R&D

GE and Suncor collaborate on greenhouse gas reduction technology

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-07-09 10:16

09th July 2014

GE and Suncor collaborating on greenhouse gas emissions reduction technology

GE and Suncor Energy have announced the signing of two agreements which provide the opportunity for an investment of up to approximately USD 18m to enable the development of new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water usage in oil sands production

PRCI opens state-of-the-art pipeline technology test centre in US

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-07-08 16:27

08th July 2014

PRCI opens state-of-the-art pipeline technology test centre in US

On July 7th, Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) broke ground on a new Technology Development Centre (TDC) in Houston, Texas

Gazprom Neft and Krylov State Research Centre collaborate in offshore field development

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Fri, 2014-06-27 17:33

27th June 2014

Gazprom Neft and Krylov State Research Centre collaborate in offshore field development

Gazprom Neft CEO, Alexander Dyukov, and Andrei Dutov, general director of the Krylov State Research Centre, have confirmed the signing of a cooperation agreement on collaboration in research and development on oilfield facilities on the Russian continental shelf

Clariant to establish state-of-the-art catalyst research centre in Shanghai

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Fri, 2014-06-27 11:16

27th June 2014

Clariant to establish state-of-the-art catalyst research centre in Shanghai

The research and development centre is expected to begin operation by 2015 with the goal of developing catalytic solutions tailored to Chinese market requirements and enhancing technical service support to Chinese customers

MIT and KFUPM researchers develop robots to rapidly detect pipeline leaks

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-06-25 10:26

25th June 2014

Christine Daniloff/MIT (Rendering of robotic device courtesy of the researchers.)

Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing and investigating pressure changes within pipelines

Weatherford opens new integrated laboratory in Bogota, Colombia

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Fri, 2014-06-13 15:17

13th June 2014

$This new facility provides traditional core and fluid analysis combined with specialty services such as shale rock properties (SRP), geochemistry, wellsite geosciences, frac fluids, drilling fluids, and elastomer testing for progressive cavity pumps$

Colombia’s oil and gas sector has been boosted this week with technology giant Weatherford officially opening a new research and development laboratory

Qatar Petrochemical and Materia collaborate on downstream research and development

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Thu, 2014-06-05 18:43

05th June 2014

Qatar Petrochemical and Materia collaborate on downstream research and development

Materia and Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) have forged a partnership, through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to further reinforce their collaborative research and development efforts, and to study the development of the next generation of materials produced from Qatar’s existing feedstocks

New carbon-capture material absorbs CO2 at wellhead

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-06-04 13:35

04th June 2014

US university creates C02 absorbing polymer for oil and gas industry

Rice University scientists have created an eco-friendly way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads.

Peak Well Systems opens Dubai technology centre

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Tue, 2014-06-03 09:14

03rd June 2014

Peak Well Systems opens Dubai technology centre

Peak Well Systems has opened a new technology centre in Dubai dedicated to its growing customer base in the Middle East and North Africa

Singapore research institute boosts Asian deep-hole drilling capability with joint industry project

Submitted by Paddy Harris on Wed, 2014-05-28 10:50

28th May 2014

Singapore research institute boosts deep-hole drilling capability in South East Asia with new joint industry project

The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has launched an initiative under its collaborative industry project (CIP) scheme to equip companies in the oil and gas sector with effective tooling, preparation methods and drilling parameters