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Level Monitors
The company hopes to bring clarity to the problem of determining the energy density and chemical composition of LNG, enabling more transparent trade and pricing.
The self-described global quality assurance and risk management company intends the new LNG testing facility to improve the ways industry assesses the energy content and chemical composition of natural gas. A more detailed picture of…
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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 for new…
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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 interface was…
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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 Hexagonal boron nitride held…
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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 for this technology is…
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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 cubic metres) per day of…
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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 and Scottish Water Horizons…
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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 for municipal drinking…
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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 and avoids wasting a…
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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 Jones, Magma Global CEO,…
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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’ is NOVATEK’s first…
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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 (over 10,359km)…
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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 knives’ within the…
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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, more than half of them…
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Pipelines
Hexagon Lincoln has won a $4.1 million (€3.3 million) contract from Compass Natural Gas for trailers to transport CNG to remote gas grids, called ‘gas islands’. Compass Natural Gas bought the trailers as part of its ‘virtual pipeline’ model, which uses alternate transport means like road to avoid the costs associated with pipeline infrastucture.
The Mobile…
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Valves
The Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) is predicting 1.45% growth for valve shipments in 2018, valued at $4.615 billion (€3.793 billion). 2017 valve shipments were valued at $4.549 billion (€3.739 billion).
VMA president William Sandler said that while growth from 2017 to 2018 was ‘not huge’, the $66 million increase in the value of annual valve shipments was a…
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HyComp, established in 1886, employs about 120 people and supplies composite components made with proprietary carbon fibres and thermoplastic materials. The products made include wear rings and air rotary valves as well as actuation and electronic systems on aircraft.
“HyComp’s joining Saint-Gobain gives us the opportunity to broaden our portfolio of critical parts for…
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According to the annual report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA), natural gas will see a 40% increase in consumption by the US industrial sector by 2050. In one scenario projected by the report, gas use will reach its previous peak set in the early 1970s by 2020.
Two thirds of the natural gas used by the industrial sector in the US went to heat or power applications, for industrial…
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