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Volume 40, Number 1 January 2015

Departments Columns & “What is the biggest challenge facing the global offshore oil and gas industry in 2015?” 7612 76 11 Voices

Our sampling of leaders offers guidance.

12 Publisher’s Column

Blast from the past. Brion Palmer re? ects on the year that was… 1975.

14 ThoughtStream

John Drake of Ake Group lays out the global risk outlook for 2015.

23 16 Global Briefs

News from the around the world, including discoveries, ? eld starts, and contracts.

23 In-Depth: Current Complexities

Elaine Maslin reports on how some companies are attempting to 66 better understand the region west of Shetland.

1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 66 Automation

Gregory Hale reports on how new age technologies block failures, and boost bottom line.

74 Solutions

An overview of offshore products and services.

74 75 Activity

Company updates from around the industry.

76 Spotlight

This month, to mark OE’s imminent 40th anniversary, we’re putting OE in the Spotlight.

78 Faces of the Industry

Kelli Lauletta pro? les Statoil VP Helge Hove Haldorsen, who of? cially takes the reigns as the 2015 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

President.

75 80 Editorial Index 81 Advertiser Index 82 Numerology

Industry facts and ? gures.

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