Between a Rock and a Hard Place: the Great Shale Gas Debate
The success of shale gas in the US has created a market frenzy the world over. Sarah Blackman discusses just how valuable it is to energy supply and where the...
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Find the Perfect Job with the Latest Trends in Hydrocarbons Recruitment
As oil prices climb and offshore activity increases, vacancies in the oil and gas industry are set to soar. Steady improvements are predicted, particularly in subsea, engineering and environmental vigilance....
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Snapshot: Can Tight Gas Meet European Demands?
Europe's growing energy demand is driving exploration into unconventional sources energy resources such as tight gas. Energy worries driven largely by the depletion of North Sea assets and Gazprom's monopoly...
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Is the UK Offshore Bubble About to Burst?
The UK oil and gas industry was hoping for a boom, but a tax on production has left it in limbo. Sarah Blackman examines the government proposal that has affected...
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Coming Up Empty: The Risks of Drilling Dry Wells
Even with extensive research, the prospect of drilling a dry offshore oil or gas well is always present. Ian McInnes reports on a technology that is helping to reduce the...
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Tightening the Belt: Venezuela’s Oil Complex
Despite harbouring enviable oil reserves, Venezuela's resistance to foreign investment has so far stunted exploitation. Sarah Blackman reports on an evolving industry.
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Offshore Logistics: Winds of Change
The remoteness of offshore projects makes transporting supplies an extremely challenging task. Ian McInnes picks the threads of a very complicated supply chain.
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Offshore Information Management
The use of software can make the task of co-ordinating data on a large offshore project more intuitive. Chris Lo talks to Phill Nightingale of software company Bentley about adding...
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How the MENA Crisis has Affected the Oil Industry
A timeline of the anti-government protests that brought production in the world's most oil rich countries to a halt. By Sarah Blackman.
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Hot New Areas: Argentina and the Philippines
Poles apart at first glance, Argentina and the Philippines are attracting a similar level of offshore interest. Guy Richards reports on two areas of immense potential that are only now...
