Apr 4, 2018
Oxford Flow raises £6.1 million for expansion
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Apr 3, 2018
Pipelines
UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) originally supported Clearwater’s ‘Deragger’ solution for clearing wastewater pumps with a six-figure deal in 2017. This new funding, also in the six figures, will support the product’s largest trial yet in the US.
The Deragger monitors pumps in real time and engages a cleaning cycle when it detects a blockage, preventing... [Read More]
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Apr 3, 2018
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Out of the eighteen contracts to supply drilling services on Statoil offshore rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), Archer, a Norwegian ‘oil services company’, has won twelve. The firm value of the contracts is NOK 6 billion (€622 million) with the maximum value is estimated by Archer to be up to NOK 15 billion (€1.5 billion).
The contracts... [Read More]
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Mar 29, 2018
Valves
The ‘sensor-free’ technology uses an electromagnetic field to control the position of a bolt and determine its position.
Scientists at Saarland University have developed a technique to precisely control valves via an electromagnetic current, and say that it improves on conventional electromagnetically controlled valves that only have ‘on’ and ‘off’... [Read More]
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Mar 28, 2018
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Increases in the use of natural gas for power generation and spot-purchases from China drove the growth.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is reporting that exports from the states reached 1.94 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) last year, up from 0.5 Bcf/d in 2016. All of these exports originated from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana,... [Read More]
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Mar 27, 2018
Other
The new N.Mac Twin Shaft Grinder is designed to fragment materials to protect pumps and the process. The company says that it is suited to areas like wastewater treatment and biogas and biomass plants.
The new N.Mac is available in channel and inline housing constructions and can be installed into effluent channels or upstream from a pump. The ‘cartridge cutting... [Read More]
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Mar 26, 2018
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Satellite imagery and oil-well production data shows an association between decades of oil activity and the ‘alarming rates’ of land movement. The study’s findings match those of research conducted in the years following the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook East Texas in 2012.
Researchers from Southern Methodist University (SMU) looked at a 4,000 square-mile... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2018
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TechnipFMC said 23 March that it has signed onto a ‘strategic collaboration agreement’ with Magma Global to develop a new hybrid flexible pipe (HFP) for offshore applications.
The HFP is meant to provide enhanced strength and endurance while reducing weight and cost. As part of the agreement, TechnipFMC is acquiring a minority stake in Magma Global.
Martin... [Read More]
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Mar 23, 2018
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The technology, dubbed ‘Arctic Cascade’, uses a two-stage process to liquefy gas using the ambient low temperatures in the Arctic. The process is designed to reduce energy consumption and increase cost-effectiveness.
According to the first deputy chairman of Novatek’s management board Alexander M. Fridman: “‘Arctic Cascade’... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2018
Level Monitors
The mobile ‘dual-comb’ device adapts Nobel Prize-winning advancements in laser technology to continuously monitor a site for methane leaks. It is looking to replace costly infrared imaging and current spectrometer technology that is currently used to identify methane leaks.
Methane leak detection prevents a harmful greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere... [Read More]
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Mar 21, 2018
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Michigan Technological University (MT) researchers have developed low-tech, low-cost solutions to improve water quality.
Mohammad Alizadeh Fard, doctoral student at MT, and Brian Barkdoll, professor of civil and environmental engineering, have created a way to remove micropollutants using renewable materials.
Many communities throughout the US use large water-storage tanks... [Read More]
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Mar 20, 2018
Pumps
Sharc Energy Systems and Scottish Water Horizons have launched a joint venture to accelerate the deployment of heat recovery systems across Scotland.
The joint venture covers the installation and maintenance of a number of green energy projects currently in the advanced stages of planning. These projects are focused on producing heat from wastewater.
Previously, Sharc... [Read More]
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Mar 16, 2018
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The products are designed to fit together easily and quickly while addressing the distinct needs of customers.
On 13 March, Honeywell announced that it had won a contract to supply Cardinal Midstream’s Iron Horse Gas Processing Complex with its UOP Russell modular cryogenic equipment. The equipment will be used to process 200 million standard cubic feet (5.6 million... [Read More]
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Mar 16, 2018
Level Monitors
The oil giant has developed a way to assess the make-up of crude oil, avoiding the dangers and time associated with traditional techniques.
The method is called ground level optical water cut (GLOW) and allows operators to assess the water content of crude oil without exposing them to toxic gasses or hazardous conditions at the top of oil tanks.
“The main reason... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2018
Flowmeters
The device is backward-compatible with previous magnetic flow meter sensors and features advanced diagnostics.
Emerson says that the Rosemount 8712EM Wall Mount Magnetic Flow Meter Transmitter comes with additional protocols, diagnostic capabilities and usability features to help operators in areas like water and wastewater, metals and mining.
The meter’s local operator... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2018
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The 40,000 gallon (151,000 litre) facility in Odessa, Texas is meant to provide 24-hour access to LNG and ‘related services’.
“Stabilis is committed to providing our customers with the most convenient, reliable, and cost effective LNG fuel solutions. This fuel depot will serve our existing West Texas customers and make Stabilis LNG more readily available... [Read More]
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Mar 15, 2018
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Researchers working at Rice University in Texas, US have published a paper outlining a structure of ‘white graphene’ nanomaterials that can hold an unprecedented amount of hydrogen. The gas is being looked at as a possible replacement for fossil fuels as it only releases water when burnt.
A nanostructure resembling a skyscraper with ‘floors’ of... [Read More]
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