In a study designed to evaluate and address exploration and production (E&P) drilling risks associated with over-pressured formations, it was found that dramatically different magnitudes of overpr...

The oil industry is just one sector where concerns about personal safety are encouraging the use of more robots, reports Frost & Sullivan.According to the analyst's publication Robots for Main...

Sierra Monitor (USA) recently displayed their full range of hazardous gas detection systems and detectors at ADIPEC 2010, the highly successful oil and gas show in Abu Dhabi. Sierra Monitor gas det...

Personal safety in the oil industry can have an impact on mental health in later life, according to a study of individuals involved in the North Sea oil rig disaster which saw the Alexander Kielland a...

A gas explosion in Alberta, Canada is still being investigated after a pipeline operated by Pengrowth Energy erupted earlier this week.The Calgary Herald reports the incident resulted in flames shooti...

BW Technologies by Honeywell introduces the newest member of the GasAlert family - the GasAlertQuattro. Rugged and reliable, the GasAlertQuattro four-gas detector combines a comprehensive range of fea...

The personal safety of US oil workers could be enhanced in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.When it exploded on April 20th 2010, sinking two days later, the rig cause...

With the release of Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics showing an increase in major injuries and unplanned hydrocarbon releases offshore in 2009/10, there has never been a better time to est...

Gassonic (General Monitors) has developed a new Technical Handbook to explain how to incorporate ultrasonic gas leak detection in the fire and gas detection system. The handbook has been developed to...

The model PGD2 portable multi-gas detector from Enmet (USA) incorporates a catalytic type sensor for 0-100% LEL methane, and is preprogrammed for more than 12 other combustible gases and vapors. In ad...