The Quest for Unconventional Gas Sources
The increasing focus on finding ways to depend less on foreign energy sources, coupled with the huge shale plays now available to U.S. and Canadian energy producers, is good news for the valve industry.
Technology the Key to Profitability in the Oil Sands
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Multi-Stage Flash for Water that’s Fresh
While fresh drinking water is becoming scarce, the need for desalination is growing.
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Geothermal: A Bottomless Pit of Power?
As economic, environmental and geopolitical conditions have become increasingly volatile, sustainable and dependable sources of electricity have taken on new importance.
Concentrated Solar Power Generation
As Germany shuts out nuclear, Japan deals with the backlash over Fukushima and North American governments institute environmental regulations that make coal-fired power generation more expensive, the appeal of exploiting natural alternative energy sources becomes even greater.
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What’s in a Word? The Fracas Over Fracking
With the continuing growth in unconventional gas exploration and production comes oftimes unwarranted attacks on the industry’s environmental record and business practices.
The Biopharm Industry
This segment of the chemical processing industry must deal with levels of cleanability and sterility that will ensure the safety of those who use or make the products.
Pipelines, Politics and Opportunity
When President Obama called Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to tell him the U.S. had rejected TransCanada’s proposed $7 billion Keystone XL project, he made sure to point out that TransCanada was free to submit an amended plan for the pipeline.
Federal Regulation of Fracking Has Arrived
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly announced last Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2012) that it would grant part of Earthjustice’s TSCA petition concerning chemical substances and mixtures used in the fracking process of oil and natural gas production.
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Vibration Analysis Pinpoints Valve Noise Source
A refinery that shared a property line with local residents located and corrected a whining sound that threatened the peace of the community.