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Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown, Energy Security Unhinged

Energy Central

Germany’s Nuclear Shutdown, Energy Security Unhinged Last Three Plants To Go Offline, Despite Last-Minute Appeals For Extensions Critics have called the action a case of “energy security suicide” citing the unreliable nature of renewable energy on the grid and increased reliance on coal including lignite.

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Climate Change Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Kicks Climate Change Case Back to State Court

The Energy Law

Amidst historically low oil prices and economic shutdowns, fossil fuel companies continue to defend against lawsuits brought by state and local governments claiming climate-change related damages. The two federal district court judges handling the eight cases reached different conclusions on Plaintiffs’ remand motions. BP PLC et al.

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Know Mostly used Drilling Rig Acronyms

Rig Skills

DP -Drill pipe HWDP – Heavy weight drill pipe DC – Drill collar BOP – Blow out preventer TDS – Top drive system WOB -Weight on bit ROP – Rate of penetration GPM – Gallon per minutes SPP – stand pipe pressure VFD Variable frequency drive SCR -Silicon controlled rectifier AC -Alternating current DC – direct (..)

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HOW TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN YOUR HEAT EXCHANGER

Scambio Termico

The cost of cleaning a heat exchanger is small compared to the cost of lost production should a heat exchanger require an unscheduled shutdown. FLUID VELOCITY In most cases, fouling decreases at higher fluid velocities because increasing flow velocity increases the fluid shear stress which causes more removal of deposits.

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FOULING IN HEAT EXCHANGERS

Scambio Termico

To help control fouling, operators pay attention to four key processing factors: Fluid velocity Fluid temperature Fluid chemistry Materials of fabrication FLUID VELOCITY In most cases, fouling decreases at higher fluid velocities because increasing flow velocity increases the fluid shear stress , which causes more removal of deposits.

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Subsea Plugging & Abandonment: Light Well Intervention Vessel Overview

Drillers

Temporary abandonment could be due to various reasons such as an extended shutdown, waiting on a workover, waiting on field development, re-development, etc. Some of the intermediate abandonment phases can also be performed, though dependent on a well by well, case by case basis.

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Top 10 Labor and Employment Issues in Bankruptcy

The Energy Law

Employment Agreements Employment agreements are a type of executory contract that can be rejected in a bankruptcy case (subject to the business judgment of the trustee or debtor-in-possession). Companies that are undergoing bankruptcy must carefully assess their options to determine the right action in their particular case.

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