R&D/innovation
More than a dozen companies have joined the advisory board of a new US Department of Energy center dedicated to expanding geothermal energy in the US.
The startup company’s Midland Basin demonstration plant, located in the Permian Basin, takes a major step toward commercialization by proving its direct lithium extraction technology can refine battery-grade lithium carbonate from produced water under multiple 24/7 production cycles.
This case study outlines a full-scale testing program focused on the behavior of thermal casing connections subjected to severe bending and low-cycle fatigue loading.
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The mood in the global oil and gas business is looking up, but the times are changing as reflected in this selection of some of the most-read JPT articles of the year. -
Totally automated drilling today looks like a robot doing all the heavy lifting on a drilling floor. By 2025, there may no longer be anything surprising about it.
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The failure of the Raptor rig to drill its first-ever well offers a short history of the challenges that came with creating the first automated drilling rig.
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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company took four of the nine awards presented at the 2021 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference.
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Winners of the triennial awards will be announced at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress in Houston.
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Contractor, operators will work to bring thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) flowline and riser technology to market.
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Additive manufacturing can alleviate and avoid long, expensive production shutdowns and reduce supply chain carbon footprints. Key to unlocking this potential is building trust in “printed” parts.
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SwRI’s EZ Flow treatment process is intended to cut down on cost and energy intensity of heavy-crude pipeline transportation.
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Alumina Energy, Ionada, Parasanti, and SurgePower Materials will join the industrial scaling program at Halliburton Labs in Houston.
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The Offshore Technology Conference announces the 2021 recipients of the Spotlight on New Technology Award. Fourteen technologies from around the world will be awarded, including five companies that will be recognized by the Spotlight on Small Business Award.
