Keri Crowell has been named chief financial officer for Gulfport Energy Corp., Oklahoma City. Source: News

A presidential administration’s conclusion inevitably produces retrospectives. Words like “legacy” are used when the reviews are favorable. Others that are less flattering appear more likely when it comes to Barack Obama’s presidency and the oil and gas industry. Source: News

A probabilistic approach can evaluate the reliability of hydrocarbon pipelines suffering active corrosion defects, taking into account the effect of the correlation between the input variables. Source: News

BP Oil International Ltd., a subsidiary of BP PLC, published an assay for Skarv Blend crude oil based on a sample taken Apr. 27, 2016. Source: News

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Shell International E&P Inc. and WellDog jointly ran two field trials in the Marcellus shale in northern Pennsylvania using a downhole reservoir Raman system (DRRS) and software that analyzed chemicals within the wellbore to estimate natural gas and ethane content. Source: News

UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) costs have doubled since 2004, contributing to record-low drilling activity while operators and government collaborate to find ways to keep the basin competitive despite an ongoing oil-price slump. Source: News

India’s upstream sector needs private investment to expand exploration and expertise in its deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas, which account for a third of the country’s discoveries. A progressive and practical exploration policy should expand India’s upstream sector. Source: News

After 36 years of limited access to tools, technologies, and international exploration and development partners, Iran is now working to expand its domestic hydrocarbon resources. Source: News