Skip to main content

Special reports

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Innovation and TOTEX: optimising the subsea supply chain in an uncertain world - part one

In the first part of this two-part article, Graham Gillies, Baker Hughes, examines how tier one suppliers have responded to the prolonged downturn in oil prices by embracing work methodologies designed to drive greater levels of standardisation and achieve supply chain efficiencies that would continue beyond any future price recovery.

 
 

GlobalData: Saudi Aramco IPO should be judged on its impact not its valuation

Colin Foreman, Deputy Editor at GlobalData, says that if the proceeds of the Aramco IPO are invested as planned, and become a catalyst for broader development in Saudi Arabia, then the long-term value of the listing will greatly outweigh any potential disappointment in the company’s valuation.

 
 

Double your money with zirconia ceramics - part two

In the second part of this two-part article, Ray Mouw, Morgan Advanced Materials, continues his discussion on why magnesia stabilised zirconia ceramic components will be vital for pumps that work in harsh environments, such as oil and gas, and crude oil extraction.