Offshore oil rigs require maximum security due to their volatile and demanding environments. Protecting them from threats and ensuring safe operation are equally important. Today's state-of-the-art technologies keep drilling facilities safe.
Offshore oil rigs require maximum security due to their volatile and demanding environments. Protecting them from threats and ensuring safe operation are equally important. Today's state-of-the-art technologies keep drilling facilities safe.
Oil prices have gone up, as recent signs indicate the global economic contraction will slow in the coming months. Although global oil demand is expected to decline by 1.6 million barrels per day (mb/d), petroleum will remain a key energy supply. According to OPEC's "World Oil Outlook 2009," world consumption of oil reached 84.2 mb/d in 2009, and will grow by 1.1 mb/d per year from 2010 to 2020. This heavy consumption leads to more upstream investment, pegged at US$2.3 trillion by...