New Technology Magazine

Recycling units preserve hydrocarbons

In spots as geographically diverse as Brazil, Norway, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, RLC Technologies, Inc. has 30 environmentally friendly waste-processing plants that preserve hydrocarbons for recycling, and the technology could soon be introduced to Canada.

Alberta company applies green method of removing hydrocarbons from soil

An Alberta company says it can do what no other bioremediation company can: clean up hydrocarbons quickly and harmlessly with only one application and no other manipulation.

Alberta company recovers methanol for reuse

After 30 years in the natural gas processing industry, running gas batteries and filling tanks, an Alberta man was struck by the large amount of methanol used and then disposed of by the oilpatch.

So for eight years Kevin Kjelland worked in the back yard of his home in Peers, Alta. (near Edson), devising a way to recover methanol used in gas drilling operations.

Oil industry's shift to less-toxic chemicals may prove beneficial for one chemical supplier

In the oilpatch, it’s hardly news that some of the chemicals used to treat oil and gas wells create potential hazards for the crews handling them. It’s well known that hydrochloric acid and caustic soda, for example, can do harm to human tissue, including the skin and eyes. Concern for the environment is also at play, given the chemicals are transported through and stored near public places, helping to drive an industry-wide move to less-toxic chemicals where possible, for purposes such as stimulating wells and acid-hydraulic fracturing.

New rack-and-pinion service rig increases safety while trimming emissions

Calgary-based Tervita Corporation is hoping a new service rig it is deploying in the heavy oil industry will make the job of a service rig-hand safer, while also reducing the environmental footprint of the rig.