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Energy skills shortage: a boardroom issue
Sector has registered steady decline in recruits, especially those with science, engineering and technicalskills, says Energy Institute
Oil lease auction ‘threatens polar bears’
Oil companies and the US government are effectively seeking to make a profit from the potential demise of a species, says WWF
First major Kuwaiti gas project delayed again
Need for production from non-associated gas field is becoming acute as the country suffers severe electricity shortages 
Spiralling costs suggest further delays to sour gas project
Reports of production costs close to US$5/mmBtu from Abu Dhabi’s Shah field might even put the whole development in danger
Iranian anti-gas-export lobby strengthens
Shell, Total demonstrate LNG activity amid growing politicisation of Iranian gas sector, says Middle East energy analyst Samuel Ciszuk
Halt rush for the Arctic's oil
WWF report highlights concerns over potential environmental impact over rush to exploit newly accessible oil reserves
 

Technique uses infrared online analaysis to give real-time monitoring promises to boost process optimisation

Refinery has had its 140km-long crude transport line cleaned using a technique that is hardly ever seen in Europe

Mercury contamination of silt and mud deposits is a growing problem as oil and gas wells begin to run low

 
 
2500kW subsea motor will drive seawater injection pumps on the StatoilHydro Tyrihans project in the Norwegian Sea
Suitable for measuring wet gas, condensate and dirty or abrasive flows aboard offshore platforms, FPSO vessels
Large bore UPP extra polyethylene fuel distribution pipe has predicted life expectancy of more than 50 years
 
Nine-passenger capsule transfers personnel from a catamaran to the rig in a protected and safe environment
Seals provide fire, gas and watertight protection as pipes pass through the bulkheads and decks of the oil and gas platforms
Comanche ROV fitted with sensor gradiometer array which allows it to detect and identify any ferrous metals on the seabed
 
 
Delicately removing artefacts from the seabed is one task of many for the brand new Saab Seaeye Panther XT
High performance retrievable bridge plug provides metal barrier for in the well, capable of withstanding extreme temperatures (bottom)
Saab's Seaeye Jaguar ROV claimed to have the highest payload and thrust in its class; easy to pilot
 
Automation system for one of the UK's largest gas terminals is being upgraded and migrated to ABB's 800xA control system
The AC Fast Refinery Gas Analyzer determines the composition of a broad range of gaseous and liquefied samples
The computers used are so-called explosion-proof PCs, which are designed to ensure no sparks or electric charges can escape to the surroundings