Planning for IMO 2020: The Cost of Non-Compliance
On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates...
Offshore
Driving Offshore Growth with Satellite Communications
Digitalization in the offshore market has begun to ramp up, with new technologies poised to deliver substantial costs savings and improved profitability to the industry....
Has Skynet Taken Over Diving Work in the Oil Industry?
Diving as a profession goes back to very ancient times. The first divers collected a great variety of sea products as organisms that were used...
Reflections from OTC 2019: Interviews with Newpark Drilling Fluids, Parker Hannifin and Brainnwave
This year’s Offshore Technology Conference marks its 50th anniversary. There were many interesting companies and one day is simply not enough to go over them...
Oil Ships Which Rule The Waves
On January 8, 2019, a Vietnam-registered oil tanker Aulac Fortune has exploded and caught fire off the coast of Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, killing at least one...
Winds of Change: How Big Oil Will Profit from Offshore Wind
Offshore wind is new to the energy party. The first offshore wind farm was installed off the coast of Denmark in 1991. Less than three...
The Revival of Oil Rigs and Platforms through Reefing
In our oceans stand hundreds of massive oil rigs and platforms. While many of those oil rigs produce millions of barrels of oil, there are...
The List of Security Threats for Oil and Gas Operators
While the oil and gas industry is seen exploiting digital technologies and cost-effective concepts of operations, they are also inviting security problems. The industry’s increasing...
Looking Back on 2018 in Oil Transfer
Looking back over 2018, the tale of the oil and gas sector is very much a case of journey over destination. Adapting rapidly to challenges...
How to Protect Steel Structures in the Oil and Gas Industry from Corrosion
Preventing damages caused by corrosion can extend the life of all the steel structures that are employed in the oil and gas industries alongside increasing...