Tag: Japan
Japan continues acquisition of US oil & gas assets
Japanese trading group Mitsui & Co., Ltd recently stated that it had reached a deal with Royal Dutch Shell to buy a 20 percent working interest in four blocks in the Gulf of Mexico owned by a Shell subsidiary.
GE 3D printing control valve parts
The American Company, GE Oil & Gas, is now using the latest in metal laser sintering hybrid milling machines (metal 3D printers) at its Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, to manufacture GE’s Masoneilan control valve parts with special configurations for use across various applications across the Energy industry.
U.S. Chief Nuclear Officers conclude Japan visit
On 13 September chief nuclear officers representing all operating U.S. commercial nuclear energy facilities concluded a week of safety-focused dialogue and tours of Japanese nuclear plants, including the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini plant sites, the NEI has reported.
The unprecedented exchange among nearly 30 U.S.