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In a recent speech dedicated to Best Practice for Protection of the Local Environment at Fracking Sites, Stefan Baldauf, Director of Global Sales Engineering, GSE Consulting, spoke about what explorers could add to protect the environment - the extra protection to be had from linings. He began his presentation...
2011 Oklahoma Temblor Came Amid Increased Manmade Seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in central Oklahoma, to the injection of wastewater deep underground. Researchers now say that the magnitude 5.7 earthquake near...
Can magnetic nanoparticles injected deep underground with hydraulic fracturing liquids reveal detailed dimensions of shale rock fractures and track movements of gas molecules? Can other particles -- that change form when they encounter oil -- be "interrogated" for clues about the amounts of oil in dense...
Engineers at Halliburton Co. believe they may be on the cusp of a major breakthrough in hydraulic fracturing that could quench the practice's insatiable thirst for water. During the annual IHS CERA Week convention happening here, the oil field services giant announced the launch of a suite of technologies...
If only Leo Eisner had only been there a bit earlier. Mr. Eisner, President at Seismik s.r.o., was part of the team that helped diagnose Cuadrilla Resources’ earth tremors which were the result of its shale gas exploration activities in the UK. Seismik focuses on large, felt seismicity in the...
Methane hydrates, which are natural gas molecules trapped in ice, offer a potentially abundant source of natural gas widely distributed across the globe. Assuming the extraction technology can be mastered, methane hydrates could offer traditionally resource-poor countries greater energy security. Analysis The...
Clean Energy Fuels, which aims to establish a network of liquefied natural gas filling stations across the US, has bought two MicroLNG plants from GE Oil and Gas. The filling stations are aimed at large industrial vehicles – trucks. Clean Energy expects to complete approximately 70 LNG stations...
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has commissioned two sea-going gas tankers powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to transport its olefins products. The intended purchase comes ahead of a European Union directive to drastically reduce sulphur emissions from vessels operating in the...
The Greek boom in liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers continues. German company MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced it will supply the engines for two new Greek LNG carriers. According to shipbroking agency Clarkson, eight Greek shipowners have spent $7.4 billion (€5.8 bn) on orders for 38 such...
Ireland has stepped up its debate on hydraulic fracturing with the country's Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications meeting yesterday with a wide range of experts, campaigners and policymakers to discuss the process. The meeting, which aimed to help discern whether Ireland will give...
