Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell’s Arctic grounding
The Coast Guard will kick off hearings Monday on how a Shell rig used for Arctic Ocean exploratory drilling ended up aground off a remote Alaska island. More »
A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing
The European Union’s executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible price-fixing. More »
Gulf of Mexico growth increases need for storm evac planning
The growth in deep-water operations in the Gulf of Mexico has increased the need for emergency transportation facilities that can move workers out of harm’s way in case of of a hurricane. More »
Tech Talk – The Dangers of Complacency
Perceptions based on perhaps too small a collection of information can lead into opinions that, on investigation, turn out to be incorrect. Just recently a couple of friends had mentioned that charities that they are associated with were seeing a decl… More »
It’s not MTV, but there are videos at Technip’s booth
A 10-minute wide-screen countdown to the world debut of a video about Technip’s state-of-the-art subsea pipelay vessel – which will be one of the fastest and longest in the world – took on an even more dramatic tone when it was broadcast on a 154-inch by 91-inch display made of up of 16 screens. More »
Megaprojects change countries, but breed trouble
There is a growing number of oil megaprojects in the world that are so huge that they transform national economies and educational systems. But their size and complexity has led to costly problems. More »
Shell announces plans to build world’s deepest production facility
Royal Dutch Shell plans to build the world’s deepest production facility in the Gulf of Mexico — a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) — the company said Wednesday morning, More »
Shell’s chief technology officer talks about his job – and how a child’s toy inspired an offshore idea
Shell Chief Technology Officer Gerald Schotman sat down with FuelFix to talk about the joys and challenges of his job. More »
Houstonian wins OTC award for career in offshore safety
Ken Arnold is the 2013 recipient of the OTC Distinguished Achievement Award, given for technological, humanitarian, environmental and leadership contributions to the industry. More »
Equipment firms feel pressure as deep-water work heats up
These conditions were deemed too difficult to drill in even 10 years ago, but now are considered the next frontier among many of the oil industry experts gathered at Reliant Park for the Offshore Technology Conference. More »
Who’s at OTC: Patrice Stewart, civil engineer
FuelFix is combing the crowd to get attendees’ thoughts on the state of the offshore energy industry and their OTC experience. Here are excerpts from our chat with Shell civil engineer Patrice Stewart. More »
OTC 2013 preps for a bigger, more diverse audience
This week’s Offshore Technology Conference will have a more consciously diverse focus than ever before, with a program full of speakers from around the world. More »
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