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August 15, 2019
The annals of green energy are filled with failures. Many ideas struggled to move from the lab to the factory.
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RECHARGE HNP™: Enhancing Hydrocarbon Recovery with a Next Generation Huff ‘N Puff Treatment that Combines Gas and Nanoparticles

March 22, 2019
Messer
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Gamechanging & class-approved Structural Repair for FPSO Hulls with no Hot Work

November 09, 2018
Cold Pad
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March 07, 2018
Hunting Energy Services, a subsidiary of Hunting PLC, the international energy services company, today announced the introduction of its TEC-LOCK semi-premium connection technology.
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March 05, 2018
As the intensity of completing unconventional wells continues to grow, so too do the demands on fracturing equipment. Longer laterals, rising stage counts, and increased pressures and proppant loadings per stage make hydraulic fracturing an extremely difficult—and consumptive—enterprise, particularly in the challenging wells seen in regions like the Permian basin.
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March 01, 2018
Abrado announced today that it has successfully completed the first casing section milled window utilizing a mud motor to power its patented Medusa expandable dual-string casing section-milling technology to successfully abandon a Gulf of Mexico well.
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February 26, 2018
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has enhanced its cased hole services offering, signing a global agreement with downhole video and camera technology specialist Vision iO.
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February 21, 2018
GEODynamics has introduced ISOLOC plug and abandonment, specialized-perforating systems for remedial cementing and circulation.
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February 15, 2018
Proactive Real Time Systems (PRTS) has launched its new software product called the Real-Time Advisory System (RTAS).
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February 15, 2018
A selection of Scotland’s leading oil and gas research and development institutions will be heading to China next month (March 5-10) to strengthen ties, share knowledge and increase business opportunities with leading innovation houses in Beijing.
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February 09, 2018
Wood Mackenzie and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre announced today that developing new subsea technology and approaches to field developments could help unlock an additional 400 MMbbl of oil and gas and generate £3 billion of additional value.
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February 08, 2018
CGG, its technology partner, and Ardiseis, subsidiary of the Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (ARGAS), the Middle East’s seismic acquisition specialist, have announced the successful completion of the world’s highest-density broadband seismic survey ever acquired onshore or offshore.
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February 06, 2018
Royal IHC has successfully passed the first significant milestones in the design and build process of an integrated reel lay vessel for Subsea 7.
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January 24, 2018
ConocoPhillips and Statoil Petroleum AS have signed a joint sponsorship development agreement with Visuray Technology Limited, to fund the development of novel downhole technology that can evaluate the integrity of cement behind multiple casing strings in oil and gas wells.
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January 16, 2018
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company announced today that it has signed a three-year joint development agreement with MagnaBond, LLC, to develop new technologies that could enhance cost-effective evaluation of well cementing, casing and tubing.
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January 16, 2018
RPSEA has released its Technology Roadmap, a plan that outlines the challenges and research needs of the U.S. onshore and offshore oil and gas industry for the coming decade.
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January 12, 2018
Difficult drilling conditions in the Permian basin demand a drill-bit philosophy geared toward efficiency and durability. Three record runs recently occurred in the Permian basin that showcased the performance of National Oilwell Varco's Tektonic bits with Permian Series cutters.
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January 04, 2018
Statoil is the latest addition to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) attempting to revolutionize subsea boosting pumps.
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January 01, 2018
Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries has developed a remarkable patent-pending product and effective procedure to restore work string tubulars that have worn below the minimum allowable connection diameter.
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Lowering Your Total Installed Cost Through Structural Steel Savings

September 15, 2017
Eaton
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ZF 8 TX Functional Powerhouse: Robust Lightweight for Oil and Gas Production

June 15, 2017
ZF
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