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OUR GREAT MINDS
It’s with deep sadness that we say goodbye to one of Newfoundland’s greatest men, Chesley Penney. Living a long and extremely successful life Ches was one of 12 children from Carbonear, who moved to St. John’s with a dream and vision. A father, an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Ches was an inspiring chap. Regrettably, at the […]
Noia, (Newfoundland Oil Industries Association) is pleased to announce James (Jim) Thistle, QC, formerly of McInnes Cooper and Richard Mandeville of TechnipFMC Canada Ltd. as recipients of the Outstanding Contribution Award and Rising Star Award, respectively. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION The Outstanding Contribution Award recognizes exemplary individuals who have influenced the development of our local oil and […]
Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, the annual awards recognise some of the industry’s most innovative technology developments as well as talented individuals and exceptional large and small company performance. This year’s shortlist comprises a wide cross-section of the offshore sector, with companies large and small, spanning a variety of sub-sectors, represented. […]
Oil producing regions are experiencing a major downturn in the economy. The last few months have been challenging for all business sectors, and anyone reliant on oil revenue (and in Newfoundland that’s just about every one of us) has felt the pinch in some capacity. Managing your reputation in this business climate has never been […]
THE WINNERS ARE: TECHMATION ELECTRIC & CONTROLS, STEP ENERGY SERVICES, CROSBIE SALAMIS LTD, COUGAR HELICOPTERS, THE OGM SAFETY RESULTS AWARD WINNER: Techmation Electric & Controls Ltd. Techmation Electric & Controls Ltd. provides a complete range of electrical and instrumentation services throughout Western Canada. Techmation is committed to achieving stellar performance and giving value to their […]
Petrotechnical Data Systems (PDS) is one of the biggest providers of software solution developers in the field of oil and gas industries. They recently unveiled a new Open Source Technology termed Wellsite Information Transfer Standard Markup Language (WITSML) for Energistics. Launched under the open Apache License, there are two categories of the software: the PDS […]
November 2016 Baker Hughes, a global leader in water and oil technologies, has commercially unveiled its TRETOLITE SNAP fluids separation technology. The inspiration behind the development of new technology was to help oil and gas operators to actively help with lowering costs and stable production levels while not compromising on the dry oil and the […]
What is NDT? Nondestructive testing or (NDT) consists of a variety of analysis techniques used in science and technology industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system and does not permanently alter the article being inspected. It is a technique that can save both money and time in product evaluation, troubleshooting, and […]
The world is now so much smaller than it used to be. With the advent of the Internet and high-speed broadband in millions of homes and businesses, people are connecting and interacting in ways that would never have been possible only a couple of decades ago. One place where this change is especially being felt […]
In the world of business, computers have become the foundation of how we live and work. Sitting at a desk all day is probably the worst thing we could to ourselves; It seizes up the muscles, makes the body weak and complacent, and eats away at our flexibility and posture. It’s not what we want, […]
