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Archive for October, 2011

Is There Enough Water Available For Fracing In South Texas?

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Darrell Brownlow, Ph.D.,  Wilson County, Texas Here in South Texas, we use millions of acre/feet of water each year for agricultural, municipal, and steam power generation uses.   From that perspective, ... Read more..

Challenging Linepipe Manufacturing Conventions

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

By Martin Connelly, technical manager, Tata Steel Modern linepipe design is an increasingly intricate process. The various demands of corrosion management, fatigue resistance, deepwater collapse and any other failure modes place ... Read more..

Elastec/American Wins Prize For Offshore Oil Cleanup

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge awarded the $1 million first prize to Elastec/American Marine, an Illinois company, for achieving three times the industry’s best oil recovery rate on ... Read more..

Bakken Natural Gas Flaring: A Giant Step Backward Or An Opportunity In Disguise?

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst In North Dakota, the Bakken oil shale field has created tens of thousands of jobs, a resulting housing shortage-driven boom, the lowest state unemployment ... Read more..