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	Surge in demand for data science set to continue into the new decade 14th January 2020 It’s fair to say that 2019 ended on a note of political and economic turmoil. But while the global oil and gas industry will face a number of uncertainties over the coming months, there is one trend I...
	Forum upgrades hyperbaric testing facility to reduce operational time 17th December 2019 Located at the company’s Kirkbymoorside base in North Yorkshire, UK, the pressure test tank is one of the largest in Europe and provides a well-located facility for the critical testing of subsea...
	DeepOcean awarded contract for IMR services by Equinor in 2020 6th December 2019 The contract has a duration of up to 9 months work offshore, using the vessel Normand Ocean. The work comprises subsea ROV operations covering inspection, maintenance and repair activities on Equinor’...
	Repsol upgrade of FCC unit at A Coruna refinery needed heavy lifting expertise 3rd December 2019 Operating several other low-emission assets, Repsol wanted to upgrade a Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit to reduce the refinery’s atmospheric particle emissions.ALE was contracted to act as a...
	Zenith kick starts SDX Morocco contract 21st November 2019 The contract, with SDX Energy Morocco, is a 12-well onshore drilling project in the north of the country, near the city of Kenitra, which is 50 miles north of Rabat.Zenith is project managing the drilling...
	Worley and Arundo launch the Data Refinery as a global hub for advanced analytics 20th November 2019 Worley, a leader in engineering, procurement and construction for the energy, chemicals and resources sector, and Arundo, a software company enabling advanced analytics in heavy industries, have come...
	Enpro Subsea completes latest subsea enhanced production campaign in Ghana 19th November 2019 Operations were conducted from a single Multi Services Support Vessel, which was mobilised out of Takoradi in Ghana. The first of the two campaigns saw Enpro’s Flow Intervention Services (FIS)...
	Equinor announced as new TechX strategic partner alongside existing companies, BP and KPMG 23rd October 2019 The TechX Pioneer Programme – a unique technology accelerator and incubator - helps ambitious start-ups take their solutions to the energy market faster. To date, 21 companies have now graduated from...
	Industry innovators and key technology developers lead the way with robotics development 22nd October 2019 Following the unveiling of the OGRIP (Offshore Ground Robotics Industrial Pilot) robot at SPE Offshore Europe 2019, the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), technology developer Taurob, and industry...
	Offshore energy can do more for worker long-term health 18th October 2019 Yet in the face of the unique set of physical and mental challenges that are part and parcel of their working environment, this type of assistance can be crucial.Employers are required by law to ensure the...