Tendeka Appoints BD Manager for S. America
Tendeka has appointed a new business development manager for South America as the company increases its support for oil and gas operators in the region.Renato Barbedo will work with operators across the continent to deploy Tendeka’s broad…
ORCA Hub Readies Drones for Offshore Energy
A consortium of five universities, including Heriot-Watt University, working with 35 industrial and innovation partners, has unveiled the latest results from its research collaboration.The largest academic center in the world for research…
Hardy Takes Over as Vitol CEO
Ian Taylor, who helped build Vitol into the world's biggest oil trader, will step down as chief executive and continue as chairman, the company said on Friday, naming a long-time ally and insider, Russell Hardy, as the new group CEO. Taylor…
DNV GL to Host Event at Spadeadam Facility
The UK Explosion Liaison Group (UKELG) is to hold its 35th anniversary event at DNV GL’s Spadeadam Testing and research facility, in Cumbria. The event, is to be held from October 10th to 12th 2017. Four topics will cover themes for the three day meeting…
Petrobras Names New Board Chief for BR Distribuidora Fuels Unit
Brazil's Petrobras named Segen Farid Estefen interim chairman of the board of BR Distribuidora SA, the fuels unit in which the state-run oil company is seeking a new business partner, according to a Wednesday securities filing. Estefen,…
O&G JIPs Target Seismic Imaging, Cyclone Forecasting
Global oil and gas companies have funded two joint industry projects (JIP) through the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), the details of which will be announced at the Technology Showcase conference and exhibition in Aberdeen Wednesday.
Kemp: Carbon Capture's Energy Penalty Problem
SaskPower's Boundary Dam Unit #3, the first utility-scale power plant to be fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS), has produced a surge in media interest since becoming operational this month. But it also illustrates the formidable…
Scientists Use E.coli Bacteria to Create Fossil Fuel Alternative
British and Finnish scientists have found a way of generating renewable propane using a bacterium widely found in the human intestine and say the finding is a step to commercial production of a fuel that could one day be an alternative to fossil fuel reserves.
