All articles by Taylor Heyman

Building Information Modelling: designing and maintaining offshore rigs

Building information modelling (BIM) has been heralded as a cutter of costs, saviour of client, contractor and supplier relationships and…
OPEC: at pains to proves its relevance in today’s global oil market

The 12 members of OPEC met on Thursday to discuss ongoing strategy. Following a wider meeting of oil market players…
Should offshore oil look to the motoring industry?

Oil offshore of the UK continental shelf (UKCS) is a large contributor to the country's economy, paying £2.2bn in corporate…
Iran post-sanctions: oil riches unlocked?

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) certified on 16 January that Iran had met its commitment to reducing its sensitive…
Saudi Aramco: privately going public?

When Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hinted at selling shares in state-owned Saudi Aramco in January, speculation…

Israel’s Leviathan gas deal: not out of the woods yet

When Texas based Noble Energy and Israeli partner Delek struck gas off the coast of Israel in 2010 it was…
Subsea Systems Institute: restoring faith in offshore oil and gas

The Subsea Systems Institute (SSI) was established in Houston at the beginning of 2015 as a publicly funded research centre.…
Calling all wearables: oil and gas needs you

From fitness trackers to cameras, wearable technology rose to the top of consumer wish lists last year. Advances in smartphone…
Flying in the workforce: Air Partner forges ahead with new services

The Oil & Gas UK 2015 Demographics Report published in July showed that 64,113 people travelled offshore to the UK…