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Multi-level approach to successful water treatment

Multi-level approach to successful water treatment

May 18, 2013

The underlying principle in the Water-Energy nexus is that it takes water to produce energy, and vice versa. As a result, there are many opportunities for water treatment in Oil and Gas facilities – both upstream and downstream. They include water treatment for steam generators, pilot plants, produced water treatment, temporary mobile water treatment until wells are proven, and potable...

Powerline proximity device improves safety

PipeLine Machinery International (PLM) has added the VOLTEK SYSTEMS family of High Voltage Safety Devices manufactured by United Safety, Inc. These cutting-edge technologies and...

New ex-proof/non-incendive Pressure Transmitter with Display

American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) has released the AST46DS Explosion-Proof Pressure Transducer with Display with pressures from 1 to 20,000 psi available. The AST46DS is a...

Reducing hazards, improving standards and demanding more

Enviro Vault Canada Ltd.’s ThermoVault tank system offers a safer, more environmentally advantageous alternative to standard methods of heating and separating oil from...

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Refining the bitumen debate in Canada

October 19, 2012

In a past life as a small-town B.C. newspaper reporter, I was well aware of businessman David Black. His Black Press had papers in nearly every small town, and was known for running a tight ship. Black is a no-nonsense operator who has forced money out of a very challenging industry for quite some time.

Which was why it was surprising to hear of his backing for a project that would see a refinery constructed between Terrace and Kitimat to accept bitumen from the proposed...