Recent advancements
in drilling technologies ensure it will remain an integral part of meeting future energy needs.
Readers are no doubt familiar with the revolution
in drilling technology that has resulted in substantial new North American oil production.
New developments
in drilling technology, along with higher wellhead prices, have made the Marcellus Shale an important natural gas resource.
Not exact matches
Most of the
technology currently under development
in Canada is focused on the
drilling process.
Cold Bore
Technology and Xact Downhole Telemetry — two companies based
in Calgary — aim to improve the
drilling process by increasing the speed of the data.
EOG, too, gets much of its oil from fracking, but it has invested particularly heavily
in scientists and
technology to help it
drill more accurately.
US oil exploration companies have flocked to the superrich Permian Basin
in recent years and used shale -
drilling technology to create an oil boom that simultaneously helped trigger a price crash two years ago.
For oil and gas companies that want to install
drilling and pumping infrastructure there, continuous monitoring of conditions above, below and at the surface of the water will be integral, and right now drones are the only feasibly deployable
technology that can collect and relay all that data
in a cost - effective manner.
His team developed light, low - power
drilling technology that will work
in temperatures colder than liquid nitrogen.
As detailed
in the first three installments of Power Shift, an NBC News / CNBC special report, the United States is experiencing an energy boom created by new
drilling technologies that have unlocked vast domestic oil and natural gas reserves.
She agrees that this jar, by itself, proves nothing about the environmental impact of «fracking,» the
drilling technology largely responsible for America's boom
in oil and gas production.
Private equity sees the most opportunity
in natural gas and oil, thanks to more effective
technologies like hydraulic fracking and horizontal
drilling and related opportunities to harness the increased supply.
Oil companies have advanced the
technology for deep - water
drilling elsewhere
in the world, but those operations are unfit to contend with Arctic conditions.
Under his leadership, EOG Resources developed a reputation as an innovator
in drilling processes and
technology in that nation's premier shale fields.
American shale
drillers using the same
technology have flooded their domestic market
in recent years, pushing out higher - cost Canadian supply.
Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake
in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technolog
in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar
drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player
in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technolog
in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93
In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technolog
In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and
technology.
Take, for example, the sharp increase
in U.S. oil and natural gas production stemming,
in part, from the innovations
in drilling and extraction
technologies.
With more than 125 years of experience, EQT continues to be a leader
in the use of advanced horizontal
drilling technology — designed to minimize the potential impact of
drilling - related activities and reduce the overall environmental footprint.
Oil production is soaring from shale formations
in Texas and North Dakota using hydraulic fracturing and directional
drilling technology.
In our Special Energy Report: An American Energy Renaissance, we highlight that just a few years ago investors were contemplating the supply constraints facing the petroleum industry, but with the disruptive technology in shale oil and gas in the U.S., we could now be looking at decades of drilling ahea
In our Special Energy Report: An American Energy Renaissance, we highlight that just a few years ago investors were contemplating the supply constraints facing the petroleum industry, but with the disruptive
technology in shale oil and gas in the U.S., we could now be looking at decades of drilling ahea
in shale oil and gas
in the U.S., we could now be looking at decades of drilling ahea
in the U.S., we could now be looking at decades of
drilling ahead.
The ability to bring together the data so that retailers can
drill down effectively and know what is happening
in all aspects of their stores is due to the sheer interoperability of this
technology.
You get all the coding capabilities of advanced laser
technology, with the added benefit of adapting its future use to cut, score, perforate and
drill a wide variety of substrates - all
in one machine.
Discover superior
technology that drives new levels of efficiency and profitability
in drilling and offshore operations.
New York hasn't issued permits for shale gas wells using horizontal
drilling and fracking since it began its review of the controversial
technology in 2008.
A team of Soviet scientists began
drilling at Kola
in the spring of 1970, with the goal of penetrating as far into Earth's crust as their
technology would allow.
Much as improved
drilling and refining techniques caused the cost of oil to plummet
in the 19th century, new
technologies could make renewable fuels cheap and ubiquitous.
In its wake we are learning all kinds of lessons about deep -
drilling technology, about the environment and ecology of the Gulf of Mexico, and about the future direction of our energy supply.
NASA scientists have made use of this uninviting landscape
in the Mars Analog Rio Tinto Experiment (MARTE) to develop
drilling and sample handling
technologies that may be used
in future explorations of Mars.
Reducing emissions through energy efficiency With respect to its own multibillion - dollar portfolio of
drilling operations, refineries and pipelines, Exxon Mobil said it «addresses the risk of climate change
in several concrete and meaningful ways,» including through energy efficiency measures, deployment of less carbon - intensive
technologies at its facilities and even the development of products that help consumers use energy more efficiently.
The EPA's comments,
in a series of letters this week to the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, are significant because they suggest the agency will be watching closely as states
in the Northeast and Midwest embrace new
drilling technologies to tap vast reserves of shale gas.
Consider where astronomy would be without improvements
in the telescope, or where studies of past climate would be without
drilling technologies to pull up gigantic sediment cores.
For this, a giant Schramm mine rig made
in Pennsylvania drove an innovative pneumatic hammer - driven
drill bit (made by Pennsylvania
drilling technology firm Center Rock Inc.), which chipped away at the rock like a giant jackhammer.
The expanded use of
drilling technology to extract resources trapped
in tight formations 8,000 feet underground has opened the door to trillions of cubic feet of new natural gas reserves.
A series of letters suggests the agency will be watching closely as states
in the Northeast and Midwest embrace new
drilling technologies to tap vast reserves of shale gas
Fracking
technology, once used
in just a small percentage of wells, has made it possible to get gas out of deeply buried reserves and has become an essential part of
drilling almost every new well.
But the Chikyu will use a new
drilling technology, stabilizing and lubricating its borehole with seawater instead of the
drilling muds that have often caused contamination
in the past.
No human has, but human
technology —
in the form of a
drill operated by Russian scientists — reached Vostok
in 2012.
Recent advances
in gas production
technology based on horizontal
drilling and hydraulic fracturing — also known as fracking — have led to bountiful, low - cost natural gas.
Because researchers
in London have developed
technology to cancel out the
drill's unpleasant high - pitched whine.
Four years later, a report prepared for the MMS by a team at Texas A&M University
in College Station warned that while
drilling technology had advanced, safety
technology had stagnated — and highlighted blowout control as a particular concern.
In addition to enabling drilling in ever - deeper waters worldwide, robot subs will also be instrumental in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and buil
In addition to enabling
drilling in ever - deeper waters worldwide, robot subs will also be instrumental in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and buil
in ever - deeper waters worldwide, robot subs will also be instrumental
in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and buil
in ramping up the installation of offshore turbines that generate electricity from the strong winds and tides found at sea, says Michel, one of the main organizers of the annual Marine Advanced
Technology Education (MATE) Center's 2010 International ROV Competition, which challenges students to complete underwater missions using ROVs they design and build.
In the 1990s, new drilling technology developed in Texas made recovering gas from shale far more efficien
In the 1990s, new
drilling technology developed
in Texas made recovering gas from shale far more efficien
in Texas made recovering gas from shale far more efficient.
Most of the wells
in the basin are
drilled into «tight sand» formations that require the same fracking
technology being used
in shale formations.
Park Systems, world - leader
in atomic force microscopy (AFM) today announced a webinar to provide next generation
technology to improve oil and gas production
in both traditional
drilling and hydraulic fracturing for oil & gas producers and equipment manufacturers as they continue to pursue the latest developments
in production efficiencies.
The Fossil Energy Research program conducts research on nascent carbon capture and storage
technology in addition to oil and gas
drilling technology, including fracking.
March 12, 2012 • New
drilling technologies and rising fuel prices have generated a boom
in U.S. oil and gas
drilling.
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond has found that for
technology to be used effectively
in the classroom, three key criteria must be met: Learning must be interactive; the
technology must be used to explore, design, and create rather than to «
drill and kill»; and there must be the right blend of teachers and
technology.
When educators talk about using
technology to teach basic academic skills, what they often have
in mind is computerized «
drill and practice.»
PL schools interested
in supporting personalization through progressive teaching should ask themselves how they could use
technology to support deeper, meaningful learning
in ways that go beyond using tech for
drill - and - skill learning.
The
technology in previous learning programs has been disappointing — often nothing more than an online version of the print program with simplistic games for
drill.