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Alex Parker

Crude calamities - the biggest offshore oil spill disasters - 1 views

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    Oil rig or oil tanker accidents are behind the worst offshore oil spills in history, including the tragic Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010. Offshore-technology.com profiles the world's biggest oil spill disasters based on the volume of oil released.
Alex Parker

Onshore power for offshore platforms - 1 views

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    Supplying power to offshore platforms from land-based plants could have a major impact on the industry's carbon emissions. Norway is the world leader in the laying of subsea cables to power offshore facilities, but a recent disagreement over the electrification of the Utsira High region has sparked a new debate over how and where to make use of this promising technology.
Alex Parker

Independent Scotland's bounty - the biggest oil fields in the UK North Sea - 1 views

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    More than 90% of the UK's oil production occurs offshore within the central and northern sections of the North Sea, regions which could soon fall under Scottish control if the country votes yes to Independance. Offshore-technology.com profiles the ten biggest oil producing fields in the UK sector of the North Sea based on production during the year ending in October 2013.
Alex Parker

Underwater arteries - the world's longest offshore pipelines - 1 views

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    From the 1,224km Nord Stream pipeline carrying Russian natural gas to Europe vto the 166km Langeled gas pipeline running under the North Sea, offshore-technology.com profiles the world's ten longest oil/gas subsea pipelines. Nord Stream, Baltic Sea The Nord Stream, a 48-inch diameter twin pipeline system runs for 1,224km through the Baltic Sea from Vyborg, Russia, to the German coast near Greifswald transporting Russian natural gas to Europe.
Alex Parker

Video - Hollywood-style deepwater diving suit set for offshore oil & gas industry - 1 views

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    Canada-based Nuytco Research's Exosuit, which enables deep-water diving without the need for risky decompression, could make subsea construction safer and cheaper for offshore oil and gas companies. Nuytco Research is best known for its futuristic-looking submersible technology used to film blockbuster movies such as James Cameron's Titanic and The Abyss movies.
Alex Parker

2014: The year's biggest Offshore Technology stories - 1 views

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    Norway-based oil exploration and development firm Det norske oljeselskap has agreed to acquire Marathon Oil Norge for NOK12.6bn ($2.1bn) and Total is set to sell its 15% participating interest in the Angola offshore block 15/06 for $750m to Sonangol.
Alex Parker

Safety by numbers - delving into 2014 offshore wind health & safety statistics - 1 views

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    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association, along with the Energy Institute, has published its first annual incident data report, providing a comprehensive look at health and safety in the offshore wind industry.
Alex Parker

Flyndre/Cawdor Oil Fields Development, North Sea - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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    Flyndre and Cawdor offshore oil fields are located 293km south-east of Aberdeen in blocks 30/13 and 30/14 of the UK North Sea, and block 1/5 of the North Sea in Norway. Maersk Oil UK owns 59.96% and 60.6% interest respectively in the Flyndre and Cawdor fields, and also operates the fields.
Alex Parker

Barzan Gas Project, North Field - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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    Involving both offshore and onshore developments, Barzan Gas Project is a vital project expected to sustain and fuel the ongoing and future major infrastructural projects in Qatar. The $10.3bn project is being implemented by RasGas, a joint venture (JV) of Qatar Gas and ExxonMobil.
Alex Parker

Offshore Cuba - can Russia succeed where others have failed? - 1 views

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    Russia has pledged to plough money into developing Cuba's offshore oil, despite many companies having tried and failed before. Considering this, and the many political and logistical hurdles involved, can Russia realistically succeed in its mission? Heidi Vella investigates.
Alex Parker

Global Tech I Offshore Wind Farm - Power Technology - 1 views

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    Global Tech I (GTI) is a 400MW offshore wind farm being built in the North Sea in Germany. It is situated in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), 180km away from the Bremerhaven Emden in the north-west.
Alex Parker

Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm - 1 views

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    The Fukushima floating offshore wind farm demonstration project (Fukushima FORWARD) serves as a symbol of Fukushima's recovery from the nuclear disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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Water & Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market Forecasts To 2018 - 0 views

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    Water & Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market report categorizes the global market by Offshore Power Supply (Captive Generation, Wind Power, Others) by Components (Cables, Variable Speed Drives, Transformers, Switchgears, Others) & by Geography
Alex Parker

In photos - oil & gas drones seek out weird & wonderful sealife - 2 views

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    A new project is giving scientists access to the offshore industry's subsea ROVs when they're not being used in their official capacity, allowing them to moonlight as underwater spies in search of new marine species.
Alex Parker

Shelling In - what assets will bring shell back on top? - 1 views

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    As Shell tries to raise $15 billion in asset sales, Paul French examines the offshore activity that will help bring the company back into favour with investors The year didn't start well for Royal Dutch Shell.
Alex Parker

Malikai Deepwater Oilfield Project - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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    Malikai oilfield is located approximately 100km off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, in water depths of up to 500m within Block G of the South China Sea. It is Malaysia's third deepwater project after the Kikeh and Gumusut Kakap projects. Shell (the operator) and ConocoPhillips hold 35% interest each in the development, while Petronas Carigali owns the remaining 30% interest.
Sue Hellman

A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems | NCEAS - 0 views

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    Wow! I live in the Pacific Northwest of Canada, and Georgia Strait shows greater impact than the California Coast. Southern Nova Scotia is a global hot spot. It would make an interesting project to get students working on what factors are contributing to such a high rate of impact off our coasts and what form that is taking. That should be presented to our provincial government as they consider lifitnf the moratorium on offshore drilling.
Alex Parker

Forties Oilfield - a timeline - Offshore Technology - 0 views

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    Forties Oilfield, located in the UK Licence Block 21/10, approximately 140 miles north-east of Aberdeen in the UK sector of the North Sea, was discovered by British Petroleum (BP) in October 1970. The platforms at the field include Forties Alpha, Forties Bravo, Forties Charlie, Forties Delta and Forties Echo.
Alex Parker

Gina Krog (formerly Dagny) Oil and Gas Field, North Sea - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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    Gina Krog (formerly Dagny) oil and gas field is located in Blocks 15/5 and 15/6 of production licenses (PL) 303, PL 048, PL 029C and PL 029B of the North Sea, Norway. It lies in water depth of 120m about 10km away from the Sleipner West field.PL...
Alex Parker

Stampede Oil and Gas Project, Gulf of Mexico - Offshore Technology - 1 views

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    Stampede oil and gas project involves the development of the Pony and Knotty Head deepwater fields located in Green Canyon Blocks 468, 511 and 512 in the Gulf of Mexico. The fields are located at a water depth of approximately 3,500ft and 115 miles south of Fourchon, Louisiana.
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