R&D

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December 11, 2019
Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to create a zero-emissions future in which oil and natural gas provide both clean energy and advanced materials that help house, move, clothe and feed people.
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December 09, 2019
Geofacets for ArcGIS provides users with one primary information solution that combines the mapping and analysis capabilities of ArcGIS, with the information and data discovery solutions of Geofacets.
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November 04, 2019
Halliburton has signed a strategic agreement with Singapore’s Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC) to become an anchor member, enabling collaboration across industries with research and development projects that will advance next-generation technologies.
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October 29, 2019
The facility addresses full-service safety and environmental solutions for the oil and gas industry and equipment installed in potentially explosive atmospheres with an expanded footprint marking UL's 99-year presence in Canada.
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October 18, 2019
Total announced plans to open a Digital Factory in Paris in early 2020 that will bring together up to 300 developers, data scientists and other experts to accelerate the group’s digital transformation.
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October 16, 2019
The INSITE program has launched a major collaboration between offshore industries and researchers, designed to give marine scientists access to valuable industry-acquired ecological data.
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October 15, 2019
Hunting’s TEK-HUB is opening the technology initiative in a bid to support energy industry innovators in Europe and beyond.
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October 14, 2019
Following the integration of the Houston Exova laboratory and a major upgrade of $5 MM in technologies and technical expertise with ISO 17025 and Nadcap accreditation, the Element Houston site now hosts 150 experts across eight departments.
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October 01, 2019
Proserv has established two separate divisions – namely Proserv Controls and Gilmore, a Proserv Company, which will sit under the umbrella of the parent company, Proserv Group, commonly known as Proserv.
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September 26, 2019
The methodology aims to bring a level playing field to the sector’s varying technical definitions of, and expectations towards digital twins. It will set a benchmark for oil and gas operators, supply chain partners and regulators to establish trust in digital twin-generated data for performance and safety decision-making in projects and operations.
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September 26, 2019
The new Innovation Lab will centralize test rigs for hydrodynamic fluid film bearings and reciprocating compressor components previously housed in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and Knoxville, Tennessee.
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September 23, 2019
Equinor has signed a Framework Agreement with IFPEN for provision of advanced R&D services in oil & gas technologies, renewable energies and low carbon solutions for a period of four years.
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September 18, 2019
Working to deliver transparent data to evaluate the most effective methane emissions reduction strategies, the group was established by leading industry companies Cheniere, Chevron, Equinor, ExxonMobil, and Pioneer Natural Resources.
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September 17, 2019
WAXTREAT SubZero is a winterized PPD with customization capabilities, enhancing performance, while mitigating paraffin build-up, in crude oil pipeline systems, at the same time reducing OPEX requirements associated with pipeline cleaning.
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September 06, 2019
Clariant has opened its next High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Laboratory in Houston, Texas, where the new facility will be the first of its kind supporting the oil & gas industry. This lab is part of a global Clariant initiative to expand HTE capabilities to North America, the Asia Pacific region, Latin America, Africa and the North Sea.
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September 05, 2019
DNV GL proposes the “Probabilistic Digital Twin” (PDT) to close the gap between digital twins – used increasingly by operators to manage the performance of their assets – and risk analysis still largely conducted manually before assets enter service.
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August 26, 2019
Mosaic Materials has progressed research on a process that uses porous solids to separate carbon dioxide from air or flue gas. The agreement with ExxonMobil will enable further evaluation of opportunities for industrial uses of the technology at scale.
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August 22, 2019
In partnership with The Idea Village and sponsored by Shell Game Changer, this event will connect the best new energy innovators with funding to help further the development of exciting new products and technologies for the energy industry.
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August 22, 2019
The company says its nanoActiv EFT is the first micellar dispersion additive that applies nanoparticle technology to increase initial oil and gas production.
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August 21, 2019
The Slim Battery-powered Conveyor will be the smallest diameter downhole tractor available on the market, offering access to the increasing number of slim, horizontal and highly deviated wells, which up to now have not been serviceable with wireline conveyance.
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August 16, 2019
Upwing Energy has been awarded 10 new patents, for critical enabling technologies in the company’s downhole rotating tools, and proprietary methods used to increase hydrocarbon production and recovery.
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