The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released an animation detailing the events leading up to the October 26, 2019, hydrogen sulfide release at the Aghorn Operating waterflood station in Odessa, Texas.

30-minute interview on the evolution of reliability and its role within the energy and process industries with Ryan Sitton, Texas Railroad Commissioner.

Galp said it had agreed to a deal to sell its exploration and production assets in Angola to SOMOIL for about $830 million.

U.S. shale drillers are struggling to meet strong demand for gas from domestic generators as well as customers in Europe and Asia scrambling for replacement supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—accounted for 79% of the 97 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of primary energy consumption in the United States during 2021.

Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil, Rosewood Exploration, and EBN Capital agree to progress the L10 large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage project in the Dutch North Sea.

According to the latest oil market report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), global oil supply may struggle to keep pace with demand next year.

Auto-refrigeration can impose low temperatures onto process vessels and piping causing them to be at risk of brittle fracture, the sudden break-before leak phenomena that can result in catastrophic rupture of the equipment.

As energy costs and geopolitical instability around the world continue to rise, API is calling on policymakers to confront the global mismatch between energy demand and available supply by supporting greater U.S. production and infrastructure.

In the midst of a global energy crisis, it could be the innovations of mechanical engineers that save us.

ConocoPhillips submitted on Monday a plan to develop an oil discovery in the Norwegian North Sea for 10.5 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.10 billion), the first of an expected rush of new petroleum projects to be launched in Norway this year.

ENI and Sonatrach sign strategic agreement to relaunch production in Algeria's Berkine basin and cooperate on decarbonization initiatives.

Damage to oil production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has kept output largely halted, however four Louisiana refineries, accounting for 1.3 million bpd of U.S. refining capacity, have initiated restart processes.

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Mubadala Petroleum and Eni have teamed up to investigate opportunities in the fields of hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization and storage, in furtherance of their respective decarbonization targets.

Pemex said on Monday that it has resumed 421,000 barrels-per-day in oil production and brought back online 125 wells following a deadly fire at an offshore platform on Aug. 22.

A fire broke out on Sunday at an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico run by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), injuring at least five people, the Mexican state oil and gas firm said.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released an animation detailing the events leading up to the October 26, 2019, hydrogen sulfide release at the Aghorn Operating waterflood station in Odessa, Texas. The release fatally injured...

The United States oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose three to 503, its highest since April 2020, energy services firm Baker Hughes Co said in its closely followed report on Friday.

In today's chemical and refining industries, sustained long term reliability of facilities is critical to profitability and competitiveness. In fact, history shows that differences in operating expenses between best-in-class refineries, and poor...

Oil and gas producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico have consolidated at a faster rate during the pandemic, new government data shows, as crashing prices squeezed out smaller drillers who had been seen as the industry’s future.

U.S. crude production rose 80,000 bpd in May to 11.231 million bpd, according to a monthly government report. The Energy Information Administration also revised its estimate of April production by 18,000 bpd to 11.151 mln bpd.

Total has changed its name to TotalEnergies and adopted a new visual identity to embody a broad energy company committed to producing and providing energies that are ever more affordable, reliable and clean.

The US Chemical Safety Board has released its final investigation report into the October 26, 2019 hydrogen sulfide (H2S) release that fatally injured two people at the Aghorn Operating, Inc. waterflood station in Odessa, Texas.

Oil producers on Monday shut offshore production and pulled workers off platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Energy companies forged ahead restoring oil and natural gas production in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico on Monday, three days after Hurricane Delta made landfall, said the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).

U.S. Gulf operators have begun evacuating personnel and shutting down facilities in preparation for Tropical Storm Delta, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane as it moves into warmer waters.

Chevron Corporation announced today that its acquisition of Noble Energy, Inc. has been completed following approval by Noble Energy shareholders.

U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips sees global demand returning to 100 million barrels per day and growing from there, with oil an "important part of the energy mix in any scenario" going forward, a senior executive said on Thursday.

Royal Dutch Shell is looking to slash up to 40% off the cost of producing oil and gas in a major drive to save cash so it can overhaul its business and focus more on renewable energy and power markets, sources told Reuters.

The OmniScan™ X3 64 phased array and TFM flaw detector is equipped with enhanced phased capabilities and even faster TFM. The rugged and portable instrument features powerful 64-element probes with a 128-aperture TFM.

The U.S. returned to being a net energy exporter in August despite disruptions from Hurricane Laura and ongoing uncertainty over the pandemic, according to data recently released by the American Petroleum Institute.

Chevron Corporation recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Noble Energy, Inc. to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Noble Energy in an all-stock transaction valued at $5 billion, or $10.38 per share.

API is currently seeking presentations abstracts for the 2021 Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Summit, scheduled for June 7-10, 2021 in San Antonio, TX. The deadline to submit your abstract for consideration is September 15, 2020.

U.S. petroleum exports hit a new all-time high of 9.0 million barrels per day (mb/d) in the final month of 2019, according to data released today from the American Petroleum Institute’s December 2019 Monthly Statistical Report (MSR).

Encana Corporation recently announced its intention to establish corporate domicile in the United States. As part of this process, the new company will rebrand under the name Ovintiv, Inc.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the inspection process, enabling automatic defect detection and even higher data integrity. With our DIMATE PACS software, we help you optimize your inspection workflows and benefit from the use of AI...

Occidental Petroleum Corporation has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in a transaction valued at $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko’s debt.

The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its final investigation report into the January 22, 2018 blowout that fatally injured five workers at the Pryor Trust gas well located in Pittsburgh County, OK.

Annual U.S. crude oil production reached a record level of 10.96 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2018, 1.6 million bpd (17%) higher than 2017 levels.

The U.S. will drive global oil supply growth over the next five years thanks to the remarkable strength of its shale industry, triggering a rapid transformation of world oil markets according to the IEA's annual oil market forecast.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) this week announced the implementation of a new Risk-Based Inspection Program that employs a systematic framework to identify facilities and operations that exhibit a high-risk profile.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018), which includes its Reference case and a number of sensitivity cases. The AEO2018 Reference case shows continued development of the U.S. shale...

U.S. crude oil production reached 10.038 million barrels per day (b/d) in November 2017, according to Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Petroleum Supply Monthly. November’s production is the first time since 1970 that monthly U.S....

The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released a safety alert on January 5, 2018 discussing gas hazards on production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The alert highlights findings from BSEE's Gulf of Mexico-wide inspection...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with Wilson Oil, Inc., (doing business as Wilcox & Flegel Oil Co.) for alleged Clean Water Act spill prevention violations at its Longview Terminal facility in Longview, Washington.