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Better technology for cleaner, more productive fracking

7 days ago

by Power Panel Admin

The Opportunity Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has quickly become one of the most controversial practices in modern energy development. Concerns , whether valid or exaggerated , range from blowouts, groundwater contamination and earthquakes to releases of methane gas that can be hazardous to people on the ground and accelerate global warming...

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Better technology for cleaner, more productive fracking

Posted 7 days ago

by Power Panel Admin

The Opportunity Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has quickly become one of the most controversial practices in modern energy development. Concerns , whether valid or exaggerated , range from blowouts, groundwater contamination and earthquakes to...
Technologies

SAGD: How technology turns unrecoverable resources into profitable oil

Posted 14 days ago

by Power Panel Admin

The Opportunity The Athabasca oil sands of Alberta, Canada contain 1.7 trillion barrels of oil, with about 10 percent of that, or 173 billion barrels, economically recoverable according to a 2008 estimate by the provincial government. Of the recoverable...
Technologies

Peak oil: How new technologies are recasting old predictions

Posted 21 days ago

by Power Panel Admin

The “peak oil” theory of Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert has been regarded in turn as controversial and as established science since he first articulated the idea in 1949. Hubbert’s 1956 prediction that oil production in the U.S would...
Project Types

Help your EPC help you: Understanding bid considerations to reach a more favorable agreement

Posted 28 days ago

by Power Panel Admin

Over the last few weeks , we have been discussing some of the technical and financial considerations that influence engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms as they prepare project bids. Our goal has been to provide insight into the challenges...
Industry Trends and Challenges

Reduce project procurement costs and risks with vendor-managed inventories

Posted 1 month ago

by Power Panel Admin

For many years, big-box retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot have relied on their suppliers to manage inventories for several of the products they sell. Through vendor-managed inventories, these retailers reduce their risk of over- or under-stocking...