Special reports

The specialist subsea umbilical team at EnerMech discuss advanced techniques for subsea umbilical pre-commissioning in deepwater oil and gas expansions.

Shaista Mallik, Seeq, describes how advanced analytics, AI, and monitoring platforms are facilitating digital transformation in the oil and gas sector, providing dramatic increases in safety, compliance, uptime, and efficiency.

Geronimo Rodriguez, Oil States, explains why an emergency pipeline repair system (EPRS) is a necessary, fail-safe solution to secure the reliability and integrity of subsea infrastructure.

US crude oil exports in 2024 surpassed the previous record set in 2023, exceeding an annual average of 4.1 million bpd. Despite this new record, crude oil export year-over-year growth slowed to 1% in 2024, compared with 14% in 2023 and 21% in 2022.

Andrew Wallace, VP Offshore Solutions at Miros, on enhancing pipelay operations through real-time and predictive intelligence.

Research shows cyberattacks against the energy and utilities sector more than doubled in a two year period, highlighting a concerning surge in attacks on critical infrastructure.

This article, courtesy of Dairyland Electrical Industries, analyses the role of DC decouplers in corrosion prevention and safety.

Kelly Beller, Vermeer Corporation, USA, makes the case that operators can boost horizontal directional drilling productivity by paying attention to maxi rig parts.

Jim Bramlett, Commercial Manager – The Americas, Tracerco, explores how the technology, sustainability, and efficiency shaping the energy sector as a whole are reflected by changes in flow assurance.

Natural gas pipeline projects completed in 2024 increased takeaway capacity in the US natural gas-producing Appalachia, Haynesville, Permian, and Eagle Ford regions, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)'s latest Natural Gas Pipeline Projects tracker.

Niamh Rogers, Lucie Dangeon-Vassal and Rémy Maury, Cesame-Exadebit, present an initiative for flow measurement traceability for hydrogen in gas networks.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revised its forecast for 2025 average US benchmark Henry Hub natural gas spot prices upward following a cold end to February.

Kimberly Sari, ILF Consulting Engineers, highlights the necessary changes and alignment to push Europe’s hydrogen sector past its tipping point.

Dylan White, Principal Analyst, North American Crude Markets, and John Trischan, Senior Research Manager – CTA Midstream, Wood Mackenzie, analyse the immediate impact of tariffs on key cross-border oil transportation routes.

Alexandre Nadeau, CEO, Tecnar, and Agha Umer, Head Quality-Welding Department, Bin Quraya, consider how industry resistance, technological progress, and potential gains in productivity and workforce efficiency are shaping the future prospects of automated pipe spool welding.