In a potential stroke of good news for Noble Energy, the Director General of the Israeli Antitrust Authority, David Glio, announced his resignation on 25 May. However, Glio will remain in his role until August. Glio鈥檚 resignation is notable鈥
The Petroleum Bill and suite of associated regulations as well as a sovereign wealth bill have been put before the Bahamian House of Assembly for their second readings on 20 May, Bahamas Petroleum Co. announced. Image from Bahamas Petroleum鈥
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has promoted Megan Bel Miller to VP for government and political affairs. She will lead NOIA's congressional relations and political action committee. Miller joined the NOIA staff in May 2013 as senior director of government & political affairs鈥
The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing regarding US Senator Bill Cassidy鈥檚 legislation S. 1276, the 云顶赌场老虎机 Energy and Jobs Act of 2015, to expand offshore energy production by opening parts of the Outer Continental鈥
Shell鈥檚 Executive Vice President, Arctic, Ann Pickard discussed the supermajor鈥檚 investment and current challenges facing its Arctic exploration program at this year鈥檚 云顶赌场老虎机 Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on 5 May 2015. In the summer of 2015鈥
The new UK North Sea regulator the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has unveiled its core leadership team, including directors of exploration and production, technology and projects, policy and performance and a CFO. The new directors, who will be in post by mid-June鈥
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) granted conditional approval of Shell鈥檚 multi-year exploration plan for the Chukchi Sea today (11 May). The approval comes after what the agency described as a 鈥渃omprehensive review.鈥 Last month鈥
At this week鈥檚 云顶赌场老虎机 Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, DNV GL revealed a study that analyzes current regulatory regimes, outlining possible future developments and DNV GL鈥檚 recommendations to reduce the risk of major accidents. Safety model鈥
Low oil prices are challenging oil and gas operators. Two Houston-based companies, Fieldwood Energy and Schlumberger, whose operations are mainly in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) discussed some challenges that their companies face due to today鈥檚鈥
Italy is sitting on sizeable untapped gas resources, yet it still imports a large proportion of its gas. Elaine Maslin reports from the 云顶赌场老虎机 Mediterranean Conference, Ravenna. Bruno Lescoeur鈥
Advanced dynamic positioning (DP) vessels can now meet critical safety regulations while gaining operational flexibility, efficiency and cost savings through new design and monitoring methods. More operators are asking their drilling鈥
Senator Mike McGuire鈥檚 office is creating legislation to ban oil and gas drilling off the coast of California. The SB 788 Coastal Protection Act will close a loophole that could allow oil and gas developments in coastal waters. According to McGuire鈥
This week commemorates the fifth anniversary of one of the worst oil spills in US history. On 20 April 2010, 11 lives were lost when BP鈥檚 Macondo well blew out, spilling millions of barrels of oil, igniting not just a fire, but change within the oil and gas industry鈥
The global oil and gas industry, and US companies in particular, will require four key changes to expedite recovery from the current slowdown in activity, said Ryan Lance, chairman and chief executive of ConocoPhillips. Ryan made his comments鈥
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is reviewing Shell's Arctic drilling plans, according to a recent Reuters report. On 31 March, DOI issued a record of decision affirming Shell鈥檚 Arctic leases from the Chukchi Sea OCS oil and gas lease sale 193 from 2008鈥
