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What Will Russian Sanctions and A Repealed US Export Ban Mean for the Energy Market?
With the recent sanctions against Russia and growing international pressure to lift the U.S. export ban on crude oil, questions remain about whether a major shift in the oil and gas market is on the horizon. New EU and U.S. sanctions prohibit Russia’s state-run and...
North Dakota Oil Output Reaches One Million Barrels Per Day
Figures released by North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources showed that the state’s oil production had, for the first time, eclipsed 1 million barrels per day. Figures released in previous months showed that North Dakota had been inching closer and closer to...
Subsea Processing Helping Boost Recovery Rates
As producers and E&P companies continue to look for new and innovative ways to cut costs and boost recovery rates, seabed production solutions are becoming increasingly important. Gas compression and subsea separation technologies in particular, have become...
The Role of Cyber Security in Midstream Operations
In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced that an astounding 40% of all cyber attacks in the U.S. were directed at the energy industry. Perhaps even more alarming is that fact that these attacks didn’t just come from run-of-the-mill Internet hackers or...
Eagle Ford Presenting Significant Opportunities for Midstream Companies
Containing an estimated 7 - 10 billion barrels of recoverable oil, the Eagle Ford shale play is the largest on-shore oil reserve ever discovered in the continental U.S. This month, oil production in the play is expected to reach 1.4 million barrels per day, making it...
Managing Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) with Pipeline Integrity Management Techniques
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in oil and gas pipelines can be extremely problematic. It occurs when a combination of internal stress from high pressure contents inside a pipe and corrosive agents outside the pipe cause the formation of interlinking crack clusters....
Oil and Gas Terminal Automation Market to Reach $4.4 Billion by 2020
A recent report published by MarketsandMarkets estimates that the global market for oil and gas terminal automation will reach $4.4 billion by 2020. With the market expected to grow at a rate of nearly 9% annually over the next six years, the need for companies that...
3D Laser Scanning Becoming an Invaluable Tool for Pipeline Design and Construction
Though 3D laser scanning is a relatively new technology used for the design, construction, and repair of a wide range of oil and gas-related infrastructure. Technological advances made in imaging, digital processing, and data acquisition in recent years has greatly...