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Offshore Safety: Keeping Track with ID Tags The offshore environment is filled with dangers and security risks for oil and gas workers. Chris Lo talks to safety systems specialist S3-ID about ID tag technology for location tracking...
Oil and Gas Tragedies – Prevention Through Technology Despite complex and highly developed safety measures, accidents in the oil and gas industry occur frequently. Elisabeth Fischer spoke to Rolf Panzke, industry director of Siemens Sensors...
Tracking an Oil Spill: The Role of Rapid Response Radar The inherently dynamic character of an oil spill can cause major difficulties for those trying to map its extent. As the Deepwater Horizon incident showed, when it comes to dealing with a...
Shelf Life As oil exploration and production continue to move north and advance into deeper waters, regulatory bodies must adapt. Magne Ognedal, director general of the Petroleum Safety Authority...
Risk and Health In Offshore Health and safety are crucial considerations for the oil and gas industry, especially as exploration and production move into more hazardous and remote areas. While the balance of safety...
The West Atlas Emergency Call For weeks oil leaked from PTTEP's West Atlas rig offshore Australia before it caught fire. Paul French asks whether the response was...
Putting Energy into Coatings The energy sector presents challenges like no other when it comes to formulating effective and durable coatings. Dr Gareth Evans explores the latest technologies impacting the oil and gas...
Q&A with Karl Falkenberg Recent developments within the EU regulatory framework are bringing carbon capture and storage (CCS) closer to reality. We find out how, in an interview with Karl Falkenberg, European...
Q&A with Roald Gunnar Riise What does it take to fully understand and manage risk? Roald Gunnar Riise, vice-president HSE, describes the tools StatoilHydro employs to assess the risks involved in its processes,...
Tank Technologies Keep it Clean Getting storage cleaning and coating right is a big challenge for the oil and gas industry. It has huge repercussions for the environment and the safety of workers. Dr Gareth Evans looks at...