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Feature stories 2007

Stories that offer fresh insights into people, energy and the environment.

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.

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.

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.

Tapping into Asia's talent

27 Jul 2007 - With the number of science and engineering graduates falling in the West, firms are increasingly looking East for the technical talent they need.