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From drillships to warships: increasing tensions in the East China Sea
China has initiated new oil and gas drilling projects in disputed waters in the East China Sea, deploying a mobile offshore drilling unit that straddles the median line between Chinese...
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The dawn of offshore mega-terminals
The US is becoming a major exporter of oil, and it needs increasingly bigger and better infrastructure to keep the commodity flowing. As a result, the country is looking to...
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Offshore helicopter crashes: improving safety and saving lives
In the last thirty years or so, a number of offshore workers have lost their lives in helicopter crashes. The need for better offshore helicopter safety is paramount for UK...
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Transporting oil and gas: the world’s longest pipelines
The pipelines that transport oil and gas around the world are objectively a marvellous feat of human engineering. Their sheer size and stretch is something to behold and construction can...
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The five biggest oil spills offshore: lessons to learn
There’s no getting around it, oil spills are costly, destructive and potentially deadly to offshore workers and the local marine environment. But, what lessons can the offshore oil industry learn...
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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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Timeline: game-changing gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean
Massive gas discoveries in the Mediterranean Sea’s Levant Basin have attracted a flood of investment – and no shortage of geopolitical tension. This timeline brings together some of the most...
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Inside Statoil’s new recruitment drive
In July, Norwegian oil major Statoil announced a new recruitment drive that will increase its offshore ranks by 50 people a year for the foreseeable future. Amid much uncertainty within...
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Wind-powered offshore decommissioning in Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam is in the process of building a new offshore wind centre, which will be used to decommission oil and gas platforms close by. The project’s potential...
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Smart clothing for offshore workers
A former health and safety officer has developed a new smart textile, the Centurion 3, to protect offshore workers in emergencies. So how does it work?
