TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. ASA said May 2 it is cementing its position as a leading provider of multiclient seismic data with the acquisition of Spectrum ASA. Spectrum provides multiclient seismic surveys and seismic imaging services to the global oil and gas industry from offices in Norway, the U.K., U.S., Brazil, Egypt, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.
Read More...May 2, 2019 Updated 5/2/2019 Email Print Jim Johnson Rick Moore, front, is stepping down from NAPCOR. Darrel Collier will take over his position. With a change in leadership, the National Association for PET Container Resources expects to take a higher profile in the face of growing anti-plastic sentiment. The trade group has transitioned from
Read More...May 2, 2019 Updated 5/2/2019 Email Print After considerable effort, North American polyethylene makers were able to push through a 3-cent-per-pound price increase in April. Buyers had resisted the increase before it took hold late in the month, market sources told Plastics News. Regional prices for all PE grades had been flat for the first
Read More...Battery storage announcements have been coming out more frequently this year, with commitments from utilities to build large-scale storage projects in Florida, California, and even Texas. The attributes of storage add value to a more flexible grid, but what’s behind this technology that is important to understand in order to safely and efficiently operate these
Read More...May 2, 2019 Updated 5/2/2019 Email Print Bill Schwab A sample of the Trex Enhanced Basic line of decking, which was designed with a scalloped bottom to reduce material costs and compete against pressure-treated lumber decking. Start-up problems in Virginia for a new line of composite decking and equipment failures at a manufacturing plant in
Read More...This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. This is a “man bites dog” kind of story. Typically when we read about drilling on Pennsylvania state-owned land, the drilling happens on private land adjacent to the state land with the
Read More...This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Last week the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, being built by Equitrans Midstream, got a boost from the West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). WVDEP has submitted a revised stream/river crossing permit
Read More...This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Last week we brought you the news that President Trump is considering a waiver to the 1920 Jones Act for LNG to be shipped from port to port in the U.S., even
Read More...This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Two weeks ago MDN told you the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a series of five bills that restore some sanity in how environmental regulations are made and paid
Read More...This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Secretary Pat McDonnell will get his day in court, or rather, his day in a reconfirmation hearing–on May 8. We previously wrote about the delay of McDonnell’s
Read More...May 2, 2019 Updated 5/2/2019 Email Print Minneapolis-based medical device maker Medtronic Inc. is laying off workers in its cardiac and vascular group, including up to 100 salaried and hourly employees in Santa Rosa, Calif., and a smaller undetermined number in Minnesota. The company is a subsidiary of Dublin, Ireland-based Medtronic plc, which is the
Read More...“Keep It In the Ground” activists apparently don’t want to see our European allies enjoy a safe and reliable supply of energy. Food & Water Watch Europe (FWWE) recently sent an open letter to the European Commission and U.S. Department of Energy requesting a halt to U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to the European Union.
Read More...MPLX LP which recently announced it is evaluating underground NGL storage caverns at its Hopedale, Harrison County Ohio, complex, will be one of the speakers at the 3rd Annual Appalachian Storage Hub Conference. MPLX will provide its latest assessment regarding underground storage in Hopedale. Underground storage will be an important component in the development of the petrochemical/chemical industries in
Read More...Royal Dutch Shell reported on May 2 a small drop in first-quarter profit to $5.4 billion, but still easily beat forecasts, helped by stronger trading and liquefied natural gas earnings. Shell’s results outshone those of rivals Exxon Mobil, Chevron and BP which all saw sharp declines in profits in the first three months of the year as a result of lower refining margins and weaker crude
Read More...Equinor will shut down production at its ageing Statfjord A platform in the North Sea in 2022, the Norwegian oil and gas company said on May 2. One of the oldest platforms on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Statfjord A was originally scheduled to be decommissioned in 1999, but its lifespan was extended several times. Equinor
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