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Read articles, profiles and interviews published in Shell World Online.
Harnessing the energy of a Viking long ship
12 Dec 2007 - It took a series of technological triumphs to overcome the special challenges Ormen Lange posed – a success that provides valuable lessons for other frontier developments
Squeezing more oil from existing fields
30 Nov 2007 - With global energy demand soaring, oil companies are working to squeeze extra barrels from ageing oilfields.
Mustering the energy to tackle climate change
16 Nov 2007 - Bert Metz of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change believes the technologies needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are already available.
An inventive mind
31 Oct 2007 - Harold Vinegar has spent his life pursuing a dream – to unlock unconventional resources like oil shale and tar sands.
Lending a hand to African businesses
12 Oct 2007 - A small Kenyan feed maker’s experience shows how a new approach to supporting small businesses in Africa can contribute to development and help create desperately needed jobs
On the road to cleaner diesel
28 Sep 2007 - Converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbon products, including GTL fuel, can help ease urban pollution and offers more energy security to countries like Japan with few energy resources of their own.
Tireless workers of the deep sea
21 Sep 2007 - Deep below the sea where the crushing pressure is too much for a human diver to bear, unmanned submarines take over.
Nurturing creativity: putting passions to work
14 Sep 2007 - The ability to bring creativity into the workplace will distinguish successful companies from the rest, says a Silicon Valley innovation expert.
Delving deeper: unlocking offshore energy
7 Sep 2007 - Technology is enabling oil companies to unlock previously unreachable deep-water oil and gas deposits from the Gulf of Mexico to West Africa.
King Coal comes clean
31 Aug 2007 - In an energy-hungry world the use of coal is accelerating. A cleaner and more energy-efficient way of using coal is to gasify it.
