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Jan 31, 2018
Emerson flowmeter gets certified for safety by International Electrotechnical Commission
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Feb 1, 2018
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a novel use for Lego bricks in the field of microfluidics, an area focused on the manipulation of fluids at a submillimetre scale.
Devices used here are usually small two-dimensional chips that handle fluid around a ‘micro lab’. The researchers instead used micromilled Lego blocks that each carry out... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2018
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The project is designed to increase the number of vessels using LNG as a marine fuel through increased awareness of infrastructure.
Developed by the industry group SEA/LNG, the tool displays major shipping routes, oil bunkering ports and major LNG infrastructure globally. Information about individual facilities and vessels is also indexed, along with ships and infrastructure... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2018
Pipelines
Researchers from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have developed a method to work out friction and energy loss in a liquid when it is neither laminar nor turbulent. The finding could help fluid handling facilities improve their operations.
Analysing liquids in a transitional state has typically been impossible, as the friction varies with no observable... [Read More]
Policy News
Feb 2, 2018
The public policy think tank CD Howe Institute has released a report saying that difficulty getting product to market, not carbon taxes, is hindering the competitiveness of Canadian oil producers.
Although the report cites a number of problems for the industry, by far the largest is the lack of transport infrastructure and its effect on the price of Canadian oil compared... [Read More]
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Dec 13, 2017
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Enbridge Line 3 replacement project, the largest the company has attempted, is the most recent in a line of pipeline projects that have been held up due to anti-fossil fuel sentiment.
The company’s plans to replace the current pipeline have been complicated by disruption by local activists and government procedures. According to Reuters, Enbridge Executive Vice President... [Read More]
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Dec 13, 2017
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The system focuses on flexibility in order to create an alternative to traditional LNG transfer techniques.
Trelleborg announced the successful test of the Universal Transfer System (UTS) conducted with Connect LNG and Gas Natural Fenosa, and it saying it provides evidence of the new applications that its suite of products for jettyless LNG transfer can unlock in this... [Read More]
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Dec 14, 2017
Pipelines
PipeFish is designed to log the condition of pipe interiors and find damage before it becomes an issue.
The University of Southern California’s Polymorphic Robotics Lab, led by director Wei-Min Shen, made the robot to be as undisruptive as possible, being inserted via fire hydrants instead of having to dig-out the pipes and manually inspecting them or using externally-applied... [Read More]
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Dec 18, 2017
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Current pipelines can’t keep up with production, new pipelines are two years away and rail companies aren’t looking to upgrade routes.
Reuters reported 18 December that Canadian oil companies are struggling to export their crude as production grows and pipelines and railways reach capacity. They’re also struggling to compete with cheaper US production... [Read More]
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Dec 18, 2017
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A university study suggests that deficits in waste processing capacity are hindering growth in the industry.
The researchers used data from wells in the US to model the needs of shale gas operators in the UK, where there is currently only one well in operation. The report found that over the lifetime of a well, its waste management needs could reach over £1 million.
The... [Read More]
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Dec 18, 2017
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The solution tries to support more sustainable wastewater treatment operations
Aerobic digestion is often the second largest consumer of energy, after biological treatment aeration, at a wastewater treatment plant, according to Xylem field tests. Xylem has launched a new aerobic digester solution under its Sanitaire brand that decreases energy consumption by up... [Read More]
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Dec 19, 2017
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Three additional sizes have been added to the company’s UL/FM check valves
To meet the higher pressure requirements of today’s water infrastructure systems, all 2- to 12-inch Mueller UL/FM swing check valves are now rated at 350 psig cold working pressure (CWP). In addition, the product line has been expanded to include 2-, 14-, and 16-inch sizes (with... [Read More]
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Dec 20, 2017
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The fund is maintained through a per-barrel tax of $0.09, which is set to expire at the end of 2017.
According to a press release from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the fund is currently at $5.7 billion. As of writing, no renewal to the tax has been introduced.
In the same release, PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said that “The main... [Read More]
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Dec 21, 2017
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AxFlow, has acquired Bahr Pump OU (Estonia), Pumptechnique SIA (Latvia) and Flow Technologies UAB (Lithuania).
All three companies’ provide fluid handling equipment, advanced systems, and service to end-users and contractors. Their main products are pumps, valves, actuators, loading arms, hydrocarbon metering, and related service and repair, mainly for the petrochemical,... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 22, 2017
The evaluation comes as part of a pledge by the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to go over all departmental practices.
In his Senate approval hearing, the new Chairman, Kevin J. McIntyre, said that he would take ‘a fresh look’ at all commission policies.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval is required before the construction... [Read More]
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