Archives for June 2018
National Oilwell Varco buys Dutch rig design firm
Houston rig and equipment builder National Oilwell Varco said Friday it bought GustoMSC, a Dutch rig design and engineering firm. Source: FuelFix
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Oil rig count ticks up slightly in Texas, nation
Drilling activity picked up slightly this week in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale and in Oklahoma while the nation’s overall rig count stayed relatively flat. Source: FuelFix
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Energy Dept. memo lays out plan to keep coal, nuclear plants alive
The White House is weighing a bailout for the coal and nuclear power industry through an unprecedented use of national security powers they say is necessary to keep the power grid from going dark. A memo...
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Experimental no-emissions power plant in La Porte fired up successfully
NET Power announced it successfully fired up its experimental natural gas power plant in La Porte that doesn’t generate air pollution. The test project is using new technology that sends carbon dioxide into a separate...
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Shell kicks off production with Kaikias in Gulf of Mexico
Royal Dutch Shell ramped up its Gulf of Mexico production this week with the launch of its new Kaikias deepwater project almost a year ahead of schedule. Source: FuelFix
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