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Overseas delegation to Saudi Arabia

Why attend? The GCC’s largest economy, Saudi Arabia, is home to the world’s biggest oil and gas company, Saudi Aramco, which currently has a staggering US$200bn worth of cu

When: 4–8 March 2018

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EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond

Why attend? Our flagship EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond conference and exhibition returns to Abu Dhabi

When: 17 April 2018
Where: Dusit Thani Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Driving force of the future

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

Energy Focus looks at how trailblazer Tesla is taking on energy storage.

Driving force of the future

EIC Country Report: Indonesia

Its 2016–25 Electricity Supply Business Plan calls for 80.5GW of power plants by 2025 at a cost of at least US$110bn, while offshore over 250 of its rigs are coming to the end of their lives and wi

Formed by more than 18,000 islands populated by over 263 million people producing South East Asia’s highest GDP, Indonesia is a country of huge numbers, and its energy industry is no different.

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A smart move for the offshore industry

Using analytics to drive consumer demand, manage costs and give more accurate forecasting is not new in many industries.

Fraser Graham at Apollo looks at how the industry can use technology to work more intelligently and maximise economic return.

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The big potential of small-scale LNG

The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market is progressively becoming more flexible and liquid.

Joanna Martin Ziegenfuss at Berkeley Research Group gives a clear insight into the potential of small-scale LNG and the shape of things to come.

The big potential of small-scale LNG

Plenty of optimism in West Africa

Largely dominated by Nigeria and Angola, West African oil and gas activity has taken off in the last couple of decades, driven particularly by advances in offshore/deepwater technology.

EIC Upstream Sector Analyst Andrew Scutter looks forward to an upswing in contracting activity offshore West Africa as cost-cutting measures take effect.

Plenty of optimism in West Africa

The Internet of Things goes offshore

In the last 12 months, the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to benefit the oil and gas industry has been accelerated with the arrival of 4G technology offshore.

The IoT revolution and new communication protocols offer huge opportunities for offshore platforms, writes Ian Phillips at the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre.

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Powering up digitalisation

Digitalisation is the most powerful trend reshaping industrial performance today. In power generation, momentum is building towards data-centric engineering solutions.

Advances in technologies, telecommunications and data analytics are bringing benefits to the power industry, and now more companies are adopting digital tools, says Bob Aldridge at AVEVA Solutions.

Powering up digitalisation

Could offshore power stations solve our energy problems?

Some time ago the media asserted that in order to combat climate change a large proportion of the world’s oil, coal and gas reserves would have to remain in the ground.

Can fossil fuels remain buried and still be an energy resource? Tom Baxter at the University of Aberdeen thinks so.

Could offshore power stations solve our energy problems?
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