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Edition 21 | April 2014
Exhibition & Conference
Newsflash Offshore Energy offshore oil and gas E&P • transport and storage • maritime services • offshore wind offshore supply • offshore contracting • offshore vessels • deepwater development • drilling
Exhibitor News on page 5 Read more about: • Offshore WIND launches new directory • M Restart: Experts for experts • Bayards delivers 17 stair towers for BP’s Clair Ridge in January 2014
Collaboration key to industry’s success
Column by René Peters on page 3 “Innovative techniques have shown to be able to extend the lifetime of a field by 5%” By Dr. Réne Peters Program Manager, Dutch Upstream Gas Innovation Program
“If we do not organize ourselves differently as industry, we miss sustainable opportunities”, states Alexander van Noort, country manager Denmark and The Netherlands at Schlumberger. A sentiment carried throughout the Offshore Energy Stakeholders meeting held on 19 March in the Maastoren in Rotterdam. Van Noort speaks of the industry’s need to communicate with one voice and to enhance the visibility and transparent information sharing of the oil, gas and energy industries.
René Peters, director Gas Technology at
upcoming year. We must collaborate
TNO and Program Manager Upstream
and explore together and not be
within the Top Consortium for
afraid to learn from each other.
Knowledge and Innovation –
Also, working as one can speed up
Gas agrees. Peters: “It could be the
processes and sharing the impact,
best business opportunity for the
not only budget-wise.”
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