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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

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

The remarkable decline of oil spills in the Baltic Sea - lessons learnt? - 1 views

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    Oil spills in the Baltic Sea have continued to drop off in recent years as a result of various authoritative measures, revised legislation and improved aerial and satellite surveillance. Ross Davies takes a closer look at the region's success story Some years back, the Baltic Sea had something of a reputation as being a cradle for oil spills.The figures speak for themselves.
Alex Parker

Surmont Phase 2 Oil Sands Project, Alberta - Hydrocarbons Technology - 1 views

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    Surmont Phase 2 Oil Sands project involves the expansion of the Surmont steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) plant to increase its production capacity from the existing 27,000 barrels of bitumen a day to 136,000 barrels of bitumen a day. The Surmont site is located approximately 60km south-east of Fort McMurray, Alberta, in the Athabasca oil sands region.
Justin McCollen

The Finest Protection from Oil Spillage in Adelaide - 1 views

As a company owner, I always make sure that my property as well as my employees are always safe. This is especially because I am into business that has the risk of possible oil spillage. So to make...

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Alex Parker

Troubled waters - new developments in oil spill cleanup technology - 1 views

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    We round up the most innovative oil spill recovery technologies including a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge from Switzerland's Empa, new research into bacteria from the University of East Anglia, and other technological and theoretical breakthroughs. Rod James investigates.
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.
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

Breaking the ice: researchers chart new ground in Arctic oil spill response - 1 views

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    Founded in January 2012, the Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology Joint Industry Programme (JIP) has just moved into phase II of its research. As it tests the waters in six different areas - and welcomes its latest member Gazprom Neft - what lies ahead for response teams working in icy conditions?
Alex Parker

Advanced oil spill management - industry collaborates for better response - 1 views

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    Norway-based Aptomar has partnered with several key industry players as part of a new research project to improve oil spill management via communication infrastructure and management systems.
3BL Media

CSR Minute: September 21, 2009 - 0 views

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    Corporate Social Responsible News: Seventh Generation, Whole Foods + Rainforest Action Network's Palm Oil Webcast; Plum Creek Timber + Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes; Siemens + McGraw-Hill's Report
3BL Media

The Problem with Palm Oil - Be Part of the Conversation | 3BL Media - 0 views

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    Join Seventh Generation, Rainforest Action Network and Whole Foods Market to learn more about what they're doing and what you can do to end the destruction of vital ecosystems.
anonymous

What is The Pickens Energy Plan and Will it Work? - 0 views

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    What is the Pickens plan for energy and can it wean us off of imported oil.
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

Breaking the ice: Exxon and Rosneft chart new course for Arctic future - 1 views

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    Against a background of escalating tension between the US and Russia over events in Ukraine, oil companies from each country have been working to overcome the numerous challenges of extracting oil from the Arctic Ocean. Having completed one of the largest Arctic expeditions in history to understand the challenges, the partnership has now started to drill.
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.
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