STOCKHOLM//WASHINGTON (2 September 2014)—Governments and businesses using hydraulic fracturing to develop shale gas could face intense water competition in the world’s largest reserves, according to a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI). Global Shale Gas Development: Water Availability & Business Risk is the first publicly available analysis of water availability across all potential commercial shale gas and tight oil resources worldwide.
BOSTON (Sept. 2, 2014) – GEI Consultants, Inc., a geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firm, announced that MGP Conference 2015, a gathering of experts on former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) sites, will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, in Providence, Rhode Island, April 15-17, 2015.
ERLANGEN, Germany (2 September 2014)—Siemens, together with its Korean consortium partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. handed over into commercial operation the Shuweihat S3 combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
LONDON (Sept. 2, 2014) – The increase in oil exploration activities, investments in new refineries and modernization of existing facilities will spur the uptake of valves and actuators, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America. Demand from the offshore oil and gas industry in Latin America, in particular, is expected to fuel the valves and actuators market.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Sept. 2, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the planned retirement of its long-serving executive director.
HELSINKI (Sept. 1, 2014) – Rakesh Sarin, B.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed president of power plants, executive vice president and member of the board of management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective Sept. 1. In this position, he is responsible for Wärtsilä's power plants business globally and will report to President and CEO Björn Rosengren.