Could electrifying methane flaring unlock a massive, wasted resource?
MIT researchers have developed a new method to convert methane into methanol – a process that is essential for…
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Fort William Underwater Centre: inside the world’s most advanced subsea testing facility
Billed as “the most realistic subsea training and testing facility in the world,” the Underwater Centre at Fort William…
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Oil & the Philippines: will the Hague’s South Sea ruling silence Beijing’s claims?
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled that China’s territorial claim to the vast majority of the South China…
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Should the European Bank support oil exploration?
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been pouring money into Greece’s offshore oil industry in the…
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Tax reform on the UKCS
In the latest fiscal budget the treasury announced a string of tax cuts aimed at boosting business and prolonging…
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Offshore training: from Aberdeen to South Korea
Aberdeen University is set to launch a new campus in South Korea with the objective of training up a…
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Offshore fracking on the cards for Scotland?
Academics from the Robert Gordon University (RGU) are in favour of offshore fracking in Scottish waters, but just how…
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Worried about the weather? Using mathematical modelling to reduce offshore risk
Improved mathematical modelling and analysis is beginning to overcome many of the shortcomings of weather prediction, a welcome prospect…
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Unlocking the UK’s offshore coal
With the UK relying on imports for nearly half of its natural gas needs, tapping offshore coal deposits to…
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Danger in the mists – the volatile potential of offshore hydrocarbons releases
Sailors have always told of bad things that lurk in the mists, and while the legends of yore may…
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Fracking the Irish Sea – is it even possible?
The UK’s contentious flirtation with fracking has graced many a newsstand but few would have expected the news that…
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Bringing wave power to the offshore industry
Ocean Power Technologies is hoping to make a splash in the offshore oil and gas industry with its PowerBuoy…
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Pipeline protection – a stormy issue for Oil & Gas
With New Jersey's proposed new Port Ambrose LNG pipeline proving to be the latest project to provoke environmental controversy,…
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Scottish Independence: what it means for the O&G industry
"It's Scotland's oil" was the rallying cry for a generation of Nationalists back in the 1970s, when the finds…
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Brazil’s behemoth oil fields – let the bidding begin
Brazil's long-awaited 11th round of oil exploration auctions - the first since 2008 - is set to grip the…
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High and dry: new challenges for offshore safety
Drilling for hydrocarbons is intrinsically hazardous but correctly identifying critical safety flaws can go a long way. Dr Gareth…
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Putting Energy into Coatings
The energy sector presents challenges like no other when it comes to formulating effective and durable coatings. Dr Gareth…
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Heavy-Lift Sector Raises Hopes
The past months have seen a host of heavy lift cranes and vessels being launched into the industry. Dr…
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Tank Technologies Keep it Clean
Getting storage cleaning and coating right is a big challenge for the oil and gas industry. It has huge…
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