Linde to Supply Hydrogen Gas for Shell Oil Facility in North America

April 27, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Linde to Supply Hydrogen Gas for Shell Oil Facility in North America

Linde North America and Shell Oil Company have executed a long-term contract for Linde to supply hydrogen for Shell’s Deer Park, Texas, complex. The hydrogen will be used primarily for the production of clean-burning transportation fuels at Deer Park Refining Company, a 50:50 joint venture of Shell and PMI Norteamerica S.A. de C.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Linde... 

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. Filed a Patent for Rapid Modification of Crude Oil

January 7, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. Filed a Patent for Rapid Modification of Crude Oil

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. has filed a patent for rapid modification of crude oil. It is proven that cavitation in fluids provide superior mixing and may significantly accelerate rates of chemical reactions and processes. By applying this concept to oil refining industry the company was able to increase the efficiency of refining crude petroleum to gasoline, kerosene, diesel, jet fuel and other... 

EnCana discovers small natural gas leak at well site near Dawson Creek, B.C.

November 1, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Shortly after noon today, a contract worker discovered a small natural gas leak at an EnCana Corporation well site south of Dawson Creek, B.C. EnCana immediately initiated emergency response procedures and operations engineers are working to stop the leak. The volume of natural gas leaking from the well is very small and does not present a danger to field workers, area residents or the public. Residents... 

Senscient ELDS(TM) Series Open Path Gas Detectors Eliminate False Alarms Inherent in Conventional Designs

October 13, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

An industry first, Senscient’s new ELDS Series Open Path Gas Detectors (OPGDs) feature truly false-alarm free flammable and toxic gas detection. ELDS gas detectors, scheduled to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2009, solve a problem common in the oil and gas industry: unreliable readings causing false alarms that cost millions of dollars in lost revenue annually. Safety systems triggered... 

North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta

September 19, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Praxair, Inc. announced that North West Upgrading Inc. (NWU), has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. North West’s process eliminates production of coke, uses gasification to make hydrogen from the heaviest components of bitumen, and enables the capture... 

Air Products Signs Long-Term Contract to Supply Coal Chemical Industry in Shaan’xi Province, Western China

August 1, 2008 Filed Under: Coal Mining, Mining Equipment  

Air Products has signed a long-term contract with Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited, a subsidiary of Shaan’xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd, one of China’s largest coal-based fertilizer and methanol producers, to supply onsite gaseous oxygen and nitrogen for its phase three coal-to-chemicals project in Weinan Hi-Tech Zone (WHTZ) in Weinan city, Shaan’xi Province, Western China. Air... 

Nation’s First Application for a Revolutionary Hydrogen Fuel Electric Generating Facility With Carbon Capture and Sequestration to Be Filed Before the California Energy Commission

July 31, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Hydrogen Energy International LLC, a joint venture of BP Alternative Energy and Rio Tinto, announced plans to file an AFC (Application for Certification) before the California Energy Commission on Thursday, July 31, 2008, for a proposed hydrogen fuel production facility and power plant in Kern County, California. The filing initiates a comprehensive regulatory review process and, upon approval, grants... 

Natco Group Inc’s contract in libya worth $24.9M

July 18, 2008 Filed Under: Mining Services, Oil and Gas  

Natco Group Inc, An oil services company, said Wednesday is has received a $24.9 million contract to provide membrane technology for an oil field off the Libyan coast. As part of the deal awarded in May, the company will supply a Cynara membrane system to capture carbon dioxide for re-injection into Bouri, Libya’s largest offshore oil field. Shares fell 27 cents to $46.64 in after-hours trading... 

Cenex With Sheffield City Council to Host Yorkshire Green Fleet Event

February 25, 2008 Filed Under: Mining Services, Oil and Gas  

Cenex, the UK’s first national centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, is hosting a joint two-day conference, exhibition and seminar on Low Carbon Vehicle Technology and Low Emission Transport Strategies, at The Source at Meadowhall, Sheffield, on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th March. The conference, hosted in partnership with the Sheffield City Council, is aimed at putting... 

Cenex To Host “Biomethane for Transport” Conference

February 25, 2008 Filed Under: Mining Services  

Cenex, the UK’s national centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, is hosting a one-day conference, ‘Biomethane for Transport’, at Devonport House, Greenwich, London, on Monday 3rd March. In partnership with the Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology Knowledge Transfer Network, the Natural Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA) and the Environmental Protection UK (EPUK),...