The technology uses the fluid flow inside a pipeline to deliver specially designed platelets to the leak site. As output from the North Sea region's largest producers has slowed in recent years, an erroneous notion has developed that the North Sea is in irreversible decline. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is no secret that the shrinking field presents producers with deep waters, aging infrastructure and extreme weather conditions, but with 30 years left in the oilfield's life, many Scottish oil and gas companies are recognizing its potential as a hotbed of innovation, primed for technological advances that will revolutionize how the industry addresses challenges.
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