Industry News
Equispheres Develops Non-Explosible Aluminum Feedstock
Canadian 3D printing powder developer Equispheres Inc. has developed a non-explosible aluminum alloy feedstock for additive manufacturing that reduces the hazards associated with day-to-day handling of materials for 3D printing. Identified as NExP-1, the new material is specifically designed for production printing of aluminum parts. It maintains the ability to produce high-quality prints at […]
BOC Opens Second Australian Application Technology Centre
Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, has officially opened a new Application Technology Centre in south-west Sydney in Australia with Senator Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing, cutting the ribbon at the new site. Expected to drive innovation and productivity improvements across the Australian manufacturing industry, the new world-class […]
Amaero Lured to UAE as Victoria Loses Out
The reason why additive manufacturing group Amaero abandoned plans to build a titanium alloy powders plant in Victoria, Australia has been revealed in a statement to the ASX. The plant will instead be constructed in the United Arab Emirates supported by investment funds made possible by that country’s defense offsets program. In September, Amaero […]
Hexagon HxGN Machine Trainer CNC/CMM simulator offers training flexibility
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced the HxGN Machine Trainer, a multi-axis CNC and CMM simulator. Taking the initiative from the training of professionals in other critical occupations, such as commercial pilots, Hexagon has created a ‘hands-on’ professional training solution for 3 and 5 axis machines, Mill-Turn and Coordinate Measuring Machines that is ‘hands-off’ […]
Maruichi Stainless Tube Building $75M Plant in Texas
Maruichi Stainless Tube Texas Corp. is planning to build a 125,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Seguin. The Seguin Economic Development Corp. and the city of Seguin have announced Maruichi expects to break ground on the project at the beginning of 2023 and be completed at the beginning of 2024. The project will represent a […]
API, OOC Sign Wind Energy MoU
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop standards and guidance for offshore wind energy development, the API revealed this week. Under the MOU, both parties will leverage their expertise and existing natural gas and oil industry standards to develop a safety management […]
Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Prices for Asia and Europe
Saudi Arabia cut oil prices for customers in Asia and Europe as coronavirus lockdowns and sagging economies cool energy demand and impact oil price determination in the two regions. For the first time in four months, state-controlled Saudi Aramco has slashed prices of October crude oil exports for European and Asian buyers just a […]
ExxonMobil using Natural Gas for Mining Cryptocurrency
ExxonMobil Corp., the largest producer of oil in the United States, is testing a program whereby excess natural gas from North Dakota’s oil wells would instead be used for mining Proof-of-Work cryptocurrencies. The pilot program is being conducted in collaboration with Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc. Potential Bitcoin Mining […]
Thousands To Protest UK Government Sanctioning Jackdaw Field
The UK government approved the Jackdaw gas field on June 1 and it is set to draw mass protests of ‘thousands of people across the UK’ during August 20 to August 27. The Jackdaw project is expected to come online in the mid-2020s, and at peak production rates using latest mining plants and equipment, […]
Drilling In South America Set To Peak During 2022
Drilling and completion activity in South America is expected to peak this year after a significant slowdown in 2020 due to the destruction in global demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Rystad Energy claimed. According to Rystad, the rebound is more pronounced for offshore wells, primarily driven by an uptick in activity in […]
Putin Says Nord Stream Will Restart – With Conditions
Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled that Europe would start getting gas again through a key pipeline but warned that unless a spat over sanctioned parts is resolved, flows will be tightly curbed. Europe is on tenterhooks, waiting to see whether gas flows resume on Thursday when maintenance on the Nord Stream pipeline is set […]
Calgary Stampede Returns with Oil Boom Vibe
The biggest party in Canada’s oil patch is staging a comeback this year, fueled by soaring energy prices and a population eager to mark the end of two years of pandemic lockdowns. The 110-year-old Calgary Stampede is pulling out every nostalgic stop, from chuck wagons, to rodeos, to tapping movie cowboy Kevin Costner as […]