December 2020

Thanks to the global increase in oil prices BP’s profits more than doubled in 2017.In 2017 BP made $6.2bn ($4.4bn), up from $2.6bn in 2016.Chief executive Bob Dudley said it “as one of the strongest years in BP’s recent history”.The...

Paul Rose OFTEC Chief Executive 2016The new Chief Executive for OFTEC (Oil Firing Technical Association) is to be Paul Rose, who will take over on 1 August 2016 from outgoing Director General Jeremy Hawksley, following Jeremy’s retirement.Currently Technical Director for OFTEC,...

Oklahoma Rig ExplosionThe explosion happened at approximately 8.45am Monday in eastern OklahomaThere were more than 20 employees at the well when the explosion occured Fires continued for hours after the incidentFive people are reported as missing after an explosion ripped through...