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On Sunday afternoon in Dorset, around 20,000 litres of reservoir fluid leaked out from an underground pipeline and caused major disruption. The company operating the oil field is Perenco which took over it over in 2011 from BP. Perenco reported its Incident Management team was immediately activated, the leak stopped, and additional containment booms were

Container ships are pivotal to much of the international trade that occurs across the globe. They typically carry manufactured goods and products from one destination to another on scheduled services. The amount of fuel carried on board will depend on the ship’s engine capacity, size, and travelling speed. A ship that typically holds up to

At the OPEC summit last week, the Saudi crown prince called on Russia to reduce their production of oil as the global demand dipped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oil prices on Monday plunged by 24% which is the steepest drop since 1991. With Russia refusing to cut production Saudi is set to increase its

2019 marks the fortieth anniversary of Gall Thomson’s launch of the innovative Flip-Flap Marine Breakaway Coupling (MBC). The device has since been in constant daily use in thousands of locations throughout the world in the toughest of marine conditions. Over a span of four decades, Gall Thomson’s MBC has proven time and again that its

The effectiveness of Marine Breakaway Couplings in minimising risk to FPSO transfer operations from the perspective of reeled or in-air catenary reeled configurations August 2018 Content Purpose and objectives of this report. Introduction and definition of a FPSO facility. Foreseeable operational risks associated with FPSO loading. Specific product transfer risks from FPSO to Convectional and