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What does curling have to do with recycling? Well, nothing really. But the latest green-innovation for industrial workwear has just raised a game-changing flag. It’s a new-age solution for industrial waste management that has captured the attention many including, World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Brad Gushue. Brad Gushue won the 2006 Winter Olympics gold […]
The process of business is no longer a process. It’s a progressive cloud solution. Increasing efficiencies and productivity are the name of the game in the oil patch these days. With the oil price drop and no major price increase in sight, companies have had to re-invent themselves and find thier ‘new normal’ for operations. […]
When an industry faces a harsh downturn for two years, there is a critical need gain efficiencies, optimization and reliability. That’s a global trend. And in the coatings industry its leading minds that have come up with optimal gains that support sustainable long-term cost reductions and higher efficiency. Replacement and repair of damaged equipment are […]
Ageing infrastructure and continued usage are two of the greatest threats in the current pipeline industry. However, current systems deployed on the field are highly inadequate to meet the challenge of leak detection. This is because they either miss the leaks completely or issue so many false alarms in even the slightest of disturbances, that […]
Canada is one of the leading countries in the world with a significant share of oil reserves. In fact, the world leaders of proven oil reserves are Venezuela, then Saudi Arabia, then Canada. We’re in the top three. So why do we import oil at all? That is the question of the day. The oil […]
The Tunisian national oil company, ETAP, and OMV have decided that they will go forth with the development of the gas fields within the Nawara Project. These areas were discovered back in 2006 and are expected to provide about 11% of the total gas consumption nationally. The construction of the 374 km long pipeline was […]
New Brunswick has been facing the severe shortage of efficient employers in the construction industry. As such, there has been a significant shift in the focus of workers in the construction industry who have been traveling out of the area to look for new jobs. This out migration has been continuing for some time. In […]
A unique case study featuring OSP technology is highlighted in the June issue of the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT). The case study outlines a series of coiled tubing (CT) string failures experienced by a major Canadian service provider in the Montney formation in northeastern British Columbia. “The strings were failing well below their expected […]
TransCanada has already become one of the topmost leaders in the energy sector in North America with more than 65 years of experience. This portfolio is set to expand with it acquiring the contract for the building, owning and operation of the Sur De Texas-Tuxpan pipeline for natural gas, worth $2.1 billion. The Project The […]
With all the drama and negativity in the news these days it’s really hard to believe what you watch on TV as being the “truth”. My life doesn’t look like that. Does yours? The news is saturated in sensationalism. It’s a sponge for controversial topics. It has a never-ending hunger of demise that feeds on […]
