The new paint, similar to that used in the offshore oil industry, is then applied in three coats.
The offshore oil industry around Aberdeen already used to handling gases underground at high pressure is a ready source of skills.
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There is engineering expertise, notably in Aberdeen, where the offshore oil industry has been installing complex machinery in rough seas for decades.
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Yet the offshore oil industry, and even the onshore diamond industry, continue to thrive, the revenue financing the war, on both sides, and fattening the pockets of the warlords.
While other investigations have been higher-profile, the recommendations in this report could change how the offshore oil industry operates in the Gulf of Mexico, a prolific oil and natural-gas region.
He said that while efforts to win work closer to home must be a priority, it was possible that the Highland workforce had skills not readily available in Canada's Offshore oil industry.
The BP gulf oil disaster will become the three mile island debacle for the offshore oil and gas industry.
He added that there were other significant claims still to be settled, including offshore oil and gas industry damages as a result of the moratorium on deepwater drilling put in place after the accident, casino losses, fisheries, financial institutions and real estate developers.
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Oil and Gas UK - the offshore industry body - said oil transported through the Brent pipeline system represented 10% of the UK's North Sea oil production.
Based in Bermuda, SeaDrill Limited is an offshore drilling contractor providing worldwide offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry.
PLC's failure to plug the mile-deep well that has been leaking oil since April is sending shudders down the spines of industry leaders who previously considered offshore exploration to be one of the last lucrative frontiers in the domestic oil business.
In response, Mr Obama has softened his opposition to offshore drilling, while denouncing Mr McCain as a lapdog of the oil industry who will do little to bring down prices.
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Industry body Oil and Gas UK also indicated it was too early to say when full offshore helicopter operations could be reintroduced.
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The company provides specialty products to the oil and gas industry through its four business units: well-site services, tubular services, offshore, and accommodations.
The oil industry is particularly focused on the report because the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has regulatory oversight over offshore operations.
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