Total inaugurates super-computer
Total has inaugurated its new, high-performance super-computer at its Scientific and Technical Centre in Pau, France. This places the company in the top ten international companies in terms of computing power.
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Decommissioning . . . the elephant in the North Sea room that won’t go away
Over 470 platforms, many thousands of kilometres of pipelines and thousands of wells and other subsea infrastructure will be wholly or partially removed from the North Sea in next 30 years at a cost in excess of £47.5billion, with more than half being spent in the UK sector.
Apollo aiming high
Energy service firm Apollo Offshore Engineering said yesterday it wanted to double its workforce to 60 in three years.
UK energy industry honours its achievers
MORE than 500 people attended an Oil and Gas UK event in Aberdeen last night honouring the achievements of people and companies that had made outstanding contributions to the success of the energy industry.
BP confirms commitment to North Sea amid selloff talks
Oil giant BP reiterated its commitment to North Sea operations yesterday after further details emerged of its plans to sell off more assets.