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The Teekay “E-Shuttle” tankers operate on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the primary fuel, and a mixture of LNG and recovered volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as secondary fuel (illustration: DNV GL/Wärtsilä/Teekay)

Teekay achieves Oslo Børs green bond listing

6 December 2019 Michael Rogers 0

At the beginning of 2015, Norway’s Oslo Børs was the first stock exchange to create a separate listing for green bonds in order to raise green investment awareness. Proceeds from green bond listing on the […]

Subsea Connect: lower costs, improve productivity, increase yield

21 November 2019 Michael Rogers 0

When it comes to oilfield development expertise and products, Baker Hughes, which offers both services and equipment, spans the entire life of a field – from concept to commissioning and production. The Baker Hughes’ Subsea […]

On the small end – false-colour scanning electron micrograph of the unicellular algae coccolithophore Gephyrocapsa oceanica (photo: NEON ja, coloured by Richard Bartz)

Green CCS

15 November 2019 Michael Rogers 0

Recall biology class, where we learned that growing vegetation – photosynthesis – makes use of atmospheric carbon dioxide and releases, among other things, oxygen – and that we animals use oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. […]

Majors weigh in on the energy transition

8 November 2019 Michael Rogers 0

Publications released this week by Total and Eni highlight the ongoing energy transition and renewable energy sector. Both publications focus on lower carbon energy sources, in particular the use of natural gas rather than coal […]

Offshore wind: near limitless potential

5 November 2019 Michael Rogers 0

Last week, in the run-up to its annual World Energy Outlook 2019, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released an excerpt – Offshore Wind Outlook 2019. The WEO excerpt offers a comprehensive look at the offshore […]

Q-Pulse’s dedicated Dashboards allow for the clear visualisation of data, providing a complete overview across all processes

Q-Pulse 7: Deeper understanding across the quality, safety, risk and compliance space

22 October 2019 Michael Rogers 0

UK-based Ideagen plc – a developer of enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software for organisations operating in highly regulated industries – recently launched a new and improved version of its Q-Pulse quality, safety, risk […]

Raising awareness: IADC Cybersecurity for Drilling Assets Conference

11 October 2019 Michael Rogers 0

This week’s first IADC Cybersecurity for Drilling Assets Conference examined the spectrum of issues and challenges facing the global drilling industry as it generates tremendous amounts of data that must be securely communicated between on-site […]

Brainnwave’s augmented intelligence platform, Ossian, generates insights that can streamline business processes and boost sales pipelines

Providing insight through data: Brainnwave applies augmented intelligence to pinpoint opportunity

26 September 2019 Michael Rogers 0

Perhaps the most daunting aspect of the information age is the shear amount of available data. How can decisions be made when a simple Internet search can lead to hundreds of thousands, if not millions […]

With 66 Low-Earth Orbit satellites, Iridium offers satellite communications voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world

Global reach – Iridium leverages worldwide coverage

13 September 2019 Michael Rogers 0

Geostationary configurations, most of which orbit high above the Earth’s equator, have a long history within satellite communications. While coverage from geostationary satellite systems is near complete, the “newcomers” – Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite arrays […]

Corrosion under insulation (CUI) is one of the most insidious problems for offshore assets and one of the most difficult to address

Composites enable safe operations for aging offshore assets

2 September 2019 Michael Rogers 0

ClockSpring|NRI manufactures composite pipeline repair solutions worldwide, which are designed to provide structural reinforcement, leak repair, and corrosion prevention for commercial and industrial pipes. Managing Director of ClockSpring|NRI, Europe, Sean Connolly has been involved in […]