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Our editorial board comprises a specialist group of leading industry figures who, in conjunction with the offshore technology editorial team, identify the main drivers of the industry helping to produce regular, thought provoking opinion pieces on the latest issues, challenges and developments.

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Making the most of the digital oil field
10 June, 2013 | by Chris Lo
Despite some industry resistance, the digital oil field concept is helping oil and gas companies drive offshore innovation and optimisation. Now that data analysis and wireless technologies...
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Roundtable: mitigating oil spill risks as operators drill deeper 07 June, 2013 by Sarah Blackman As new offshore leases become available, experts are sounding the call for improved disaster oversight. In a roundtable interview, Sarah Blackman spoke to a panel of industry executives to...

May's top stories: EC raids BP and Shell, Brazil announces October sale 03 June, 2013 Investigators from the European Commission (EC) raided BP and Shell offices after allegations of price fixing, Brazil announced an October auction and BP sought intervention against...

Icy truth: Greenpeace on whistleblowing and reckless attitudes in the Arctic 16 May, 2013 A new whistleblowing website launched by Greenpeace International aims to expose the shocking operational blunders some of the biggest oil companies in the world are making in one of its...

Methane hydrates: a new gas boom? 09 May, 2013 by Sarah Blackman Methane hydrates could change the face of the energy sector, erasing price differentials and meeting global gas and electricity needs for hundreds of years. Japan was successful in extracting...

Unlocking Japan's fire-ice: Q&A with JOGMEC's Koji Yamamoto 09 May, 2013 by Sarah Blackman For the first time in history, Japan has produced methane gas from offshore hydrate deposits located hundreds of metres below the sea. Research leader on the project Koji Yamamoto explains how...

April's top stories: BP faces more court action, Norway considers Arctic drilling 01 May, 2013 Florida and Vantage Drilling sue BP over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Norway allows an impact study on a controversial area of the Arctic and the US announces the lease sale of 21m acres...

Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 7 25 April, 2013 In this issue we look at fire protection technology for offshore oil and gas rigs, investigate Brazil’s oil exploration auctions plans, ask subsea specialist ROVOP about the demand for...

Size of the matter – offshore ergonomics prepares for an overhaul 22 April, 2013 A new study measuring the size of offshore oil and gas workers' bodies is currently underway, with the aim of improving ergonomic safety on rigs. As the first study of its kind for more than...

Venezuela's oil policy post-Chavez: what's next as Maduro takes the reins? 17 April, 2013 by Sarah Blackman Hugo Chávez's last request was granted when his chosen successor Nicolás Maduro was elected as president. The late socialist leader was known for nationalising the oil sector and curbing...

Video feature: Liquid Robotics – changing subsea data capture 08 April, 2013 The world's first wave and solar powered autonomous ocean data capturing robot has received funding to begin work in the offshore oil and gas industry. The ability to record and then transmit...

March's top stories: Shell halts Arctic work, BP / Transocean trial continues 02 April, 2013 Shell's Arctic drilling programme is completely suspended for 2013, negligence is denied at the BP and Transocean Deepwater Horizon trial, while Total is given the green-light to restart the...

Remote possibilities: taking subsea ROV technology to the next level 20 March, 2013 The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) market is booming, as offshore operators take advantage of rapid advancements in unmanned technology. Julian Turner talks to Moray Melhuish, commercial...

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