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Volume 40, Number 6 June 2015

Departments Columns & 8 Undercurrents

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Forty years ago this month, after a frenzy of exploration and something of a race to be ? rst, ? rst oil was produced from the UK North Sea.

“What will it take to make offshore

CONTROL renewables cost-effective?” 11 Voices

Our sampling of leaders offers guidance.

12 ThoughtStream

European Marine Energy Centre CEO Neil Kermode discusses wave and tidal technologies’ global market development and standardization.

14 Global E&P Briefs

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

18 Field of View: Tanzania’s Block 2

Elaine Maslin examines how Statoil and ExxonMobil are seeking to develop the multi-trillion cubic feet of gas resources the two have found in Block 2 off Tanzania. 23 In-Depth: Closing Mexico’s deepwater gap

Following Mexico’s historic energy reforms, Fernando C. Hernandez, of

Reaching Ultra, discusses what is still needed in order to make Mexico a major deepwater player.

56 Automation

Are you a control freak

Gregory Hale walked the aisles at this year’s Offshore Technology

Conference to ? nd out what moves the industry is making toward when it comes to your automation.

projects? We certainly are.

58 Countdown to SPE Offshore Europe

That’s why we continually invest in our people

Inspiring the next generation sets the theme for this year’s SPE Offshore and processes. From project management, de-

Europe 2015. OE takes a look at what’s in store at this year’s event.

sign, materials development, tool making and production to on-time, on-budget delivery we control the entire process. We believe this is a 62 Spotlight unique o?ering in our sector.

Tim Cornelius, CEO Atlantis Resources, outlines how the success of

MeyGen will help lay the ground work for the future of the tidal power

From enquiry to delivery we handle it.

Join us and take Total Control of your project.

industry.

Buoyancy and ancillary systems 64 Editorial Index for the SURF sector 65 Advertiser Index 66 Numerology

Industry facts and ? gures

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