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Technology News
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Heavy-lift world record holder wins OTC Spotlight Award
- 14 May -
- China's Yantai Raffles Shipyard recently unveiled a new heavy-lift gantry crane that has been garnering industry awards and breaking heavy-lift records. The Taisun crane is capable of lifting 20,000 metric tons and promises to improve safety, speed, and efficiency during construction of offshore production vessels. These accomplishments garnered the Taisun a Spotlight on New Technology [...]
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New handheld data reader accelerates corrosion analysis
- 28 April -
- Corrosion engineers now have a more efficient route to collecting and analyzing field corrosion data. The new Rohrback Cosasco Systems (RCS) Checkmate DL, a portable handheld instrument that remotely reads corrosion data from field data loggers or remote data collectors (RDCs), allows engineers to quickly collect and transfer corrosion data for analysis and graphing.
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New Center for Technology Innovation opens in Houston
- 07 April -
- Baker Hughes recently held an open house for its new Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) in Houston. The USD 42-million facility promises to be the launching pad for the next generation of technologies for challenging production environments.
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New coating technology promises doubled lifespan for equipment
- 25 March -
- Corrosion and wear are common, persistent problems plaguing a wide range of oilfield equipment, but a new interior coating technology offers a unique solution. The InnerArmor system, developed by materials-science specialist Sub-One Technology, promises to double the operating life of equipment while also reducing in-line pressure loss and improving flow dynamics.
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Petrobras takes novel subsea approach to boost reservoir productivity
- 19 February -
- Brazilian energy giant Petrobras has taken a well-known onshore pumping technology to the bottom of the sea to boost oil production in deepwater fields. The company's seafloor electrical submersible pump (ESP) without preseparation is a world first, and promises to more than double the oil production in some fields.
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Oil-shale extraction technology has a new owner
- 01 February -
- As a long-term petroleum source, oil-shale reserves are vast but remain elusive. Oil-services giant Schlumberger is aiming to change that with the recent purchase of a radio-frequency (RF)/critical-fluid (CF) extraction technology that unlocks this vast resource and brings it to the surface in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner.
SPE.org now has a Technical Editor to help keep members up to date with technology developments. Ted Moon will be bringing you information on emerging technologies, R&D successes, new field applications, updates from SPE papers about recent innovations, and more.
Industry News
- Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Faces New Delay on Deferred Review
- Gazprom to Ship Shtokman Gas to Rabaska LNG Terminal
- Inpex: Ichthys LNG Output Delayed
- Dockwise Scores 3 Transportation Contracts
- Ezra's Vietnam Yard Snags Fab Work
- Petsec Says Production at Main Pass 270 Temporarily Halted
- Enterprise Updates Repair Schedule for Independence Trail
- Anadarko Reaffirms Full-Year Production Guidance for Independence
- Technip Wins N. Sea Subsea Contract from Oilexco
- Galp Energia and PDVSA Ink 5 Cooperation Agreements
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