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Right Time, Right Place Improving refinery feedstock selection
Mixed results for African exploration
Wireless leak detection tools
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Market Forces Separating fact from fiction – what does the future hold for shale gas in Europe?
Poles Apart Optimising FPSO off loading operations in the most extreme environments
Leading-edge software is making accurate and rigorous petroleum refining simulation accessible to more refining organisations. See Page 28.
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Exploration • Drilling • Field Services 8 Jack-up rigs and drill ships to tackle harsh environments 8 Mixed results dominate African exploration activities
Communications/Telemetry 8 High-speed connectivity helps to optimise energy plant performance 8 Field telecoms and cloud computing
Production • Processing • Handling 8 Subsea inspection and repair technology keeps production at its peak 8 Optimising FPSOs in extreme environments
Instrumentation • Computing • Control 8 Cutting the costs of safety with wireless leak detection 8 Advances in porosity testing solutions
92 Health & Safety 8 Pipeline welds: seen, measured, quantified and approved
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Seismic Survey 8 Dynamic seismic solutions overcome traditional challenges
19 Maintaining Power 23 Shale Gas in Europe 28 Driving Profitability 30 Submersible Motor Pumps
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63 Scale-up for Shale 70 Procuring Actuated Valves 73 Understanding Vibration 98 Advertisers’ Index
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