratorium nearly a year after the event, CERAWeek speakers said.
CERAWeek: US shouldn't tap into strategic reserve In light of the political conflict in the Middle East that has caused a drop in production and an increase in oil price, Total chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie urged the US not to dip into its strategic oil reserve.
IADC: better business through process safety The oil & gas industry must focus on process safety and what it measures in terms of safety, speakers said during the third plenary session at SPE/IADC Drilling Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam.
IADC: An industry under pressure Oil prices may be kicking around the $100/bbl mark, but banks are twitchy about the oil & gas industry. At the same time, companies are finding it challenging to safely meet the local content level for personnel that countries around the world are demanding.
IADC: people, tech, paranoia fuel competition People and technology are two areas where companies strive to remain sustainably competitive, a Total executive said at the SPE/IADC Drilling Exhibition & Conference.
We just had some safety speakers come and talk on the oil rig I work on. It was a good reminder of how dangerous it is to do what we do. But they brought it all up in a really fun way. Not something we get on the rig much.
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