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Research from the University of Texas in Austin has shown that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could have the potential to unlock natural gas energy resources, while also trapping the carbon dioxide underground.The study was published in the journal Water Resources Research, which used computer models to simulate what would happen when mixtures of carbon dioxide and air were injected into deposits of methane hydrate, a water-rich, almost ice-like chemical compound that forms in high-pressure and low-temperature environments, like the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic circle.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research, development and implementation program for carbon capture technologies at natural gas-fired power plants.The bill aims to create a partnership with the private sector for demonstration project and accelerate development and commercial application of natural gas carbon capture technologies. “The US leads the world in emissions reduction, but to build on that success, we need to incentivize innovation and partner with the private sector to create affordable solutions,” Cornyn said in a press release.

A team of experts has discovered that using valves that are two sizes smaller ‘than normally specified’ will not reduce performance with multiphase applications.

Research and Markets, a leading market research store, has announced the launch of their Rotork Market Research Portal. The new research portal can be used by anyone seeking company research on Rotork, which has multiple locations throughout the Americas, and their activities within the electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators and gearbox markets.

Alberta-based oilpatch supplier Spartan Controls, in conjunction with Emerson Process Management, recently committed to five years of funding for oilsands research at the University of Alberta’s faculty of engineering.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to USD $10 million in funding for six projects representing innovative technologies and solutions to advance bioenergy development.

Deep Research Reports has now made available its new research report on the solenoid valve industry for 2015. The 151-page publication covers 28 key manufacturers in its analysis.

Imperial Oil announced plans to build a new research facility in southeast Calgary. The new research centre will continue Imperial’s progress in developing next-generation resource recovery technologies for safely and efficiently developing oil sands resources.