Deepwater Horizon
Last month's report by BP into the causes of its Gulf rig explosion and fire, and the lessons to be learned, point to a chilling sequence of failures. Brian Tinham reports
A cut above
The Brent oil and gas field operation is all but over after 40 years. Now the first of its 24,200 tonne ‘topsides’ platforms is in the process of being dismantled, with components recycled, reused and disposed of in a highly complex engineering operation
At sea
Oil spills in the offshore oil and gas industry were put under the Health and Safety Executive’s spotlight over the past year