All articles by JP Casey

1. Covid-19 triggers collapse in oil demand and prices

   The sudden spread of Covid-19 has plunged many of the world’s oil production centres into limbo, with closures and uncertainty…
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   7 Apr
2. Rock bottom: how Covid-19 has shattered the oil industry

   The spread of Covid-19 poses a significant threat to the global oil and gas industry. The increasingly drastic action taken…
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   7 Apr
3. Covid-19 triggers 20% drop in oil demand

   Early figures are suggesting that the outbreak of Covid-19 could have a significant impact on global oil demand, with Arij…
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   24 Mar
4. Offshore safety stats: should mental health be included?

   The UK Government’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its latest workplace safety figures for the offshore sector, finalising…
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   3 Feb
5. UK offshore industry’s “blueprint for net-zero”: cleaning house or greenwashing?

   Gareth Wynn, OGUK communications director: improving efficiency and protecting industry Climate challenge means we all need to live more sustainably…
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   3 Dec
6. ABB proves subsea power system for offshore oil and gas

   Swiss-Swedish technology multinational ABB has completed a 3,000-hour shallow water test proving that its subsea power distribution and conversion technology…
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   20 Nov
7. Influence from the inside: the role of investor activism in oil and gas majors

   The last decade has been characterised by increasingly urgent action to reduce the world’s environmental footprint. From international projects such…
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   13 Nov
8. Accountability and innovation: Union of Concerned Scientists on the questions oil and gas must answer

   JP Casey (JPC): What were some of the main takeaways from the oil and gas AGMs? Kathy Mulvey (KM): Climate…
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   4 Nov
9. Electrifying the subsea industry: companies leading the way

   In 2017, Oil & Gas UK reported that the UK offshore industry’s carbon footprint had grown, with upstream operations producing…
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   14 Oct
10. America’s offshore regulator: is it doing its job?

    The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responsible for regulating operations and ensuring safety in the US offshore…
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    7 Oct