OGUK: Investment in North Sea projects plunges 90% in 2016

Sparking fears for the long-term future of the industry, the UK upstream segment is expected to approve fewer than £1 billion in spending on new North Sea projects compared with an average of £8 billion/year over the past 5 years, according to Oil & Gas UK’s 2016 Activity Survey published Feb. 23. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude oil prices drop slightly

Light, sweet crude oil prices on the New York market dropped slightly to settle below $33/bbl on Feb. 26 and appeared to be staying relatively flat in early Feb. 29 trading. Analysts suggested investors are waiting on news about a possible oil-production freeze to set price direction. Source: News


Talking about safety

Rapidly shrinking numbers of people performing rapidly diminishing amounts of work should generate fewer total accidents. That’s a rare advantage of a devastating market collapse. Source: News


Ice crystals and laser beams

Four emerging technologies were recently recognized as possible fledgling solutions to reducing water usage in onshore oil and natural gas operations. Source: News