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Mar 22, 2018
Researchers develop 24/7 methane leak detection
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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 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 27, 2018
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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... [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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Feb 16, 2018
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Construction for about half of the pipeline has now been approved. Canadian pipelines have been increasingly contested, both between companies and the public and between regional governments. The proposed pipeline will run from the tar sands in Alberta across to Burnaby in British Columbia (BC).
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB), the independent federal regulator... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2018
Valves
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) has led to sales increases and cost savings for Weir, and has been classed as ‘outstanding’ by an independent panel.
From 2014 to 2017, Weir Valves worked with Professor Rakesh Mishra from the University of Huddersfield on a project to “design, develop and launch a new range of products for multiphase, multicomponent... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2018
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Below is Huntingdon Fusion Techniques' most recent white paper on different welding techniques, their advantages, and their limitations.
The tungsten arc welding concept, originally introduced as a practical tool in 1950, is now established as the most versatile technique for producing fusion welds to the highest quality standards.
A temperature of around 4,000ºC... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2018
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The Global Energy Talent Index’s (GETI) second annual report shows an industry that is optimistic about new technology, shrugging off anxieties over job security, but struggling to appeal to younger talent.
Technology provides easier operations but also ‘softer’ benefits like flexible work times. Four in ten of respondents citing increased happiness over... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2018
Pipelines
Reuters is reporting that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is funding the $40 billion (€32 billion) project to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian gas.
The pipeline is meant to develop the ‘Southern Gas Corridor’, which the EU hopes will diversify the region’s energy supply and enhance energy security. The corridor... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2018
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Canada’s largest rail company, Canada National Rail, has developed a product called CanaPux: solid, dry pucks of bitumen that float, do not easily dissolve and do not combust easily. A researcher at the University of Calgary has also developed a way to form solid bitumen. Both hope that their processes will increase the viability of expanding oil transport via rail.
Canada’s... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2018
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The Flow Measurement Institute (FMI) has merged into the Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) to form a new Flow Measurement Special Interest Group (SIG).
Stephanie Smith, project manager at InstMC, said that the day-to-day running and governance of the FMI would largely stay the same under its new title, with the new Flow Measurement Special Interest Group retaining... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2018
Pumps
Instead of on-site hydraulic acceptance tests and final inspection to prove compliance and values, the company will offer a streaming service to enable remote inspections to conclude a pump purchase. Remote testing was introduced last year at the company’s Halle, Germany site and plans to implement the service at all of its facilities.
The new process is meant to... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2018
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The company hopes to improve quality of life in developing countries by turning human waste into a useful resource.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave the $4.2 million (€3.4 million) grant to Crane to develop their Mobile Septage Treatment System (MSTS), which produces water for agricultural or industrial use from human waste.
The Gates Foundation supports... [Read More]
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