Wireline Issue 26 Winter 2013 - page 3

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25 At the grassroots
Engineering and manufacturing
professionals can help bring science,
technology, engineering and maths to
life for young people, say teachers
across the UK who are joining forces
with the likes of Aquaterra Energy,
Bel Valves and TOTAL.
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22 Branching out
The UK oil and gas supply chain continues to branch out, creating jobs
nationwide. AMEC, ADIL and Jee Ltd shed some light on why London is
important to their plans for growth.
Contents
20 Forging ahead
Gordon Ballard, UK chairman
of Schlumberger, brings Wireline up
to speed with the progress of
the industry-government oil and gas
strategy for growth.
5 News round-up from
Oil & Gas UK
Includes an update on inquiries into
the Sumburgh Helicopter Accident
and news on the interim findings
of the Wood Review, a new
labour market intelligence survey,
streamlined access to subsurface
data, plus much more.
11 Membership matters
Membership tops 400!
Wireline profiles our 400th member.
12 Dates for your diary
Save the dates for the line-up of key
events to come next year.
REGULARS FEATURES
“The number of pupils
choosing engineering as
a university course has risen
year on year at the school,
with last year being the joint
top choice with medicine.” p25
29 Celebrating our industry
The Oil & Gas UK Awards recognise
the talented individuals and innovative
companies that make up our industry.
Wireline reports from this year’s
glittering ceremony.
13 Rock on
Being a chief geophysicist at PGS
makes for an exciting and varied
working life. Eivind Fromyr talks
about how he turned his back on
a possible career in developing
cruise missiles to help discover and
recover the world’s oil and gas.
Issue
Cover Story
16 Hidden depths
A pioneering partnership forged a decade ago between the industry and
the scientific community continues to reveal the hidden depths of the
undersea environment. Wireline delves deeper into the inner workings of
the SERPENT Project.