In Ian Hudson's eyes, it's not oil people versus environmentalists. And it's not industry versus science. Rather, it's a partnership, and how both communities can share precious knowledge. "I think now, more than ever, with more environmental pressure on the (oil) industry, that now is the time when we should be engaging together in a collaborative way," Dr Hudson said. And that collaboration is, in short, the backbone of the SERPENT project, led by Dr Hudson at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, United Kingdom. It's also the backbone of the keynote address he gave at the IADC Oil & Gas Activities in Environmentally Vulnerable Areas conference, held 12-14 October in Stavanger, Norway. It was the first time IADC has held a conference devoted entirely to environment issues associated with oil and gas development.
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