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Stay up to date with the latest Design Engineering and Construction updates from the global offshore industrySafeguarding Deepwater: Learning from Offshore Mistakes Is regulation the key to helping the offshore industry learn from its mistakes to prevent oil spills in the future? With the US deepwater moratorium lifted, Chris Lo examines new safety...
Dismantle with Care As many of the longest serving wells in the North Sea reach maturity, the process of decommissioning some of the installations no longer necessary has begun in earnest. Paul Dymond,...
ROVs Proving Their Worth Deepwater Horizon has displayed first hand the importance of remotely operated vehicles. So where else are these machines being used today? By David...
Pipe Dreams for CCS Europe is set to gain an additional connection to the world’s largest natural gas reserves with the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline, which will carry gas from Russia. Ruurd Hoekstra,...
Onwards And Outwards: Exploiting Unconventional Resources If the industry is to meet the demands of energy consumers, more unconventional resources must be exploited. Peter Voser and Simon Henry tell Ian Duncan about the challenges facing Royal...
North Sea Decommissioning's New Service Sector The expansion of North Sea rig decommissioning brings job opportunities and the potential to develop new technology. Laura Walkinshaw investigates the learning curve companies and clients...
Upgrading Offshore in the North Sea The North Sea is full of activity as companies scramble to develop upgrades to make the most of their dwindling assets. But the challenges of health, safety and environmental regulations must...
Heavy-Lift Sector Raises Hopes The past months have seen a host of heavy lift cranes and vessels being launched into the industry. Dr Gareth Evans reports on the newest...
What's the Damage? The Clipper PT platform foundation in the North Sea was exposed to fatigue damage as the centralisers in the jacket leg slammed against the piles. Shell engineers devised a method to stop...
Q&A with Majid Y Al Mugla Saudi Aramco has learned crucial lessons in project management during the course of recent programmes. Majid Y Mugla, the company's vice-president, project management, shares his observations...
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