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30 Production • Processing • Handling Broadening the remit Reliable performance in harsh conditions Emergency situations demand rapid repairs Counting the cost of corrosion


52 Health and Safety Tackling exposure to hydrogen sulphide


14 Improving production potential 18 Training through the downturn 20 Jackup players collaborate in new project 24 The full service


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44 Coolers and their problems 46 Valve actuators selected for failsafe duty 50 Heat transfer and double-jacketed hoses 54 Advertisers’ Index


6 Opinion How can the UK oil and gas sector secure its future?


8 Exploration • Drilling • Field Services Norway’s Barents Sea uses tech to cut costs Underwater vision Big data, big plans


26 Communications • Telemetry Remote control Smart approach to communications


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