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[ 9 June 2021 ] FutureOn brings new dimension to digital field planning with new software release Oil/Gas
[ 9 June 2021 ] Marlink releases new ITLink solutions to simplify remote IT management and support cyber compliance Maritime/Offshore
[ 9 June 2021 ] Novel propulsion arrangement by Wärtsilä and RINA can deliver immediate benefits Maritime/Offshore
[ 9 June 2021 ] Alfdex wins electric oil mist separator contract Contracts
[ 9 June 2021 ] It’s time to make clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies a top global priority Renewables

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‘Fast paced industry’: Johnson Controls Lithium-Ion risk prevention solution

As the need for battery storage has grown to ensure uninterrupted power from, for example, wind and solar farms in the renewables sector, the demand for Lithium-Ion battery technology has advanced at an incredible rate [...]
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Mozambique holds the key to Southern Africa’s clean energy transition

With its massive gas reserves and billions of dollars of investment flowing in to monetise them, Mozambique has a unique opportunity to deploy a flexible power strategy that will bring major benefits across both its [...]
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Diversity and inclusion: Facing up to the challenges of making real change

The American novelist and activist James Baldwin said: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”. I thought about this quote as I listened to Prof [...]
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Offshore energy transition: From oil and gas to renewables

Renewable energy in the UK has come a long way since the first North Sea wind turbine was installed 20 years ago. Today, there are more than 3,000 offshore turbines either already feeding into the [...]
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Clarksons Platou: Don’t miss the boat in the subsea market

The supply/demand balance in the subsea vessel market is shifting as activity levels rise markedly across many of the sectors these vessels support. Operators and contractors need to be decisive in securing the assets they [...]
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CRA: Hydrogen’s growth in the transition to a decarbonised future

Where does hydrogen fit in along the path towards a net-zero carbon future? Responding to emailed questions from Energy Northern Perspective, Enrique Glotzer of Charles River Associates (CRA), a global consulting firm, explains how using [...]
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Lessons from the pandemic: Rethinking remote

Digitalisation in the oil and gas industry is not new. In fact, it has been steadily integrating itself into the fabric of the sector’s operations for the last few years. But while the limelight might [...]
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Is modular engineering design and construction a solution for cost effective global operations?

The UK energy market is transitioning, oil and gas is in slow decline, decommissioning is focussing on single lift solutions and the renewables market is in significant growth mode, albeit very cost driven. UK energy [...]
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Small steps towards a big future

As the industry presses ahead towards achieving Net Zero by 2050, we can recognise that everybody is being asked to be something different at the moment. Last year we were oil and gas companies and [...]
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LNG shipping costs: A roller coaster in early 2021 after a depression in 2020

For most of 2020, the LNG shipping market was in a depressed state like many other segments of the global gas industry. LNG export cargoes fell by 0.2% y-o-y in 2020 to reach 5,682 shipments, [...]
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Harnessing the power and opportunities of floating offshore wind

The global floating offshore wind (FOW) market is set to grow nearly eight-fold over the next decade, from 28 GW to around 218 GW by 2030. The UK government is aiming to quadruple both fixed [...]
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Prices driven higher as logistics crimp supply, margins soar

Petrochemical prices have continued to move up in the uncertain operating environment with distortions to normal, inter-regional trade playing a key role in underpinning sometimes near record highs. All eyes are on downstream demand which [...]
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ENCS member testimonial: Reflecting on 6 years of ENCS membership

Wolfgang Loew, CISO, EVN, has been an active part of European Network for Cyber Security – ENCS – since his company, Austrian utility EVN, joined as one of ENCS’ early members in 2014. Since then, [...]
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Fragomen: Time factor as offshore wind worker concession deadline approaches

As it continues to grow its track record of contributions to Scotland’s renewables mission, the offshore wind sector is currently making all the right headlines. Amid the positive news, however, anyone with knowledge of sustainable [...]
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Scottish scale abatement program restores pump efficiency in Iraq

Scale deposition is one of the most serious oilfield problems and is largely caused when two incompatible waters interact chemically, creating high concentrations of carbonate (calcium), sulphide (iron, zinc) and sulphate (calcium, barium, strontium). The [...]
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Europe’s sustainable finance taxonomy: The challenges and opportunities

The EU’s proposed sustainability legislation poses hydrogen manufacturers a problem – if grid electricity is used in production, it will not be considered green. So, what’s the solution? Here, we consider wave power as an [...]
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Ensuring the safety and efficiency of 3D printing

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of senior oil and gas professionals have catapulted their focus on digitalisation over the past year, according to a survey by DNV.1 The pandemic has not only increased attention on how digital [...]
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Breaking the blueprint

Digital technology allows organisations to collaborate earlier, forming new, more efficient, or safer ways of working. While its implementation is easier for uniform processes in bulk, things get trickier when working at a rarer size [...]
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USD 2 trillion infrastructure plan would light a fire under chemicals demand

The proposed USD 2 trillion infrastructure plan would massively boost spending to build and upgrade the country’s transportation, housing, automotive and communications systems, giving a further boost to chemicals and polymers as critical building blocks. [...]
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The best-selling books costing Mother Earth the most trees

Whether it’s through comfort or emotional connections to relatable characters, there is nothing quite like sitting down to read your favourite book. And over the past year, it’s perhaps unsurprising book sales have skyrocketed, with [...]
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Electric vehicle growth to lead to higher gas demand

Air pollution and global warming have led to more stringent regulations on CO2 emissions from passenger and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). In this context, electric vehicles (EVs) have become an alternative to internal combustion engine [...]
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Protect and survive: Five golden rules for virus protection offshore

In the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks of working in what was already one of the most hostile environments on Earth. But, with the first anniversary of the outbreak not long [...]
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Emerging greener: Thinking sustainably will create a prosperity pathway in a post-pandemic world

For those looking to establish a roadmap to progress their business sustainability goals, now is the time to seize your share of the benefits of a green recovery. But what are the keys for success? [...]
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UK – IR35: What next for the personal service company (PSC)?

For many years in the North East of Scotland, the personal service company (PSC), otherwise referred to as a one-man company, has become a fairly standard way to provide services, particularly in the oil and [...]
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A global ‘Green Recovery’ set to offer strong investment opportunities within Caribbean renewables infrastructure projects

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the worst regions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This, paired with some really challenging weather conditions that [...]
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England’s local authorities that produce the most CO₂ from traffic delays

We all know that driving produces CO2. But have you ever considered how much an idle engine sitting in endless traffic jams produces? Experts at SaveOnEnergy.com/uk took it upon themselves to find out which local [...]
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7 lessons learned from women in the driver’s seat of the energy transition

We’re living in the middle of an energy revolution. The Energy sector needs to do more than play a supporting role if we want to make progress in widely adopting renewable energy; it needs to [...]
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EU countries establish hydrogen goals

In line with the mid-century carbon-neutral goal, nations throughout the world are establishing hydrogen as a viable route to decarbonise stubborn industries with new, ground-breaking plans. Late last year, Norway officially teamed up with the [...]
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Lessons from the pandemic: Prioritising oil production performance

Against a devastating pandemic which has reduced oil demand, the oil and gas industry has faced steep challenges. Not only has the movement of people been restricted, but operators, asset owners and production managers need [...]
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METIS offers the big picture on ship efficiency analytics

Benefits of big data analytics add up to more than the sum of its individual cost gains and depend on user aims. While monitoring engine performance offers a significant insight into how well a ship [...]
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US Gulf Coast storm outages send ripples round global markets

The US polar storm has now shut down 90% of US polypropylene (PP) capacity, 67% of ethylene and devastated other important products, sending ripples around global chemical markets prices soaring. More chemical plants and refineries [...]
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Are the high potential incidents a result of old school safety leadership?

Despite the general perception of 2020 as an “annus horribilis”, there were also some optimistic safety trends with injury frequency relatively low. Based on industry statistics, several companies are expected to set an all-time low [...]
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The path to maturity for floating offshore wind

With the United States re-joining the Paris Agreement and governments around the world committing to a more sustainable future, it is clear that more of our electricity will need to come from renewable sources. However, [...]
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Boohoo, Asos, or TopShop: the brands estimated to generate the most CO₂ from online searches

Online orders have surged over the last 12 months as customers shop from the comfort of their home – just this week ASOS announced the purchase of four Arcadia group retailers, and with Boohoo having [...]
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Carbon-neutral or green LNG: A pathway towards energy transition

According to the latest, 2020 edition of the GECF Global Gas Outlook 2050, the demand for natural gas is expected to rise by 50% from 3,950 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2019 to 5,920 bcm [...]
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‘There’s more to COP26 than CO₂’

With the energy industry preparing for COP26 later this year, it’s easy to forget that responsibility does not just fall to the heavyweights. In recent years, a range of organisations and businesses have stepped up [...]
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Corvus Energy and Toyota team up to develop maritime fuel-cell systems

Energy storage pioneer Corvus Energy has announced the start of development and eventual production of sustainable, large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel-cell systems. Production will be in Bergen, Norway, with Toyota onboard as key partner and [...]
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Study shows which countries received the most funding by the EU for sustainability

In order to tackle the Energy Challenge (a globally recognised commitment to reduce carbon emissions), the European Union set up the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (2014-2020) – the biggest EU research and innovation project looking [...]
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Oil and gas industry doubles down on transformational green investments

New research published by DNV GL finds that the oil and gas industry expects to boost investment in the energy systems of the future this year, as companies seek to transform for the long term. [...]
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How optimised energy management delivers reliability, efficiency and sustainability at the Fekola gold mine

Since B2Gold first acquired the Fekola gold mine, located in a remote corner of southwest Mali, exploration studies revealed the deposits to be almost double the initial estimates. A recent site expansion has just been [...]
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Remote working and the future of HSE inspections

How an independent E&P in Europe beat the pandemic and kept its inspection regime on schedule. One of the largest independent oil companies in Europe in terms of production has a major presence on the [...]
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How to help managers manage better

Countless managers have confided in me over the years that they find the supervisory element of their role challenging. Some fear they lack the necessary skills or training – often they were promoted to being [...]
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Subsea UK – 2020 review and look ahead

It goes without saying that this has been a year like no other. The decade started on a positive note with the bi-annual Subsea Business Activity Review, published in January, showing that the industry was [...]
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Ecolab expert explains how COVID-19 is driving the energy industry use of mixed reality and new digital tools

Ecolab is using mixed reality technologies and newly developed digital tools to deliver critical support to its energy customers during COVID-19. Recent examples include the mixed reality-enabled installation of three PURATE chlorine dioxide generators for [...]
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Keuka Energy takes wind to baseload

The ability to mechanically liquify, store, and transport air on a global scale provides baseload from wind for the first time. Solar and wind energy are making considerable inroads to help correct this situation. Unfortunately, [...]
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The ‘Estonia’ disaster – a bottomless source of learning

The sinking of the MS Estonia ro-ro passenger ferry stands out as one of the most disastrous accidents in modern times. The tragedy claimed 852 lives and the wreck was declared a marine graveyard. At [...]
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Towards a greener future via open-source software

LF Energy, a non-profit Linux Foundation initiative, currently works towards updating the power grid through open-source technologies to accelerate the uptake of renewable energy. The initiative gathers stakeholders to address the complex, interconnected problems associated [...]
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Increased focus on national security spells tighter controls for energy deals

The UK Government has recently introduced a National Security and Investment Bill to Parliament, which will empower the Government to block M&A and investment activity that could create a national security risk. This has potentially [...]
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Davits in a hostile environment

While designing and producing davit systems that are fully operational in “normal” conditions up to Sea State 6 is a challenge in itself, Vestdavit continues to win plaudits and orders from Navies, Coast Guards and [...]
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Enhancing and evolving the digital twin

In the second of our two-part series on trusting and realising value from digital twins, DNV GL’s Kjell Eriksson, VP digital partnering and Francois-Xavier Sireta, Principal Engineer, discuss the acceleration and adaption of virtual replicas [...]

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