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Tackling gas releases in the North Sea
As the thirtieth anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster approaches, the Health and Safety Executive has written to oil and gas operators about the number of gas releases in the...
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Tracking the world’s biggest upcoming offshore gas projects
Offshore oil output has held steady since 2000, yet offshore gas production has skyrocketed by 50% in the same period. In this special feature, Elliot Gardner maps out the world’s...
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Countries working towards ending oil exploration
In May, New Zealand announced plans to ban the award of new oil and gas exploration licences in an effort to combat climate change and promote the development of green...
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Dismantling offshore: will a new consortium reduce the burden of decommissioning?
A new, collaborative supply chain approach to global decommissioning of oil and gas structures was launched in April by Lloyds Register, WorleyParsons and Ardent, offering an end-to-end solution to reduce...
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May’s top news stories
OMV signed a $1.5bn deal for two Abu Dhabi offshore concessions, Shell and Inpex planned to deploy the largest vessels to compete for natural gas reserves beneath the Browse Basin,...
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America’s march to become the world’s biggest oil producer
Last November, US oil production reached the highest level since 1970, pumping more than ten million barrels of crude oil a day. The country is now chasing Saudi Arabia and...
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Offshore Technology Focus: Issue 65
In this issue: Tension over Cyprus’ contested waters, the end of oil in New Zealand, the next generation of inspection robotics, ABB talks operations optimisation, and more
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Cyprus: tensions grow as contested waters yield promising results
Tensions over natural gas and oil deposits in the sea off Cyprus threatened to boil over this March after Turkey sent a drill ship to the contested region just days...
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Industry in the dock: the rise in climate lawsuits against big oil
The number of climate change-related lawsuits filed against oil and gas companies has boomed over the last few years. Offshore Technology tracks the growth in climate suits, the demands of...
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Enter the robots: reducing the headache of pressure vessel inspection
The UK Oil & Gas Technology Centre has invested in three robotic technologies to help transform pressure vessel inspection on offshore rigs. Ross Davies looks at how these new projects...
