Tag Archives: North Sea
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Creating opportunity through coastal communities
The UK is inextricably tied to the seas that surround it. Some 95 per cent of all trade is carried by ship and through UK ports; half a trillion pounds-worth of goods pass through our ports each year
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Are autonomous ships the future?
It may be full speed ahead with the technology, but autonomous vessels face slower-moving regulatory checks
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Sink or swim as wave of decommissioning approaches
Of the estimated £500 billion spent by the UK offshore oil and gas industry between 1970 and 2012, just £2 billion was channelled into decommissioning. The clean-up represents an enormous engineering challenge, one that will take decades and cost tens of billions, writes Rohan Boyle
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Adapt or die: Challenge for North Sea oil industry
North Sea oil reserves are declining. Though there is still a wealth of oil and gas out there, the “easier-to-access” reserves are becoming depleted, says Gavin Hall, managing director of MTG Europe