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Variable-speed drives for ESP artificial lift: sizing and harmonic mitigation

Variable-speed drives for ESP artificial lift: sizing and harmonic mitigation

A technical guide for facilities electrical engineers covering VSD sizing, long-cable resonance, and harmonic mitigation selection for ESP artificial lift systems, with reference to IEEE 519 compliance across the full operating speed range.

13 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Boil-Off Gas Management on LNG Carriers: Recondensation Versus Compression

LNG and Gas Processing

Boil-Off Gas Management on LNG Carriers: Recondensation Versus Compression

A technical comparison of BOG recondensation, onboard reliquefaction, and compression-to-fuel routes for LNG carriers, with a decision framework based on voyage length and terminal send-out rate.

12 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Mercury Removal Ahead of Cryogenic Units: Adsorbent Selection and Aluminium Exchanger Protection

LNG and Gas Processing

Mercury Removal Ahead of Cryogenic Units: Adsorbent Selection and Aluminium Exchanger Protection

Mercury in natural gas feed streams attacks aluminium cryogenic exchangers through liquid metal embrittlement. This article covers adsorbent selection, bed sizing methodology, and the operational failure modes that cause premature breakthrough in LNG and NGL plants.

11 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Screening depleted reservoirs for CO₂ storage: injectivity, capacity and containment

Energy Transition

Screening depleted reservoirs for CO₂ storage: injectivity, capacity and containment

A practical three-pillar framework — injectivity, storage capacity, and caprock containment — for reservoir engineers screening mature depleted fields as CO₂ storage candidates, using established workflows from IEAGHG and Stanford/SCCS.

11 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Diluent Blending for Extra-Heavy Crude Transport: Viscosity Targets and Diluent Recovery

Production Operations

Diluent Blending for Extra-Heavy Crude Transport: Viscosity Targets and Diluent Recovery

How to set pipeline viscosity targets, calculate diluent blending ratios using the logarithmic mixing model, and design diluent recovery circuits for extra-heavy crude transport operations.

10 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

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13 Oct Oil Rises 2% to Two-Week High on Middle East Supply Risk Crude benchmarks moved about 2% higher on Monday morning, reaching their strongest levels in nearly two weeks after fresh attacks on Saudi Arabia and on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. The incidents returned Middle East supply risk to the forefront of trading, outweighing announcements from P 13 Oct Coal Demand Rises as Persian Gulf LNG Stays Over 75% Lower Global coal demand is rising as the shortage of liquefied natural gas deepens. LNG flows from the Persian Gulf remain more than 75% below the levels recorded before February 28th, and the shortfall is colliding with heating demand that is building ahead of winter. Prices show the strain. In Europe, 13 Oct USDA Eliminates Upfront Funding Under Rural Energy Program The Trump administration is restricting farmers' access to a federal rural energy program. The Department of Agriculture has issued new rules for its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), under which farmers can obtain federal support for energy-efficiency projects and cheaper energy. The central 12 Oct Shell to take 30% of Equinor's Bay du Nord offshore project Shell is to take a 30% stake in Bay du Nord, an offshore oil development situated in the Flemish Pass basin. The agreement adds Shell to the ownership of Equinor's project, giving the company a minority position in the development. Equinor remains the project's owner, with Shell's stake held alongsi 12 Oct Spanish LNG imports fall in September Spain imported less liquefied natural gas in September than it did in the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary data from Enagas. The LNG terminal operator's monthly report shows a year-on-year decline in Spanish LNG imports. The United States supplied the majority of the volumes that

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