Unravelling the black box of “Upstream Finance Controlling”
Financial data are undoubtedly one of the most important sources of information for taking management decisions. Nowadays, Finance Controlling is an often-used term in the corporate business world, however, it seems that many people are not too ...
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Managing corrosion – the silent yet visible threat in the oil and gas industry
Nowadays it is arguably possible to find a framework for almost everything. However, managing corrosion in a proactive and predictive way is actually vital if you want to prevent unexpected equipment breakdown. No matter whether it's oil, gas, ...
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A new gas field is born: Aasta Hansteen will further grow OMV’s strong Upstream Portfolio
It’s a true technological masterpiece: Aasta Hansteen, the world’s largest SPAR platform, has now gone into operation – another milestone in securing gas supply in Europe. Aasta Hansteen increases gas supply security in ...
Sustainable and responsible in the oil & gas industry – we were, we are and we will be
Sustainability is for many probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the oil and gas industry. But Bernhard Heneis, Head of Sustainability & Reporting at OMV, will be the first to tell you: Shaping the future of energy in a ...
24 hours buzzing along: On the road in an electric car
Stefan Richter spent a day on the road in an electric vehicle (EV) for us. 350 kilometers and three charging stations later he concludes that driving around on electric power is great fun. From Vienna to Györ in an EV “I ...
No oil, no Internet
Online anywhere, anytime. Internet, web services and online communication have become an integral part of our life quality. Whether at home or on the road: All we have to do is open our Internet browser, and we are connected with the world. Not many ...
Fill up please! Why kerosene is much more than a fuel
Air traffic must be tightly synchronized. Every minute counts between arrival and departure of the plane. Predictability, reliability and perfect timing are key here. After all, no traveler wants to be kept waiting.
Unravelling the black box of “Upstream Finance Controlling”
Financial data are undoubtedly one of the most important sources of information for taking management decisions. Nowadays, Finance Controlling is an often-used term in the corporate business world, however, it seems that many people are not too ...
Managing corrosion – the silent yet visible threat in the oil and gas industry
Nowadays it is arguably possible to find a framework for almost everything. However, managing corrosion in a proactive and predictive way is actually vital if you want to prevent unexpected equipment breakdown. No matter whether it's oil, gas, ...
© Equinor
A new gas field is born: Aasta Hansteen will further grow OMV’s strong Upstream Portfolio
It’s a true technological masterpiece: Aasta Hansteen, the world’s largest SPAR platform, has now gone into operation – another milestone in securing gas supply in Europe. Aasta Hansteen increases gas supply security in ...
24 hours buzzing along: On the road in an electric car
Stefan Richter spent a day on the road in an electric vehicle (EV) for us. 350 kilometers and three charging stations later he concludes that driving around on electric power is great fun. From Vienna to Györ in an EV “I ...
No oil, no Internet
Online anywhere, anytime. Internet, web services and online communication have become an integral part of our life quality. Whether at home or on the road: All we have to do is open our Internet browser, and we are connected with the world. Not many ...
Fill up please! Why kerosene is much more than a fuel
Air traffic must be tightly synchronized. Every minute counts between arrival and departure of the plane. Predictability, reliability and perfect timing are key here. After all, no traveler wants to be kept waiting.
50th Anniversary of the Gas Supply Contract
On 1 June 1968, a historic contract from today’s view was signed in Vienna, establishing Austria’s role as a key country in Europe’s natural gas network. An anecdotal look at an exceptional Russian-Austrian partnership and ...
OMV Share: 30 years on the stock exchange – 2,000 percent ROI
It was 30 years ago, on 3 December 1987, that the OMV share took its first breath on the stock market. And that at a princely price of 4,400 Schilling. Later we will look at how it has performed since then, but first, let’s hear from a few eye ...
Interview with OMV’s new CFO Reinhard Florey
Reinhard Florey took over as CFO of OMV on July 1. Take a look at our interview to see how he views his role as CFO and find out more about Reinhard Florey as a person. For a CFO, one of the things I really treasure is the clarity and transparency ...
May your days be merry and bright!
Christmas is just around the corner and another year is coming to an end: This is the time when the dark winter is illuminated by Christmas lights and when people wish Happy Holidays to family, friends, acquaintances and business partners. This is ...
Against all odds: A woman at a Pakistani gas field
Making a career in Pakistan as a woman is anything but easy. The labor market does not offer many opportunities. But there are also women who don’t pay much attention to conventions and look for a traditional ‘male’ job. Ayesha Khan ...
Skills to Succeed for South Tunisia’s youth
OMV has empowered hundreds of people with new skills to find a job, by implementing a long-lasting community development initiative in the region of Tataouine. Journey with us into South Tunisia and find out how the initiative has impacted the lives ...
The artistic world of Peter Paul Rubens
Peter Paul Rubens was a star of his times and remains so to this day. For the exhibition “Rubens. The Power of Transformation” in Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (Vienna’s leading fine art museum), three of his works are on loan from ...
On the pipeline trail: OMV Giro d’AWP
624.8 kilometers, 6,300 meters cumulative elevation gain, three countries in four days and 22 participants. Employees and friends of the OMV Schwechat Refinery cycled along the route of the Adria-Wien pipeline and the Transalpine pipeline from ...
Unravelling the black box of “Upstream Finance Controlling”
Financial data are undoubtedly one of the most important sources of information for taking management decisions. Nowadays, Finance Controlling is an often-used term in the corporate business world, however, it seems that many people are not too ...
Managing corrosion – the silent yet visible threat in the oil and gas industry
Nowadays it is arguably possible to find a framework for almost everything. However, managing corrosion in a proactive and predictive way is actually vital if you want to prevent unexpected equipment breakdown. No matter whether it's oil, gas, ...
© Equinor
A new gas field is born: Aasta Hansteen will further grow OMV’s strong Upstream Portfolio
It’s a true technological masterpiece: Aasta Hansteen, the world’s largest SPAR platform, has now gone into operation – another milestone in securing gas supply in Europe. Aasta Hansteen increases gas supply security in ...
Sustainable and responsible in the oil & gas industry – we were, we are and we will be
Sustainability is for many probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the oil and gas industry. But Bernhard Heneis, Head of Sustainability & Reporting at OMV, will be the first to tell you: Shaping the future of energy in a ...
24 hours buzzing along: On the road in an electric car
Stefan Richter spent a day on the road in an electric vehicle (EV) for us. 350 kilometers and three charging stations later he concludes that driving around on electric power is great fun. From Vienna to Györ in an EV “I ...
Breakthrough in Cambridge: Energy from compost
Since 2012 the Christian Doppler Lab has been working tirelessly on transforming sunlight and water into renewable energy. This year there has been a major breakthrough—achieved through painstaking research and a stroke of inspiration ...
FAIRTRADE: Small beans, massive impact.
Did you know that you are doing good with every cup of VIVA Cafe? After all, VIVA cafe bears the FAIRTRADE seal and is thereby synonymous with fair trade—supporting coffee growers in Nicaragua for example. “When a coffee grower in ...
3D seismic reflection: an ultrasound image of Lower Austria
What hides beneath the surface of the Earth? This is a question the OMV geophysicists strive to answer every day. Literally. They explore the innards of the Earth using seismic measurements. And in an ideal scenario they also come across oil and gas. ...
Breakthrough in Cambridge: Energy from compost
Since 2012 the Christian Doppler Lab has been working tirelessly on transforming sunlight and water into renewable energy. This year there has been a major breakthrough—achieved through painstaking research and a stroke of inspiration ...
Edvard Grieg: An oil platform is born
Oil platforms are massive constructions which help us to tap into oil reservoirs deep below the seabed. One such platform is Edvard Grieg, which was successfully erected this year on the west coast of Norway. It has been producing oil from the North ...
Brilliantly simple – a valve which increases oil production
The AICD may appear unremarkable. However, put into in a well, the valve can considerably increase oil production—thanks to a simple physical mechanism. Just like in Gänserndorf, Austria, where OMV is using the technology for the first ...
Core samples: An insight into depths of thousands of meters
They provide insights into the earth’s history, but they also reveal important information about oil and gas reservoirs. Anja Kobstädt is a sedimentologist at the OMV lab in Gänserndorf and explains how to draw answers from a ...
ReOil: Getting crude oil back out of plastic
Plastic is multitalented! It can be hard as steel, supple as a reed, light as a feather, clear as crystal and much more. It is impossible to imagine our daily lives without it. And the truly bizarre thing about it? Every day we throw away tons of ...
Casing Drilling: Drilling with pipes
What do you use to drill for oil? There’s more than one answer to this question: Most companies rely on classic methods, where the borehole is made by a drill bit on the end of a drill pipe. In contrast, with casing drilling a large-diameter ...