NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new green, toxin
free, cost efficient Oil Dispersant has been used to assist in the Oil Spill
Remediation at a mid-Atlantic naval facility. FFT-SolutionTM an approved EPA
registered chemical is now listed on the National Contingency Plan list for
approved dispersants. EnviroSmart was tasked with responding to a release of
number 6 fuel oil that spread on the sidewalls of a storage tank, the
surrounding area, and some of the storm drains located in the immediate area.
Michael Costa, REM with EnviroSmart, said, "FFT-SolutionTM was used to clean
the exterior of the storage tank, storm pipe drains and headwalls, as well as
equipment and vehicle decontamination activities. It was a very easy and
effective application that we would recommend using for other similar oil
spill response actions. We believe FFT-Solut... (more)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Enviro Voraxial
Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:EVTN) announced today that it has deployed a
Voraxial® 2000 System to an oil and gas service company for frac water and
produced water treatment.
Hydraulic fracturing is a process used in a majority of the natural gas wells
and many oil wells in the United States, where millions of gallons of water,
sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release
the gas and oil from deep shale formation. Much of this water is returned
to the surface to be treated prior ... (more)
HOUSTON, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) today
announced that Judge Carl J. Barbier, the federal court judge in the Eastern
District of Louisiana presiding over the multi-district proceeding In Re: Oil
Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20,
2010, issued an order on January 20, 2012 granting Dril-Quip's Motion for
Summary Judgment and dismissing all claims asserted against Dril-Quip. In
issuing the order, the court stated that it found no evidence showing that
any equipment manufactured by Dril-Quip, Inc. played a... (more)
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/23/12 -- Midway Energy Ltd. ("Midway"
or the "Company") (TSX:MEL) is pleased to announce a strategic joint venture
and partial sale arrangement at Swan Hills focused on its Beaverhill Lake
light oil play.
Swan Hills Beaverhill Lake Light Oil Joint Venture and Partial Sale
Midway has entered into a joint venture and sale agreement ("the Agreement")
involving its Beaverhill Lake mineral rights at Swan Hills with a senior
conventional oil and gas producer.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Midway will dispose of a 50% working
interest in its 2... (more)
LONDON, January 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Results from an industry survey ahead of Oil & Gas iQ's 2nd annual Offshore
Safety Summit on 19-21 March 2012 in Aberdeen - http://bit.ly/wQyjC4 -
where leading HSE and offshore safety professionals will present vital
information and experience on prevention and response to critical incidents.
According to a recent survey of offshore safety professionals conducted by
Oil & Gas iQ, nearly three-quarters of survey respondents claimed there was
more pressure on offshore operators regarding Health and Safety (HSE) than
there had been in prev... (more)