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UOP membrane system to be used in North American shale gas processing

UOP LLC announced that its Separex membrane system has been selected for the removal of contaminants from natural gas produced from a large shale formation found in British Columbia.

Coffeyville Resources extends crude oil supply pact

Independent petroleum refiner Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc., announced that it has agreed to extend by a year the term of its crude oil supply agreement with Vitol Inc.

Tenaska chooses Fluor's carbon capture technology

Tenaska has chosen Fluor's Econamine FG Plus carbon capture technology for use at the company's proposed Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center being developed near Sweetwater, Texas.

ISA-100.11a certification services launched

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced the formal launch of ISA-100.11a certification services. With official testing of devices completed in late June 2010, participating suppliers can now offer ISA-100.11a-certified products.

New pet coke handling company formed

Oiltanking and Dupré Logistics announced the formation of a joint venture company named Oiltanking-Dupré. This new organization, dedicated to serving customers in need of material handling for pet coke, combines the assets of Oiltanking’s worldwide network with Dupré’s experience in dry bulk handling.

Murphy Oil to exit the refining business

Murphy Oil Corp. plans to exit the refining businesses. The refineries at Superior, Wisconsin; Meraux, Louisiana; and Milford Haven, Wales, UK; along with the retail system in the UK will be placed for sale. The company anticipates a transaction being completed in the first quarter of 2011.

New oil spill containment system planned by major oil companies

A plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico was announced today by Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell.

Senate Democrats give up on climate change legislation

The Washington Post is reporting that Senate Democrats have given up the push for comprehensive climate change legislation.

Cleanfield researching a renewable energy driven heat engine

Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and the Ontario Centers of Excellence (OCE) to develop a novel renewable energy based power generation system running a new trilateral cycle. The research project will involve: developing conceptual designs, analyzing thermodynamic performance aspects and costs, building and testing a prototype system, optimizing and improving for real-scale applications for power production purposes, and commercialization by Cleanfield.

Contract awarded for gas plant project in British Columbia

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of decentralised power plant solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply the power generating equipment and associated engineering for the power generation of the Cabin gas plant power generation project in British Columbia, Canada.