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Construction set to begin on 430-mile Permian Highway Pipeline
The PHP project will provide additional takeaway capacity to an area where flaring and venting of natural gas has been at an all-time high, as flaring and venting of natural gas in the Permian Basin was estimated at 661 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd) in the first quarter of 2019.
Imperial graduate creates system for turning fruit and vegetable waste into dyes
A graduate from Imperial College London has devised a system for transforming fruit and vegetable waste into environmentally friendly powdered paint pigments using vaporization technology.
Indian robot automatically finds and collects litter
AGDC detects and locates waste, and then collects it using an attached robotic gripper.
Efficient and intelligent feeders featuring power savings of 80%
Deprag offers efficient and intelligent feeders that have a reduced power consumption of up to 80%.
Here's how school buses could support the power grid
Plans call for the electric school buses to serve as a grid resource by creating additional energy storage to support distributed renewables such as solar and wind.
Industry and academe: A mutually beneficial partnership
University-industry partnerships, particularly in research and technology transfer, are a common practice, growing in number and importance over the last decade or so.
Welding and agriculture: Part 2
The conclusion of Engineering360's two-part series on welding in agriculture.
When and how to introduce factory automation
In an industrial environment, manufacturing engineers are faced with myriad choices for new and emerging robotic products and technologies that provide various degrees of automation.
Welding and agriculture: Part 1
Welding is an important task in agriculture during all times of the year.
New subsea surface preparation tool featured at SPE Offshore Europe 2019
MontiPower UK has introduced a subsea hand-held profiling tool for in-situ corrosion removal and profiling of steel or alloyed surfaces in marine environments. The surface preparation tool is ideal for subsea welding activities and pipeline composite reinforcements.
Advances in infrastructure, robust OCTG industry to support energy transition
EIA reports show a clear dependency on natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) production, with an anticipated growth period.
Shipping company says it won't use Arctic route as ice recedes
The company said that use of the Northern Sea Route would represent a "significant danger to the unique natural ecosystems" of this part of the world.
This oil major is leaving Alaska after 60 years
The sale will include the oil major's entire upstream and midstream business in the state.
Engineers create robotic thread designed to travel through brain vessels
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a thread-like, magnetically steerable robot that is capable of navigating through narrow, winding environments like the brain.
New method can reportedly detect substances used to build explosives in just seconds
Researchers at the University of Surrey have developed a new method to identify materials that could be used to build explosives in just 30 seconds.
Isolating acoustic noise to improve sand monitoring capabilities
SMS Oilfield in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde is developing an acoustic Sand Monitoring System (SMS).
A spotlight on MECO EP Type-1 seals
A single seal type and size will not be the ideal solution for every application. To ensure proper seal function, the seal’s specifications must be matched to the application.
Direct steam injection offers precise temperature control and rapid response
Direct steam injection systems are easy to install when medium to high-pressure steam is available. They are compact, light and highly efficient
Researchers prove that graphene wards off, prevents bites from mosquitoes
Researchers from Brown University have found an unexpected use for the nanomaterial graphene: repelling mosquitoes.
Community college: A viable option
Community colleges enroll more than eight million students each year, and 43 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, according to the American Society for Engineering Education.