Cybersecurity leader and host Ian Bramson talks with Weston Hecker, a professional “white hat” hacker at Mission Secure, about his history of ethical hacking to secure oil rigs and finding cyber vulnerabilities in some of the world’s leading technology systems. With a long background in security research and programming, Hecker is currently working on a major university research project with
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By William Hill Upheaval, change and advances are nothing new for the global energy sector. They have shaped the business for at least the past decade. But what the market is facing in 2020 is something else: The coronavirus pandemic, falling oil prices and collapsing demand could prove to be an existential threat for some operators. Although many of the
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For the first time ever, energy companies will be able to access a reliable supply of up to 100 MW of power, over distances up to 600 km and down to 3,000-m water depth, at pressures that could shatter a brick. This is all achievable with a single cable with little or no maintenance for up to 30 years,
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Veteran energy industry association executive Erik Milito has been named the new president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and will take the helm of the offshore energy association effective November 1, 2019. Milito has extensive experience in implementing strategic outreach and public relations platforms for high-profile issues on behalf of the energy industry. He is a seasoned spokesperson
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UTEC, a global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has appointed Nadir Rahmatullah as the commercial and strategy director of its Middle East and Caspian operations. Rahmatullah was most recently managing director of UTEC StarNet, a specialist division of UTEC providing survey, inspection and data management services to the oil and gas, telecommunication, renewables, civil engineering and nuclear sectors.
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The Arctic has traditionally been a region where cooperation has been common between nations. Its significance on the world’s geopolitical map is changing, however, as global warming leads to increased ice melt, thus reducing barriers to maritime navigation. Less ice means more shipping traffic and better access to resources, most notably, oil and gas. China, despite not having any
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