IOGP Introduces Material Digital Passport System to Combat Material Fraud and...
(London) Material fraud has long been a significant issue in the energy industry’s supply chain, leading to financial losses and safety risks for the end users on the one hand, and to liability issues...
View ArticleIOGP releases the Offshore Infrastructure Survey Data Model (OISDM)
(London) IOGP’s Offshore Infrastructure Survey Data Model (OISDM) is available now. The OISDM complements the existing and widely adopted IOGP Seabed Survey Data Model (SSDM) and Land Survey Data Model...
View ArticleIOGP releases version 2.0 of geophysical position data exchange formats
(London) IOGP has published version 2.0 of the P1/11 and P2/11 formats. The formats were originally released in 2012, replacing the former UKOOA P1/90 and P2/94 formats for the exchange of geophysical...
View ArticleIOGP releases version 2.0 of the P6/11 Seismic bin grid data exchange format
(London) The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has released version 2.0 of its P6/11 Seismic bin grid data exchange format technical specification (IOGP Report 483-6). The P6/11...
View ArticleJIS02 hosts first workshop
IOGP’s newly launched Joint Industry Sprint (JIS02) to develop a harmonized industry specification for Additive Manufacturing (AM) of components in the oil and gas sector held its first workshop on...
View ArticleIOGP welcomes Pemex
Eduardo Melo Flores, Pemex IOGP is delighted to welcome Pemex to the Association. Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is a fully integrated, Mexican state-owned, petroleum company. Its activities cover...
View ArticleDr Faye Gerard appointed new IOGP Americas Director starting 2 January 2025
IOGP has named Dr Faye Gerard to be its new Americas Director, succeeding Wafik Beydoun, who returns to TotalEnergies after a six-year secondment to the Association. Faye will step into the position on...
View ArticleDecommissioning Committee appoints two new co-chairs
John Gillies, ExxonMobil Effective from 1 October, John Gillies, ExxonMobil, and Joe Leask, bp, will be the new co-chairs of IOGP’s Decommissioning Committee. John Gillies is currently ExxonMobil’s...
View ArticleMonthly Reflections September 2024
In September, I was in Abu Dhabi for the SPE HSES Conference and I was fortunate to join a panel discussion on Human Performance. Thank you to Mark Scanlon from Energy Institute for moderating the...
View ArticleThe International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) Announces New Chair
Giovanni Cristofoli (London, 28 October 2024) – Giovanni Cristofoli, Senior Vice President of bp Solutions, will be heading the Board of the global Association in its 50th year. Based in London, Gio...
View ArticleMonthly Reflections October 2024
Monthly Reflections October 2024 Dear Colleagues, Working together we achieve so much more. In my September Reflections I mentioned several Subcommittees and Expert Groups were going to meet during...
View ArticleMonthly Reflections November 2024
Monthly Reflections November 2024 Dear Colleagues, We were honoured to have Steve Rae as one of the keynote speakers at the 2024 IOGP Members’ Congress. Steve shared his experiences as a survivor of...
View ArticleMonthly Reflections December 2024
Monthly Reflections December 2024 Dear Colleagues, Please can I start by offering my very best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe 2025. As we start the year, I would like to pause and reflect on the...
View ArticleMonthly Reflections January 2025
Monthly Reflections January 2025 Dear Colleagues, This month I would like to reflect on managing change and, particularly the impact of people changing roles. Last month Andrew Clarke completed his...
View ArticleThe journey of a secondment: Dr. Ismaeel Husain’s experience at IOGP
When Dr. Ismaeel Husain received a request from his boss to update his CV, he had no idea that it would lead to a transformative journey at IOGP. Working in the downstream sector, he was unfamiliar...
View ArticleSix years shaping the Americas at IOGP: An interview with Wafik Beydoun
Over a six‐year period that many would regard as a corporate rite-of-passage, Wafik Beydoun served as IOGP’s Director for the Americas Region. Seconded from TotalEnergies in 2019, Wafik was dispatched...
View ArticleCOREXIT availability: Update to Members and Industry – February 2025
IOGP has released an important update on the manufacture of the dispersant COREXIT. Download letter as PDF For more information visit the Dispersants Task Force webpage at https://www.iogp.org/dtf The...
View ArticleNavigating the Energy Transition: A Health-Focused Roadmap for Sustainable...
The energy sector is undergoing a profound shift towards lower-carbon and renewable sources, but this transition brings potential health risks for workforces and communities. To emphasize the need to...
View ArticlePrioritizing Safety: The Importance of Focusing on Fatality and Permanent...
IOGP is leading an industry-wide effort to prevent fatalities and life-changing injuries. By establishing common definitions for actual, potential, and near-miss Fatality and Permanent Impairment (FPI)...
View ArticleView from above: the vital role of remote sensing in powering environmental...
On February 27, 2025, the IOGP’s Geomatics Committee’s Remote Sensing Subcommittee held a Members-Only workshop on the applications of remote sensing in environmental solutions. The event brought...
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