Environment & Safety
ExxonMobil updates Montana oil spill response
ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. issued the following statement as cleanup operations continued on Tuesday following an oil spill over the weekend into Montana’s Yellowstone River. The release originated from a 12-inch crude pipeline operated by the company that runs from Silver Tip to Billings in Montana.
Rethink lubrication and steam issues on emergency equipment
‘Best available technology’ is a must for backup systems
Seal off costly refinery leaks
Older refinery seeks better method to be leak-free
Use glycerol to dehydrate supercritical carbon dioxide
This technology increases hydrocarbon recovery
HPIn Europe: Lesson learned from the US is being applied in Europe’s cap and trade system
The economic pressures that have progressively ring-fenced oil products for the transportation sector over the last 40 years are about to get a significant boost from Europe’s new world-spanning ..
HP Integration Strategies: Future of hydraulic fracturing depends on effective water treatment
The benefits of using hydraulic fracturing (HF) to stimulate gas and oil flow from both new and existing wells are obvious. However, the downside is that this technique consumes huge quantities (along..
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
Kink-resistant hose provides longer service lifeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) has introduced a high-performance solution for transferring bulk corrosive chemicals. A superior flexible and ..
US government agencies band together to address oil and gas air quality issues
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of the Interior (DOI), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released an interagency approach to address air quality issues associated with onshore oil and gas development on public lands.
Safety system earns certification to NFPA 72: 2010
FM Approvals, the nationally recognized testing laboratory, performed the system evaluation and certification.
Shell, Canadian government give green light to Quest CCS project
Shell today has signed agreements with the governments of Alberta and Canada to secure $865 million in funding for its Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Canada.
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