click for larger version The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is one of the crown jewels of our federal government. NETL is a U.S. national laboratory under the Dept. of Energy Office of Fossil Energy. NETL focuses on applied research for the clean production and use of domestic energy resources. Capturing and using carbon dioxide
Read More...From the “With friends like this…” department, we have some upsetting news to report. The incoming chair of the American Gas Association (AGA), David Anderson, president and CEO of Northwest Natural Holding Co., says it’s time to “think big and think differently” about the end of natural gas. Anderson likes hydrogen and methane from landfills
Read More...Wood Mackenzie, also known as WoodMac, is a global energy, chemicals, renewables, metals, and mining research and consultancy group. WoodMac writes reports and dishes out expert advice to investors dealing with the energy industry. WoodMac analysts have put their heads together to predict what we should expect in the energy space in the coming year,
Read More...Ham Lake, Minn. — Dahlquist Machine Inc., a Ham Lake company that specializes in high-speed machining of light metal, aluminum and plastic, has a new private equity owner. Chicago-based Core Industrial Partners announced the acquisition Dec. 21. Terms were not disclosed. Dahlquist focuses on the medical device and laboratory testing equipment sectors, and also serves
Read More...British energy supplier SSE said on Dec. 22 it has agreed to sell its portfolio of natural gas exploration and production assets to U.K.-based upstream energy company Viaro Energy for 120 million pounds (US$161 million). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and partner consent, the firm said. The portfolio comprises non-operational equity shares in
Read More...This is the week of the winter solstice for 2020, and the solstice has been a noteworthy occurrence for mankind since before recorded history. Our early ancestors paid particular attention to the winter solstice because it marked the time the days would stop getting shorter, and the daily amount of sunlight would start to increase.
Read More...Equinor and its license partners have decided to invest NOK 3 billion (US$345 million) in the North Sea Statfjord Øst field to improve recovery by 23 million barrels of oil equivalent, the company said on Dec. 22. Written notification of material changes to the plan for development and operation Statfjord Øst was submitted to the
Read More...Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer Petroleo Brasileiro SA confirmed the presence of high quality oil on Dec. 22 after drilling a new well at Buzios, the country’s second-most productive field. In a filing on Dec. 22, Petrobras, as the company is known, said the results of deepwater well 9-BUZ-48D-RJS confirm even greater potential for Buzios, which
Read More...AHMEDABAD, India—A blast at a gas pipeline in the western Indian state of Gujarat killed two people and injured one early on Dec. 22, authorities said. It was not immediately clear who ran the pipeline and state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) denied media reports that it was the operator. Local company Sabarmati Gas,
Read More...The last few days of December often see us trying to complete a few more things on our “to-do” list. It can get kind of hectic. So here’s an update on something that did get wrapped up: The Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. President Donald Trump signed the bill, along with three other items, on
Read More...Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: North Face imagines its customers are idiots and wanted to look like a green hero to them, causing it instead to do a face plant in the snow.] Innovex Downhole Solutions ordered 100 jackets for its workers as Christmas gifts from popular outdoor recreation and clothing giant
Read More...Norway’s Supreme Court approved the government’s plans for Arctic oil exploration on Dec. 22, dismissing a lawsuit by campaigners who claimed the scheme violated people’s right to a healthy environment. The verdict upheld rulings made by two lower courts, rejecting arguments by Greenpeace and the Nature and Youth group that a 2015-2016 oil licensing round
Read More...ConocoPhillips made an oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea north of the Heidrun field, the country’s Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Dec. 22. The discovery is estimated to hold between 76 million and 201 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent, and could potentially be developed by using the existing infrastructure in the area, the NPD
Read More...ProPetro Holding Corp. reported on Dec. 21 that David Sledge, the current COO, will be succeeded in his role by Adam Muñoz at the end of 2020. David Sledge, who joined ProPetro in November 2011 and currently serves as COO, will step down from the role at the end of the year. David’s tenure with
Read More...National Oilwell Varco Inc. revealed plans to change its corporate name to NOV Inc., effective January 1, 2021. The company’s ticker symbol, NOV, will remain unchanged. “Our company has a long and proud legacy of innovation and technology dating back to the earliest days of the oilfield. We are committed to continuously improving the drilling
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