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THE WORLDS NEWSSTAND
WHATS NEW in Oil Industry Onshore & Offshore Products and Services
Mobile, small-scale LNG production plants for upstream, midstream, downstream on market in 2013
VX Cycle mobile, small-scale liquefied natural gas production plants are scheduled
for 2013 availability. The patented LNG production technology has been licensed
to Dresser-Rand.
VX is engineered to cost-effectively produce LNG at scales as low as 1,500 gpd.
This feature is said to make the plants the only LNG technology ... that can be
trailer-mounted or skid-mounted for mobility.
VX Cycle is a methane expansion cycle. Methane (natural gas) is both the refrigerant (for the cryogenic production process) and the final product. This simplifies
LNG production versus other processes and requires less complex equipment,
fewer input process inputs, and no make-up refrigerants. It is also less sensitive
to ambient temperatures than other LNG processes.
The plants use an optimal balance of refrigeration and compression plus effective waste heat and waste cold utilization throughout the cycle essentially
recycling those energy sources.
Upstream the plants are designed to monetize flared gas (associated gas) at
onshore and offshore wells where gas pipelines are not present to take gas to market. Midstream VX Cycle applications include peak-shaving gas storage facilities and to provide natural gas to remote communities or industrial sites. Downstream the plants
are for vehicle-grade LNG production.
These plants and their technology are scalable to tens-of-thousands of gallons per day. The license is exclusive for plants with production capacities up to 100,000 gpd.
Dresser-Rand will provide turnkey, factory-built VX Cycle plants beginning 2013 and will provide maintenance and service contracts for the units utilizing its global service team.
Plants will incorporate Dresser-Rand high-speed rotating equipment technology.
Expansion Energy LLC
1 For FREE Information Select RS#1 at ogpe.hotims.com
26 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown NY 10591
Customizable well site control management

Real-time data for producers through an easy-to-operate user interface is delivered by newly introduced PadPro customizable well site control management system.
Powered by PADManager software, the new easily configured design gives users
ongoing access to decision-driving data through a user-friendly, intuitive display. The
system works with both oil and natural gas wells with no programming required as
well as single and multi-well applications.
Its PROVue touch screen display is built on the Android operating system. It is easily read and allows you to generate real-time reports from SQL databases.
PADPro minimizes the need for IT resources at the wellhead and is for easy use by
less experienced workers access. The systems function with wired and wireless technology. They have a built-in WiFi access point and allow the controller to be accessed
locally or remotely using a smartphone, tablet, netbook, or other computer.
Designed for unique wellhead conditions, the new systems are suited for harsh
environments.
They can be reconfigured dynamically without rebooting.
Configurable
modules provide
functionality
without need for
programming resources.
Flow Data Inc.

2309 Grand Park
Drive, Grand JuncFor FREE Info Select RS#2 at ogpe.hotims.com tion CO 81505
Guided wave radar

transmitters unveiled
ECLIPSE Model 706 guided wave

radar transmitters are on the market
with improved performance for a
wide range of level and interface control applications.
Designed for virtually all process industries, the new instruments deliver
safe, efficient, cost-effective liquid
level and interface control. They are
said to be unaffected by fluctuating
density, dielectric, viscosity, and specific gravity process conditions.
New Model 706s GWR circuitry
achieves both a higher transmit pulse
amplitude and improved receiver
sensitivity. This results in a reported
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) nearly
300% higher than other devices. This
feature ensures precise, dependable control for every level application including very
low dielectric media, extended measuring ranges, and demanding conditions where
foaming, boiling, or flashing can occur.
This GWR transmitter comprises LCD diagnostics. They convey critical real-time
waveform and trend data with outstanding ease of use.
Model 706 can be preconfigured online prior to shipment. This ensures plug-andplay commissioning and automatic capture of echo curve during upsets. A complete
line of overfill capable probes is also available.
Magnetrol International
3 For FREE Info Select RS#3 at ogpe.hotims.com
5300 Belmont Road, Downers Grove IL 60515
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WHATS NEW in Oil Industry Onshore & Offshore Products and Services
Mobile, small-scale LNG production plants for upstream, midstream, downstream on market in 2013
VX Cycle mobile, small-scale liquefied natural gas production plants are scheduled
for 2013 availability. The patented LNG production technology has been licensed
to Dresser-Rand.
VX is engineered to cost-effectively produce LNG at scales as low as 1,500 gpd.
This feature is said to make the plants the only LNG technology ... that can be
trailer-mounted or skid-mounted for mobility.
VX Cycle is a methane expansion cycle. Methane (natural gas) is both the refrigerant (for the cryogenic production process) and the final product. This simplifies
LNG production versus other processes and requires less complex equipment,
fewer input process inputs, and no make-up refrigerants. It is also less sensitive
to ambient temperatures than other LNG processes.
The plants use an optimal balance of refrigeration and compression plus effective waste heat and waste cold utilization throughout the cycle essentially
recycling those energy sources.
Upstream the plants are designed to monetize flared gas (associated gas) at
onshore and offshore wells where gas pipelines are not present to take gas to market. Midstream VX Cycle applications include peak-shaving gas storage facilities and to provide natural gas to remote communities or industrial sites. Downstream the plants
are for vehicle-grade LNG production.
These plants and their technology are scalable to tens-of-thousands of gallons per day. The license is exclusive for plants with production capacities up to 100,000 gpd.
Dresser-Rand will provide turnkey, factory-built VX Cycle plants beginning 2013 and will provide maintenance and service contracts for the units utilizing its global service team.
Plants will incorporate Dresser-Rand high-speed rotating equipment technology.
Expansion Energy LLC
26 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown NY 10591
Customizable well site control management

Real-time data for producers through an easy-to-operate user interface is delivered by newly introduced PadPro customizable well site control management system.
Powered by PADManager software, the new easily configured design gives users
ongoing access to decision-driving data through a user-friendly, intuitive display. The
system works with both oil and natural gas wells with no programming required as
well as single and multi-well applications.
Its PROVue touch screen display is built on the Android operating system. It is easily read and allows you to generate real-time reports from SQL databases.
PADPro minimizes the need for IT resources at the wellhead and is for easy use by
less experienced workers access. The systems function with wired and wireless technology. They have a built-in WiFi access point and allow the controller to be accessed
locally or remotely using a smartphone, tablet, netbook, or other computer.
Designed for unique wellhead conditions, the new systems are suited for harsh
environments.
They can be reconfigured dynamically without rebooting.
Configurable
modules provide
functionality
without need for
programming resources.
Flow Data Inc.

2309 Grand Park
Drive, Grand JuncFor FREE Info Select RS#2 at ogpe.hotims.com tion CO 81505
See Winter 2012 Edition:
PennEnergy Jobs
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Guided wave radar

transmitters unveiled
ECLIPSE Model 706 guided wave
radar transmitters are on the market
with improved performance for a
wide range of level and interface control applications.
Designed for virtually all process industries, the new instruments deliver
safe, efficient, cost-effective liquid
level and interface control. They are
said to be unaffected by fluctuating
density, dielectric, viscosity, and specific gravity process conditions.
New Model 706s GWR circuitry
achieves both a higher transmit pulse
amplitude and improved receiver
sensitivity. This results in a reported
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) nearly
300% higher than other devices. This
feature ensures precise, dependable control for every level application including very
low dielectric media, extended measuring ranges, and demanding conditions where
foaming, boiling, or flashing can occur.
This GWR transmitter comprises LCD diagnostics. They convey critical real-time
waveform and trend data with outstanding ease of use.
Model 706 can be preconfigured online prior to shipment. This ensures plug-andplay commissioning and automatic capture of echo curve during upsets. A complete
line of overfill capable probes is also available.
Magnetrol International
3 For FREE Info Select RS#3 at ogpe.hotims.com
5300 Belmont Road, Downers Grove IL 60515
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and here we are again. Such a hectic
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Im pleased to report we have been
informed of two exceptional natural
gas developments both featured on our cover along with
Magnetrols latest guided wave radar innovation.
Expansion Energys mobile, small scale natural gas production plants licensed to Dresser-Rand will be available next
month. Read about these methane expansion cycle-based
plants. They will cost-effectively integrate into and benefit
our dynamic natural gas industry segment.
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data is well worth checking on Decembers front page.
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Low-temp distillation system for seawater

desalination also treats produced water
New patented thermal
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KEPServerEX 5.10 communications platform is newly released with major enhancements: new ABB TotalFlow communications driver, additional support to
the Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) option, and EFM support to the Fisher
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leading flow analysis and accounting solutions via enhanced EFM Exporter.
Complete KEPServerEX 5.10 specifics are yours free for the asking.
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Hazardous-area clamp-on liquid flow meters

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Activated carbon alternative for

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EnviroHPA Systems are announced as an alternative
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They comprise a range of ultra-high-performing adsorbent media to treat a wide variety of organic contaminants in systems designed, installed, and operated
by this company under multi-year agreements.
The hydrocarbon and chemical processing-applicable
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potable groundwater offerings will follow.
For industrial aqueous and vapor treatment, EnviroHPA employs synthetic adsorbents manufactured by
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characteristics offer substantially increased absorption kinetics, a range of desorption options, and excellent physical and chemical stability.
EnviroHPA, on which you may request free information, offers five to ten-times adsorption capacity of GAC
and faster adsorption five to twenty-times volumetric
flow rate.
Envirogen Technologies Incorporated
Two Kingwood Place, 700 Rockmead Drive, Suite 105
Kingwood TX 77339
Thermal mass flowmeters data

Greenhouse gas emissions
monitoring is delivered by
TFH 1000 thermal mass
flowmeters subject of this
free datasheet.
Its illustrated and described for gas transmission,
gas plant, petrochemical, or
refining applications. There
it provides precise, direct
gas flow rate measurement in
standard units without need
for temperature or pressure compensation.
T.F. Hudgins Incorporated
4405 Directors Row, Houston TX 77092
250 For FREE Literature Select RS#250 at ogpe.hotims.com
Accelerated frac
flowback production
FRAC-EVAC accelerated frac flowback
configuration of patented ULTRA-FLO
production system recovers frac fluid
as rapidly and as economically as possible while conveying production to
the market immediately.
In one use, FRAC-EVAC recovered
70,000 bbl of total fluid in 90 days,
declared 100% recovery that would
have taken 15 months with a conventional rod pump system at a rate of
150 b/d.
The production process also recovered twenty-one 600-barrels of oil
(est. value about $2-million at current prices) along with the frac fluid.
Additionally, 40-MMcf of natural gas
(est. value over $100,000) was also
recovered.
ULTRA-FLO also produces deviated
and/or directionally drilled wells, producing wells making significant quantities of sand, and producing wells
located in environmentally sensitive
locations. It also serves salt water disposal and gas well dewatering.
J & J Technical Services
5220 Hollywood Avenue
Shreveport LA 71109
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Allmand Bros. Inc. Portable Lighting, Heating, Traffic Safety

Equipment Celebrates 75th Anniversary Many Firsts
Founded in 1938 in a small garage in the tiny town of Huntley, Nebraska, Allmand Bros. Inc. now under the third
generation of Allmand family leadership, celebrates 75 years in the manufacturing
business as it has grown to become the industrys innovative leader in portable
lighting, heating, and traffic safety equipment.
In the midst of the Great Depression, and unable to afford a new arc welder for
their repair shop, brothers Leslie and Walter Allmand built their own. It worked so
well their neighbors asked the brothers to build welders for them, and the business was born.
Fast-forward to 1954, when Allmand developed the Contractors Lantern, the industrys first portable light
tower. From this humble origin, todays light tower industry began, and Allmand still continues its tradition of innovation.
Allmand was the first to use 1000-watt metal halide lighting in a light tower applications, the first to use parallel lamp fixtures, and the first to develop and use the high-efficiency SHO compact parallel lamp fixture. Adding
to this list of firsts, Allmand was also the first to offer the LSC-100 light sequence control that allows unattended
sequential start-up and shut-down of the light tower systems.
Today Allmand is the only manufacturer to offer the SHO-HD 1250-watt engineered metal halide lighting system with an unparalleled 150,000-lumens per
fixture, to provide a brighter, more true-to-life light than any other technology on
the market.
The SHO-HD system is standard on all domestic Night-Lite PRO II and Maxi-Lite
models. Allmand is the only manufacturer to develop and introduce the V-Series
light tower in North America. The innovative six-section V-Series tower remains in
vertical position as it extends and retracts, and does not lay down across the top of
the trailer nor extend past the rear of the trailer, making it safer and easier to move,
and taking up less space in storage. The operator can raise or lower the tower in
20 seconds with the flip of a switch, while remaining safely away from the moving
parts of the mast.
Allmand innovation is not just limited to light technology. The Allmand Maxi-Heat
self-contained portable heater has been making worksites warmer since 1992 by
providing over a million BTU/hr of clean, breathable, heated air. Twin 16-in. outlets
allow the use of up to 110 ft each of flexible ducting, while its increased fuel capacity now allows over 30 continuous hours of unattended operation. A unique combustible gas detection, safety shutdown and visible warning system is also available
that allows Maxi-Heat to meet critical demands of the oil and gas industry.
Rounding out the current Allmand line-up is its Eclipse solar-assisted arrowboard
trailer. High efficiency LED lamps consume less power to allow Eclipse to operate for as much as a year without needing
to be recharged while still meeting all Federal traffic control visibility standards.
From its modest inception 75 years ago, to the leadership position it has assumed in the intervening years, Allmand innovation makes work sites brighter, warmer, and safer, and will continue to drive product development for
the next 75 years, and beyond.
Allmand Bros. Incorporated
75 For FREE Allmand Bros. Information Select RS#75 at ogpe.hotims.com
Box 888, Holdrege NE 68949
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PRODUCT
Real-time oil spill detection

Continuous real-time detection of crude oil, diesel/
fuel oil, motor oil, lube oil,
or gasoline near waters
surface is delivered by The
SpillWatch system.
It alerts to enable immediate countermeasures to
limit environment damage
plus reduce remediation and clean-up expenses.
System technology is based on fluorescence excitation and detection. Optical set-up and opto-electronic
components give high sensitivity to automatically filterout such ambient conditions as sunlight. They detect
under all light, weather, and water surface conditions.
In the event of a spill, The SpillWatch delivers an
instant warning via various interfaces and wireless options for pump or valve shutoff. Noncontact installation
above water eases installation and operation plus eliminates such problems as biofouling. Full details are free.
SpillCon Solutions ENCO Industries Company
4 Wilder Drive, #7, Plaistow NH 03865
Updated plunger arrival sensor

has magnetic shutoff switch
TripMate 2012 plunger
arrival sensor has been
updated with a magnetic
induction switch. It penetrates through metal
and nonmetal materials
to sense metal objects
moving past the switch.
The upgrade makes
TripMate applicable to
gas lift, stroke counting,
proximity sensing, automation, piston timing,
and tank level control.
The sensor self-adjusts to provide optimum sensitivity for plunger arrival detection. Internal self-calibrating
circuits automatically adjust sensitivity for optimum
sensor performance to provide a minimum 1-sec trigger
pulse length.
A 1/2-in. male conduit port provides simple interface
for both rigid and flexible 1/2-in. conduits to meet electrical code requirements.
OKC Products Incorporated
585 North First Street, Berthoud CO 80513
Individual evacuation at up to
500 ft with new escape systems
New turnkey, individual evacuation DEUS
Industrial Escape Kits
serve workers at up to
500-ft heights.
Lightweight, compact, complete escape
systems they provide a safe, simple descent with nothing to hold or operate.
Central kit component is DEUS 3700 controlled descent device. It is ANSI Z359.4-2007 certified for fall
protection rescue. Complete, pre-rigged, and ready for
use, it is an automatic compact, speed-limited, descent
system. Connected to a harness and anchor, a worker
experiences smooth and safe descent at 2-m/sec maximum speed. This suits the kits for rescues, even if a
person descending is unconscious.
The kits also eliminate wait times so workers can
lower themselves safely and quickly without risk of suspension trauma while waiting to be rescued. This reduction may help employers meet OSHA requirements for
prompt rescue.
DEUS Rescue, 3012 Sterling Circle #100, Boulder CO 80301
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Hose couplings quick, safe, secure for fracing

Harrington-brand Storz and MultiLug hose couplings are constructed to quickly,
safely, and securely accommodate fracturing without leakage.
The 240-psi wp designs are attached/detached with a simple Allen wrench. Allmetal collars keep them rugged as they protect recessed nuts and bolts in severe
operating conditions. The quarter-turn couplings
are short for rolling hose onto reels. They do not
cause hose abrasion and handle high-pressure
large-diameter water hoses up to 12 in.
This company is the exclusive master distributor
for AWG Fittings in North America. Storz couplings
have been used widely throughout Europe and exclusively in Germany as the main hose coupling for
firefighting hoses for over 100 years.
Complete Storz, MultiLeg details are yours free.
Harrington Incorporated, 2630 West 21st Street, Erie PA 16506 17 For FREE Information Select RS#17 at ogpe.hotims.com
Strap-on heel ice traction device

TREX 6315 ice traction
devices are new and
available January 2013.
The strap-on heel designs help prevent slips
and trips in icy conditions. Theyre designed
for workers who need
traction but often find
themselves in situations
where they also need the
mid-foot portion of their
shoe or boot to remain
unencumbered, notes the
manufacturer. 6315s design provides workers that
freedom while still delivering tenacious grip and stability where needed most.
Complete ice traction device data are free.
Ergodyne
1021 Bandana Boulevard, Suite 220, St. Paul MN 55108
Accelerated oil, gas file transfer

FileCatalyst Direct accelerated file transfer is a point-topoint design to handle large data volumes. These can
include geophysical data produced during exploration,
seismic data, data captured from machinery performance, or oil flow rates and pressures.
FileCatalyst Direct enables organizations with diverse
networks of satellite, wireless, and terrestrial links to
quickly and securely accelerate data transfer. These
managed file transfer features are achieved via installation of FileCatalyst software at each required location.
The solution is offered for quicker information analysis
to enable critical breakthroughs to determine oil and
gas supply locations.
FileCatalyst
1725 St. Laurent Boulevard, Suite 205,
Ottawa ON K1G 3V4 Canada
New combustion
gas analyzers
E4400 industrial combustion gas and emissions analyzers are newly announced.
Also for maintenance and
combustion process tuning,
the instruments are rugged
with true NOx capability
for up to four gas sensors:
O2, CO, NO, NO2, SO2, and
CxHy. They are also offered
with Bluetooth wireless
communication.
E Instruments Intl.
402 Middletown Boulevard, Suite 216, Langhorne PA 19047
Looking for a
ow meter offering you:
Increased plant safety and
availability as well as providing
you with precise data for the
optimization of your processes?
FLUXUS F808
The non-intrusive
ultrasonic ow meter for
hazardous areas
FM Class I, Div. 1 approved
Rugged solution for
any environment
No media contact, no wear and
tear, no risk of leaks
No process shut-downs
for installation
Very reliable and virtually
maintenance free
Highly accurate, zero point
stable and drift free
FLEXIM AMERICAS
Corporation
Toll free: 1 888 852 74 73
www.
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PRODUCT
Calibration validation added to

mass flow meter, temp transmitter
Zero CAL-CHECK calibration validation is a newly added feature for FT3 Thermal Mass Flow Meter & Temperature Transmitter.
It is a companion test
to CAL-V Calibration
Validation feature on
the instrument. Where
CAL-V tests functionality of the sensor and
its associated signal
processing
circuitry,
Zero CAL-CHECK offers
several advantages as it checks for build-up on sensor
that could affect calibration, further validates the zero
stability of the meter, and checks thermal conductivity
(heat transfer) repeatability of the sensor.
Unlike CAL-V, which may be performed in the pipe and at process conditions, new Zero CAL-CHECK must
be performed at zero flow to ensure a
valid test result. Depending upon the
configuration in situ or out of pipe
zero flow will either be compared to
a customer-established baseline or factory baseline.
Like CAL-V, if Zero CAL-CHECK is initiated by using the free FT3 View software, a calibration validation certificate
can be produced at the conclusion of the
test. A passing CAL-V in-situ sensor and
electronics test, combined with a passing
Zero CAL-CHECK test provides complete validation of flow meter calibration
accuracy including confirmation that the
sensing elements are clean.
Fox Thermal Instruments Incorporated
399 Reservation Road, Marina CA
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New hotel concept, design for booming oil areas built in 90 days
Shut Eye Hotel is a new lodging solution for accommodation demands in booming
oil areas. It allows a high-quality hotel to be built in 90 days rather than 2 years or
longer, its announced.
Construction began in late October on the first hotel: a 70-unit property in Alexander North Dakota. It is expected to be fully operational by year-end, built in
response to dramatic oil industry growth in the states western region.
As a non-traditional construction lodging alternative at a fraction of conventional
cost, facilities like Shut Eye Hotel are not cookie-cutter properties with a boxy,
unappealing container look. Each guest room will have a flat-screen TV, in-room
mini refrigerator, full-size bed, individual climate control, and private bathroom.
The property will also feature such amenities as complimentary daily buffet
breakfast, spacious lobby area, wireless internet throughout, daily housekeeping,
and a 24-hr on-site inn keeper. Complete lodging specifics are yours free.
Banyan Investment Group
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3500 Lenox Road, Suite 500, Atlanta GA 30326
Detection
solutions are
more than
Quarter-turn compact
pneumatic actuators
TP quarter-turn pneumatic actuators
are announced for use where space is
restricted for ball, butterfly, plug, or
damper-style valves in heavy-duty onoff and modulating service.
Their helical spline mechanism transforms linear piston motion into quarterturn actuation to output up 60,000Nm
for operation from -60 to +100C.
Models are said to be more efficient and
to better optimize overall equipment
dimensions compared to conventional
scotch yoke actuators.
just Fire and

Gas detectors.
They are about ensuring complete coverage for all your safety needs.
A leader in gas detection and an innovator in re detection, Drger employs leading technology to create
specially-adapted safety solutions. So however diverse your needs may be, the conclusion remains the
same total safety.
Drger Fire and Gas detection solutions. Custom solutions for your safety needs.
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Conference & Exhibition
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PRODUCT
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Widely applicable agitators

HT Agitators serve a
broad range of applications including chemical, ethanol and biofuels, or general duties.
Model 20 HT features a high-efficiency
gearbox designed specifically for agitator
service. Models come
in right angle configurations to meet specific
use requirements from
critical chemical reactor systems to routine storage.
HT & HTM High-Torque Agitators handle demanding
flue gas desulfurization, chemical reactor, gas dispersion, polymer reactor, and waste treatment applications. Their gear drives provide long service life and low
maintenance. Complete HT/HTM data are free.
Chemineer Incorporated
Box 1123, Dayton OH 45401
Progressing cavity pumps

L-Frame Progressing Cavity Pumps handle clean,
thin, shear-sensitive products to viscous, corrosive, abrasive slurries and
sludges in petrochemical,
chemical, or water and
wastewater treatment.
A variety of models in
an extensive range of construction materials are offered. Standard flange designs feature modular design
with a simple pin-type universal joint for easy maintenance. Open throat models are also available.
L-Frames feature nonpulsating, metered flow; quiet,
vibration-free operation; and low product shear. Specs:
ability to handle 1,000,000-cps viscosities and pressures to 2,100 psi, in capacities to 450 gpm.
Moyno Incorporated
Box 960, Springfield OH 45501
Updated diagnostic
system newly launched
An updated Leine & Linde ADS Online
Advanced Diagnostic System has been
launched to support condition-based
maintenance.
The encoder diagnostic tool analyzes
rotary encoder condition, then warns
of impending faults before they occur especially in large complex oil
and natural gas exploration machinery.
ADS allows you to predict and schedule
maintenance instead of waiting for inopportune breakdowns, its noted.
ADS Online operates via connection
from the encoders diagnostic system
direct to a PC or Ethernet network to
access important encoder functioning
or trends.
INFO
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Free flow/level measurement,

applications solutions CD offered
Push/pull injuries reduced with
ergonomic electric tug movers
Xtra-400 model electric tugs move heavy equipment
and help reduce chance of worker push/pull injuries.
The self-contained battery-powered walk-behind
power movers help you transport heavy parts and equipment and offset the physical strains of pushing or
pulling loads.
Theyre designed for industrial carts that weigh up
to 20,000 lb or a train of carts that move components
through a production facility. They can be pushed or
pulled with a variety of attachments installed into the
receiver located at the front of the unit.
Xtra-400s adjustable ergonomic handle fits any size
operator to promote a comfortable walking posture
when moving heavy items.
Load Mover Incorporated
11201 Hampshire Avenue South, Bloomington MN 55438
Hydrocarbons trapped without

water pressure
Patent-pending Agent-Q is
announced to trap hydrocarbons without water pressure
as a non-woven composite
fabric structure embedded
with the makers solidifier.
With high hydrocarbon
binding and filtration capability, the new product creates
no water flow restriction and is
not dependent on water pressure. Initial uses include drip
pans, scuppers, and spill remediation products.
C.I. Agent Solutions
11760 Commonwealth Drive, Louisville KY 40229
A wide range of instrument solutions to

increase process productivity, reduce plant
maintenance, and lower
operating costs are presented in this new and
free Flow/Level Measurement Product and Services Catalog CD.
Its offered to assist in
specifying the right flow, level or temperature instrument to improve plant process control lines or increase
OEM equipment performance.
This new CD explains the manufacturers precision
thermal dispersion flow measurement technology and
provides comprehensive product specifications. It also
emphasizes flow meters designed with advanced thermal dispersion mass flow sensors.
Among CD highlights ST100 Flow meters, triple variable instruments that measure mass flow, temperature,
and pressure. Flow switches are also showcased along
with custom-designed flow and level sensors. Flow conditioners are also presented for OEM uses.
Fluid Components International LLC
1755 La Costa Meadows Drive, San Marcos CA 92078
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Payback Comes in Months with Patented
Engineered Multiphase Pumping Solution

Increases oil production on marginal wells
Decreases bottomhole pressure
Eliminates the need for flaring gas at the well
Effectively handles gas void fractions up to 95%
Payback comes in months
Field proven for nearly 20 years
Eliminates need for battery and
separation equipment at well
Patented multiphase pumping
action will not emulsify oil, gas and water,
increasing the efficiency of downstream separation
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Schaumburg IL 60173
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PRODUCT
Dew-point transmitters now have

3/4-in. UNF thread connections
Industry-standard
3/4-in.
UNF thread process connections are now available on
Easidew Dew-Point Transmitters.
Wide dew-point range and
high performance of the
original Easidew Transmitter
is now available for direct
mechanical
replacement
of other hygrometer probes
without using thread adaptors. Easidew 34 is available
in both intrinsically safe hazardous area and general
purpose versions.
The instruments have a wide calibrated measurement
range of -100 to +20C. dew point temperature with
2C. accuracy traceable to NIST. They use a robust,
proprietary ceramic sensor. It can measure dissolved
moisture content (water vapor) in a diverse range of
applications. These include natural gas, petrochemical
process gases, and hydrocarbon liquids.
Michell Instruments Incorporated
319 Newburyport Turnpike, Suite 207, Rowley MA 01969
Petroleum/chemical motors,
VSDs, bearings, speed reducers
A complete line of
energy-efficient
motors, variable speed
drives, bearings, speed
reducers, and conveyor
components for petroleum and chemical are
presented in this free
16-page brochure.
Models are illustrated, described, and
specified for conventional and unconventional oil extraction,
refining, and transportation in petrochem as well as chemical material
handling, boilers, cooling, processing, flare, or packaging and shipping. These applications are visually supported with a two-page, labeled illustration.
About 30 petroleum/chemical products are presented
in the literature.
Baldor ABB
Box 2400, Fort Smith AR 72902
High-specification valves
AMPO POYAM VALVES
recently exhibited one
of the largest cryogenic
ball valves ever installed in an LNG plant:
36x30-in., 600 lb.
This high specification valves manufacturer recently added
butterfly designs to its
product range. They
now offer cryogenic
ball, gate, globe, check
(bolted bonnet or pressure seal designs) and
high temperature metal seated ball valves, jacketed
valves, slurry ball and angle valves, HIPPS Service ball
valves, fully welded ball valves, three-piece split body
ball valves, etc.
The manufacturer also integrates new technologies to
improve valve behavior to produce no emissions.
AMPO
Barrio Katea s/n, Idiazabal, Guipzcoa 20213 Spain
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Bearing flush monitoring system

for API 610 VS4 pumps available
Prevent bearing failure caused by dry running in API 610
VS4 pumps with this bearing flush monitoring system.
The flow detection system has automatic shut-down to ensure a pump cannot start until flow to the bearings is established. It shuts a pump down quickly if flow ceases.
The monitoring design incorporates a system control panel to constantly monitor external flush, a pressure control
valve to shut down the pump if flow stops, and a pressure
relief valve to ensure bearings do not receive too much flow pressure. Additional bearing flush monitoring system
information is yours upon request.
Amarinth Ltd., Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2TW United Kingdom
Durable, multi-applicable reels for

hose, welding offered
Gas/arc, welding, refueling, pneumatic
hose, lubricating liquids, and electric
cable for tools and marine boat service
are provided by durable reels like these.
SSN800 spring rewind hose reels are
designed for 3/4 to 1 in. hose. Theyre
constructed from stainless steel to
withstand harsh environments and corrosive substances. A narrow frame and
compact mounting base allow
easy installation on any boat,
dock, or marina.
N400 gas welding reels feature a heavy-duty spring rewind
motor and nonsparking ratchet
assembly. They are designed to
handle up to 300 psi and -40
to +200F.
WCR11-17-19 portable welding reels are portable manual
rewind cable configurations.
Theyre equipped for #2 through
4/0 cable up to 400 amps.
These reels are for use with single-conductor electrode cable
or grounding lead. Additional information on all these reels
is yours free for the asking.
Hannay Reels
553 State Route 143, Westerlo NY 12193
HEPA/EPA depth loading membrane

gas turbine filters literature is free
HydroShield depth-loading
membrane HEPA/EPA filters
are illustrated and described
in this free brochure to deliver performance enhancement for gas turbines.
The filters are emphasized
to help gas turbines realize
greater power, enhanced efficiency, plus extended time
between water washes, even
in the harshest conditions.
More than 40,000 AAF
HEPA/EPA filters are at work
presently around the world,
including over 50 advance F-class machines.
HydroShield advantages and construction are shown and
detailed to include depth-loading filtration technology, water and salt repellance, optimal media pleating, and lower,
stabilized pressure drop.
Multi-layer filter construction combines hydrophobic and
oleophobic prefilters, depth-loading HEPA membrane, and
advanced substrate for exceptional water resistance, effective
filtration, and strength. A full page of graphs and text emphasize technical HydroShield features. These include how they
outperform nanofiber media and any standard filter.
AAF International
9920 Corporate Campus Drive, Suite 2200, Louisville KY 40223
BORSIG Compressor Parts GmbH, a

member of the BORSIG Group, offers
Compressor Valves &

Reconditioning
Engineering &
Consultancy
Condition Monitoring
in Real Time
Capacity Control
Systems
Individual Products &
Special Applications
Customer focus, innovative engineering, highly qualified workforce BORSIG Compressor Parts GmbH is
your reliable partner for reciprocating
compressor parts.
For more information, please contact:
BORSIG Compressor
Parts GmbH
Lise-Meitner-Str. 10
D-24941 Flensburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 461 / 9871-0
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Machine vibration, temperature

condition indicators introduced
SKF Machine Condition Indicators are on the market as
vibration and temperature monitoring devices for rotating machinery with constant operating
conditions.
Indoors or out, they provide
ability to track basic oil and gas
or hydrocarbon processing machine health on assets that are
not currently being monitored
on a regular basis.
These indicators periodically make two types of vibration measurements: velocity to keep track of overall machine health and highlight potential problems relating
to misalignment and imbalance and enveloped acceleration to detect possible bearing degradation. The
new devices also monitor machine operating temperature. Complete information is yours free.
SKF
SE-415 60 Gteborg Sweden
Signal converters serve oil, gas

ADC Series Analog to
Digital Signal Converters
are new to readily accept
analog signals from up to
eight loop or separately
powered current, voltage,
temperature, or any other
parameter sensor.
Theyre designed to
seamlessly convert signals to a digital signal output
that interfaces with industry standard Modbus RTU
digital protocol using a single network address. DIN
rail mounting speeds installation. Sensor loop power
supplied by the converter can eliminate the need for a
separate DC power supply.
ADC applications include motors, pumps, and heaters in oil and gas operations. Their signal conversion
aids fan status (independent verification of operation),
closed loop control, status alarming, pump jam and
suction loss protection, and heater function/conditions.
NK Technologies
3511 Charter Park Drive, San Jose CA 95136
8-MW high-voltage flameproof

motors unveiled
Drive oil, gas, and chemical
pumps and compressors with
this new 8-MW high voltage
flameproof motor.
Its designed for 375 to
3,000-rpm fixed speed applications. With the new model, its manufacturers high
voltage flameproof range extends from 160 kW to 8 MW.
Among motor benefits: no purging needed before
starting and no pressurization system or inert gas required. There is no thermal limitation on the te time
and no need for a system test in variable speed drive
applications. Individual certification is not required.
The motors are designed for low vibration running.
They are intended for 333 rpm (18 poles) to 3,000 rpm
(2 poles) with 20-pole motors available.
ABB Limited, Discrete Automation & Motion
Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 4BT
United Kingdom
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Fine particle filters unveiled

for difficult-to-treat feedwaters
TEQUATIC PLUS fine particle filters are engineered to
lower total cost of ownership in very high and highly
variable suspended solids environments.
They are specifically designed to handle a wide range
of difficult-to-treat feedwaters more consistently and
cost-effectively than traditional technologies.
With patented design, the new filters are said to combine the power of continuously cleaning, cross-flow
filtration with centrifugal separation into one novel device. TEQUATIC Plus applications range from filtering
produced water for oil and gas to ultrafiltration and
reverse osmosis pretreatment.
Currently in various flow rates with filter cut-offs from
10 to 55 microns, the filters can be used as an alternative or complement to traditional filtration technologies.
Dow Water & Process Solutions, The Dow Chemical Co.
7600 Metro Boulevard, Edina MN 55439
Nanoceramic particle grease

for heavy equipment continuous
lubrication
Heavy equipment steel
surfaces receive continuous lubrication with
DAYlube grease.
It uses nanoceramic
particles which act as
sub-microscopic
ball
bearings to lubricate. With a much lower friction coefficient than traditional PTFE greases at all temperatures chemically inert DAYLube is environmentally friendly. It maintains its viscosity across -40 to
+800F. and doesnt soften or run out.
After 100,000 production strokes, the grease reportedly shows no evidence of breaking down. Its also said
to offer exceptional adhesion to extend production up to
10-times that of other greases.
Dayton Progress Incorporated
500 Progress Road, Dayton OH 45449
Centifugal compressors brochure

This free 32-page centrifugal
compressors
brochure presents four
designs for applications including oil and
gas.
Vertically split, horizontally split, pipeline,
and overhang compressors are illustrated, described, and specified.
Casings, diaphragms,
inlet guide vanes, rotors, bearings, seals,
oil systems, control
system, seal gas system, and magnetic control system components are presented. Compressor design is also emphasized along
with test facilities and after-sales services.
On-site photographs depict a variety of oil and gas applications. These include pipeline booster, natural gas
treatment, stabilizer overhang, feed gas booster, recycle
gas, wet gas, syn-gas, process air, CO2, seal water unit
for steam compressor, air, and gas turbine fuel booster.
Hitachi America Ltd.
50 Prospect Avenue, Tarrytown NY 10591
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Entry-level NIR spectrometers

Accurate, affordable entry-level LF-Series NIR
spectrometers are on the
market for petrochemical analysis, refining
studies, polymer characterization and analysis,
process monitoring, environmental studies, water
and moisture analysis, and general spectroscopy.
They employ an all-photodiode array optical system
directly mated to fiberoptic for maximum throughput.
These spectrometers offer a number of features including reliability with no moving parts. They provide autoexposure, autoscaling, and auto-dark shutter for fast
accurate, one-touch scans. They feature stable, thermoelectrically cooled InGaAs array.
Spectral Evolution
1 Canal Street, Unit B1, Lawrence MA 01840
Accurate, durable tapes made

for tough uses
Lufkin P1000 & P2000
tapes are accurate and
durable for tough jobs.
They feature a new case
made of strong ABS plastic for increased strength
and improved impact resistance. The tapes fit comfortably in your hand. They
feature a toggle blade-lock that allows easy reach and
secure hold.
The tapes series come in 1/2, 3/4, and 1-in. widths
The 1-in. model has a 9-ft stand out for efficient measuring. All P-Series comprise patented Quad-Hook
steel-reinforced four-rivet end hook. It resists wear and
tear to provide long tape service life.
Apex Tools Group LLC
14600 York Road, Sparks MD 21152
NIOSH certifies smoke/fire hood

iEvac Smoke/Fire Hood
has received NIOSH certification for CS/CN/P100.
It can be worn to help
safely escape a fire. You
can put the hood on in
less than 30 sec to immediately and safely escape
toxic fumes.
iEvac comprises three
layers of filtering as an
effective combination of
HEPA filtration, catalyst
and impregnated activated
carbon. Models protect
head, lungs, and eyes as clear hoods with unobstructed
field of view and high visibility reflective strips for easy
recognition.
These smoke/fire hoods can be worn with eyeglasses,
beards, and long hair.
Testing for hood materials included ammonia, sulfur
dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine,
smoke, and varying temperatures related to radiant
heat, cold pressure, shock and vibration extremes.
The hoods have also been designated as a qualified
anti-terrorism technology by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
Elmridge Protection Products LLC
6401 East Rogers Circle, Unit 12, Boca Raton FL 33487
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Refining, petrochem enclosures

pocket guide
Overview of enclosures for oil
refining and purification, petrochemical or other applications is
yours in this new and free pocket
guide.
Eight models are summarized
as to primary features. For oil
and gas these include explosionproof fieldbarrier designs as well
as intrinsic safety barrier alarm, and remote I/O cabinet.
Each enclosure is cited for relevant location classifications including Class I Div. 1, Class I Div. 2, Class
I Div. 1 and 2, Class I and II Div. 1, and Ex II 2GD
(GOST-ready).
Pepper+Fuchs
1600 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg OH 44087
Three free shaft alignment apps

now available
This Swedish laserbased shaft alignment
systems manufacturer
has developed and offers three free shaft
alignment apps in cooperation with its USA
distributor VibrAlign.
Align Terms is a
reference app for machine shaft alignment
to provide definitions
and instructional videos.
Laser-Dials app converts shaft alignment measurements between rim and face dial indicator readings and
laser system angles and offsets.
Therm Align helps you calculate rotating equipment
value of thermal growth compensations (dynamic movement). It calculates thermal offsets needed to compensate for this movement.
Fixturlaser AB
PO Box 7, Molndal SE 431 21 Sweden
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Improved light element analysis

for oil, gas, mineral exploration
New
Ultra
Performance Packages for
improved light element
analysis are introduced
for oil, gas and mineral
exploration.
They combine a
portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) analyzer with a larger silicon
drift detector (SDD),
field-portable sample
preparation tools, and
a helium purge option.
The combination determines light element concentrations in field-prepared
minerals samples. Light element analyses is used to infer mineralogy. This helps determine such rock physical
properties as permeability, porosity, and oil/gas production capability.
Until Ultra Performance Packages, sample presentation
limitations were said to have made geochemical analysis
of light elements using field-portable XRF instrumentation
unreliable. The single packages with multiple technologies help accurately accelerate the exploration process.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
900 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica MA 01821
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Thin Sleeve Core Barrel techy

now deployed in Gulf of Mexico
Coring sample quality is said to be significantly improved by Thin Sleeve Core Barrel technology now being
deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.
The technology also provides a platform to enhance
well site processes and analysis. Its Core Barrel is a 20ft ultra-stable system. Its designed to deliver better
core quality and smoother coring operations than the
conventional 30-ft systems previously utilized in the
Gulf of Mexico.
The system comprises presence of two independent
inner tubes. These protect the core during the cutting
process and allow recovery to take place without transmitting any stress to the core and therefore without
inducing damage.
Another TSS inner barrel benefit is its steel with aluminum liners for stronger, stiffer coring system. It also
withstands high-pressure, high-temperature H2S well
site conditions and doesnt degrade or stretch.
TSS is also the platform required to utilize Half-Moon
On-Ice liners. Rig site geologists can lift the top half of
the aluminum and describe the core at the site. Typically a core must be cut into 3-ft sections, packaged,
and shipped ashore before anyone can get a view. HalfMoon liners ensure immediate access to core.
Additional Thin Sleeve Core Barrel specifics are free.
Corpro
14103 Interdrive West, Houston TX 77032
New series DC current data logger

OM-CP-PROCESS101A DC
data loggers are a new series
with 10-year battery life.
They offer 4-Hz reading rate, multiple start/stop
function,
ultra-high-speed
download, 1-million reading
storage capacity, memory wrap, battery life indicator,
optional password protection, plus programmable high
and low alarms.
The series comes in two 20 and 160 mA current input range. There are free firmware upgrades for the life
of the products, so data loggers already deployed in the
field can expand with new technology developments,
done right from your PC, its noted.
OMEGA Engineering Incorporated
One Omega Drive, Stamford CT 06907
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Frameless streamlined eyewear

guards workers
Uvex Pheos safety eyewear
is newly unveiled to combine streamlined styling
with technologically advanced materials to deliver
high-performance protection.
Frameless design comprises duo-spherical lenses for
outstanding optical quality and all-around coverage. Dielectric style comes with Uvex Dura-streme dual action
anti-fog, anti-scratch coating.
Uvex Pheos is on the market in two sizes and three
clear, gray, or amber lens tints to fit a wide variety of
eyewear protection applications.
Like all Uvex styles, Pheos offers 100% ultraviolet
protection and meets ANSI Z87.1-2010 impact protection standard.
Honeywell Safety Products
900 Douglas Pike, Smithfield RI 02917
Free data on safety valves

for overpressure protection
Safety valves to protect
any area where hazardous overpressure could
occur are the subjects of this new and
free 16-page brochure.
It illustrates, diagrams, describes, and
specifies cast iron,
cast steel, stainless
steel, and bronze-bodied designs for steam,
gas, and liquid applications.
Four ranges are presented to meet ANSI I and VIII specifications. Each
is highlighted as to uses, product, sizes, set pressure
range, body materials, standards, and approvals. Typical ASME I and VIII applications are presented in labeled illustrations. Selection and sizing data are given.
Spirax Sarco
1150 Northpoint Boulevard, Blythewood SC 29016
Welding gear pak is ready to go

for professionals, fabricators
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Everything professional welders or fabricators need is announced

to be stowed in this
new Premium Welding
Gear Ready-Pak.
With top-grade personal protection equipment for welding or
fabrication, it includes
VIKING 3350 Series welding helmet and the companys
new split leather flame-resistant welding gloves.
Also in the duffle bag are Shadow split leather
sleeved jacket, MIG/Stick welding gloves, full leather
SteelWorker gloves, and Finish Line clear safety glasses
plus a flame-resistant doo-rag.
Also available is a traditional welding gear ReadyPak. It contains the manufacturers personal protection
gear intended more for students or occasional welders.
The industrial duffle bag can be purchased separately.
This company designs, develops, and manufactures
arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, fume
control systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment
for global brazing and soldering alloys markets.
The Lincoln Electric Company
22221 Saint Clair Avenue, Cleveland OH 44117
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Oil, gas connectivity software

enhanced with EFM measuring
MIG gun liner system introduced

Minimize costly downtime and prevent quality
problems associated with
incorrect MIG gun liner
length: QUICK LOAD Liner AutoLength System.
It can be used with
QUICK LOAD liner-equipped guns to help reduce wirefeeding problems.
Systems also decrease burnbacks along with premature contact tip failure and wear associated with misalignment between the liner and contact tip.
A spring-loaded module housed inside the power pin
applies constant pressure on the liner. This keeps it
seated properly in the retaining head (or diffuser) at
all times. The new MIG gun liner system allows for up
to 1-in., 2.54 cm forgiveness and accommodates liner
movement during welding.
Tregaskiss, 2570 No. Talbot Rd., Windsor N0R 1L0 Canada
TOP Server Version 5.10 software is newly released

with enhancements. These include new Electronic Flow
Measurement functionality for oil and gas operations.
It also comprises new ControlLogix firmware Version 21
support as well as enhancements and fixes for existing
communications drivers.
The software adds the second phase of new EFM
plug-in to enable EFM data export for midstream oil and
gas applications. This phase provides export capabilities for Quorum PGAS V8.0 and generic CSV formats.
To maintain full compatibility with automation hardware, TOP Server 5.10 adds support to the ControlLogix
Ethernet driver for the latest Allen-Bradley release of
ControlLogix firmware Version 21.
Software Toolbox
148A East Charles Street, Matthews NC 28105
Compact vacuum reels unveiled

Coriolis mass flowmeters leaflet
Properties and benefits of new CoriolisMaster
FCB330/350 mass flowmeters for liquids and gases
are presented in this free
leaflet.
Accuracies, easy installation, and handling in a
compact, space saving design are emphasized.
Aside from mass and
volumetric flow rates, the
new meters also measure
fluid densities, temperatures, and concentrations.
Among CoriolisMaster benefits noted: low pressure
drop, no moving parts, and
self-draining installations.
The meters require no
upstream and downstream
flow profiling to save space
and piping requirementss.
ABB Measurement
125 East County Line
Road, Warminster PA
New V-117-850 vacuum reels are commercial duty designs.

They are engineered
to extract unwanted
workplace
particles
and by-products.
As direct hand crank
reels, they handle up
to 50 ft of 1 1 2/-in.
standard vacuum hose
with bullet cuffs. This
especially suits V-117850 for general maintenance and vacuum operations.
The new reels feature a solid one-piece steel Ushaped frame and open drum design. They comprise a
direct connect port and no thread for fast vacuum hose
installation.
This lightweight, compact models have CNC robotically spun and ribbed discs with rolled edges for safety,
strength, and durability. The chip-resistant and rust inhibiting CPC powder-coated reel mounts to any horizontal or vertical flat surface.
Additional vacuum reels information is yours free.
Coxreels
5865 South Ash Avenue, Tempe AZ 85283
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Free sight flow indicators book

Technical selection guidance is offered in this free
14-page Sight Flow Indicators Handbook.
Offered to those using sight flow indication
devices in process pipelines for visual liquid flow
verification, the handbook
outlines applications. It
also notes points to keep
in mind when specifying
a sight flow indicator including direction of flow,
process material characteristics, body material
selection, gasket material, type of glass, window design
and mounting type.
Various designs are presented including 360-view,
view-through, flapper, visual, rotary style as well as drip
or ball flow indicators and flutter style indication.
L.J. Star Incorporated
Box 1116, Twinsburg OH 44087
Portable refining valve actuator

Securely and effectively operate refinery and
chemical valves with
new Easi-Drive portable actuators.
One operator can efficiently operate multiple valves with a single tool while reducing fatigue
and injury risk, its said.
Easi-Drive is especially effective on valves that require a high number of turns or are otherwise difficult
to operate because of high torque or location. Unlike an
impact wrench that can damage a valve this design
is a continuous drive system. They are lightweight and
are powered by air, electricity, or battery.
Models also protects from kick normally associated with torque tools. Easi-Drive also comprises variable
output torque adjustment in 350 to 8,500-ft-lb max.
Smith Flow Control USA
1390 Donaldon Road, Suite E, Erlanger KY 41018
New consequence analysis software tool out

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Phast 7 consequence analysis software for process industries is now available.

The hazard analysis software analyzes situations which present potential hazards to life, property, and the environment to qualify severity. Consequences
may then be managed or reduced by design of the process or plant, modification
to existing operational procedures, or implementing other mitigation measures.
This new version has adopted an equipment based study structure. Analysis
is organized to match the way you work thinking in terms of equipment and
its function. Each equipment item can have a range of failure scenarios associated with it. You can then introduce variations to any of the failure scenarios to
account for differences (i.e. small, medium, large leaks). Combined with tabular
data display, Phast 7 offers a new approach to complex yet intuitive analyses.
Complete consequence analysis software information is free for the asking.
DNV
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Heavy-lifting large-diameter vacuum cups

You can lift and manipulate large, bulky, or
cumbersome materials with large vacuum cups
that come in diameters of up to 15 in.
These round, rectangular, or oval cups come
in sizes and types to fit practically any type of
vacuum equipment used to lift, manipulate, or
pick-and-place materials.
Custom vacuum cup designs are also available from customer-supplied drawings or reverse engineer from customer-supplied cups.
Vi-Cas Manufacturing
8407 Monroe Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45236
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The Kimray Electric Glycol Pump:

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Gas detection, fire detection

leader creates safety solutions
Non-intrusive refinery flow

meters measure at up to 840F.
The Kimray Electric Glycol Pump line, the future in oil

and gas dehydration, is innovation you can trust.
Its advantage: hydraulically balanced, unstressed
diaphragm which provides less maintenance and repair.
Compact design creates a smaller footprint with similar
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Complete electric glycol pumps information is free.
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52 NW 42nd Street, Oklahoma City OK 73118
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Detection solutions are more than just fire and gas detectors. They are about ensuring complete coverage for
all your safety needs.
Drger, a leader in gas detection and an innovator
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specially-adapted safety solutions.
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When the Going gets HOT....FLEXIM non-intrusive flow

meters measure at up to 840F.
Trouble-free operation at extreme pipe temperatures
is delivered with no clogging and no pressure losses.
Installation and maintenance are accomplished without
process interruption. The meters operate independent
of fluid or pressure.
Non-intrusive designs are field proven at refineries for
heavy crude oil, atmospheric distillation, vacuum distillation, coker and visabreaker feed, fluidized catalytic
cracker, or bitumen. Additional data are yours free.
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250-V Executive Drive, Edgewood NY 11717
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Hydrocarbon dew-point analyzer

measures NG, doesnt estimate
Dont estimate natural gas measure it with Condumax II Hydrocarbon Dew-Point Analyzers.
They deliver fully automatic on-line analysis via objective, repeatable measurements. The instruments offer 1F. hydrocarbon dew-point accuracy. Models employ fundamental chilled mirror principle and comprise
patented detection technique.
Full Condumax II specifics are yours free on request.
Michell Instruments Incorporated
319 Newburyport Turnpike, Suite 207, Rowley MA 01969
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By any measure, this companys

products know your process
By any measure, AMETEK knows your process.
Portable dew point testers for easy repeatable results
at natural gas wellheads or along the pipeline that far
exceed performance of other manual designs.
Process spectrophotometers offer UV/VIS and NIR
detection to verify feedstocks, intermediates, and final
products. Process moisture analyzers verify themselves
online and dry down in minutes.
Intelligent portable fuel analyzers (FTIR spectrometers)
measure unlimited numbers of new fuel parameters at
the push of a button. Thermal protectors extend gauge life
in extreme high-temperature process environments.
Online sulfur analyzers are ideal for highly viscous
crude line, pipeline, terminal, or blending applications.
All-welded process gauge and integrated seal are combination designs for economy and reliability.
Gas analyzers measure moisture in bulk gas, hydrocarbon streams using TDLAS. Intellipoint SIL2 level switches
offer unparalleled versatility and reliability in liquids, slurries, granular, and interface applications.
AMETEK Incorporated
Box 1764, Berwyn PA 19312
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Hazardous area meter series

evolves, eliminates limitations
Using explosion-proof meters meant having limited
functionality and features, a difficult to read display,
and an unattractive enclosure.
ProtEX series hazardous area meters eliminate those
limitations. In more than 200 models, their new enclosures offer greater functionality. They have rotatable displays, built-in mounting flanges, and wide-angle viewing.
Within the ProtEX family you can find features like
sunlight readable LED displays, through-glass infrared
buttons, dual-line displays, and meters that satisfy a
myriad of applications. These include process, looppowered, dual-input, strain gauge, flow rate/total, annunciators, batch control, Modbus input, temperature,
or process and temperature.
For panel-mount meters, this manufacturer offers its
popular Loop Leader series with intrinsically safe and
non-incendive approvals.
Precision Digital Corporation
89 October Hill Road, Suite #5, Holliston MA 01746
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Tricanters, decanters, disc stack

centrifuges serve global oil, gas
Flottweg Tricanters, Decanters, and Disc Stack Centrifuges are working successfully in oil, gas, and petrochemical industries all over the world.
The separation-technology-based models are designed for drilling mud control, barite recovery, slop oil
recovery, waste oil recovery, or crude oil storage tank
cleaning.
In such applications Tricanters, decanters, and
disc stack centrifuges offer compact and ergonomic design, high availability, high reliability, and high profitability.
Complete separation equipment and technology information is available free upon request.
Flottweg Separation Technology Incorporated
10700 Toebben Drive, Independence KY 41051
flottweg.com
Stainless steel enclosures for

demanding oil, gas operations
Petrochemical plants, refineries, exploration and production, transportation and storage, processing, and
offshore drilling platforms are effectively served by a
complete line of Rittal stainless steel enclosures.
304 and 316L designs withstand everything from
corrosive saltwater to acidic cleaners. They are certified
up to UL type 4X ratings. Wallmount one-piece space
saving configurations are easy to install with standard
blind nut mounting, secure locking system, foamed-on
gasket, and zinc-plated mounting panel.
Freestanding enclosures are modular systems with
a weight capacity of up to 1,500 lb on the mounting
panel. They comprise 16-fold tubular frame, multi-level
mounting, plus 30% more available space than traditional NEMA style enclosures of equal dimensions.
Rittal Corporation, 1 Rittal Place, Urbana OH 43708
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For the industr y s c areer- minded profe s sionals
WINTER 2012
JLM Energy:
A Profile in
Energy Innovation
and Technology
GIS: Energys
$3.7+ Billion Secret
Strategic Weapon
Energy Storage
& the Digital
Economy: Enabling
Innovative Change
TRAINING INSIGHTS
MARKET INSIGHTS
Surviving Acquisitions and

Divestitures: A Guide for
Oil & Gas Professionals
Addressing the
Skills Gap
RECRUITMENT
Still Serving Proud: Former

Military Personnel Find
Opportunities in Oil & Gas
Power-Gen International
2012 Exhibition Floor Map
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WINTER 2012
A P E N N W E L L P U B L I C AT I O N
EDITORS LETTER
Forward, ho!
Dorothy Davis, PennWell
GIS: Energys $3.7+ Billion Secret Strategic Weapon

Dr. Stephen McElroy, American Sentinel University
JLM Energy: A Profile in Energy Innovation and Technology

Dorothy Davis, PennWell
Energy Storage & the Digital Economy:

Enabling Innovative Change
Richard Baxter, Mustang Prairie
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TRAINING INSIGHTS
Stacey Schmidt, Publisher

staceys@pennwell.com
Addressing the Skills Gap
Dorothy Davis, Content Director

dorothyd@pennwell.com
Simon Drysdale, BP
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MARKET INSIGHTS
Surviving Acquisitions and Divestitures:

A Guide for Oil & Gas Professionals
Ron Nickelson and Salman Mumtaz, Clover Global Solutions, LP
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Hilton Price, Editor

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Daniel Greene, Production Manager
danielg@Pennwell.com
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Editor s
Letter
Forward, ho!
ROWING up, I spent my fair share of time soaking up classic American westerns. Along with
the iconic gunslinger was the recurring appearance of the stalwart wagon master. This figure
would lash at his horses and bellow a hardy Forward, ho! from the front of the wagon train as he
pointed towards the promise of unfamiliar territories.
As we pulled together the Winter edition of Energy Workforce, it was this image of the
unassuming, yet intrepid western figure that kept springing to mind. The people and technologies
featured in this issue serve as a reminder that while faring forth into the great unknown is a tangle
of excitement and risk, there are always those ready to forge ahead.
Expanding the boundaries of the familiar to better suit the needs of tomorrow is usually the
first step forward. Learn about the
old technology with a new face,
geographic information systems
The people and technologies featured in this issue
(GIS), and how it can serve as a
serve as a reminder that while faring forth into
strategic powerhouse for the energy
industry on page 3.
the great unknown is a tangle of excitement and
In this issue we also profile JLM
risk, there are always those ready to forge ahead.
Energy on page 6, an innovative
energy technology company with an
integrated approach to business that
has led to the development of a broad range of elegant energy solutions.
Next, we revisit energy storage to explore how it enables many of the innovative solutions
powering the new digital economy with a focus on data centers and utility distribution systems
on page 8.
Looking ahead toward growth and industry advances, BP addresses the looming skills gap
with an outline of revamped training solutions on page 13.
With the energy industry adjusting to the demands of innovation and a challenging market,
Clover Global Solutions offers new strategies for surviving acquisitions and divestitures on page 16.
Finally, ADIL looks at recruitment in a workforce profile that highlights how the oil and gas
industry can offer ex-military personnel chance for a challenging second career on page 18.
Potential abounds and you can count on PennEnergy.com and PennEnergyJobs.com to
feature the tools you need to heed the call. So forward, ho! And dont forget to come visit us at
Booth #2680 during Power-Gen International, Dec. 11-13 at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL.
Dorothy Davis
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Energys $3.7+ Billion Secret

Strategic Weapon
By Dr. Stephen McElroy
energy sector is a fiercely

competitive industry, so it is understandable that executives are
always looking for an edge. Technology can help, but its marketers have
become sadly predictable. Every new
concept becomes the next must-have
with an introduction that promises to
remake business. However, sometimes
a type of technology can, properly applied, transform forever how things are
done. The telephone, the computer,
and the Internet are all examples.
The newest technology is geographic information systems (GIS). GIS allows organizations to use location as a
way to bring together large amounts of
disparate data and analyze them. The
result is information and insight that
can transform how managers and executives plan and implement strategic decision-making that impacts operations.
In fact, according to a new report from
Pike Research, electric utilities alone
will double their spending on GIS services, software, and tools
to $3.7 billion by 2017.
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However, GIS requires a new way

to look at and use data. Exploiting the
technology only starts with buying a
software application and hiring technicians to run it. To make proper and effective use of GIS, managers and executives must learn to approach their jobs
differently than in the past and deeply
integrate the use of data into their work.
GIS: old technology with a new face
GIS is not new. Originally developed as

specialty applications in universities and
government in the 1960s, the technology
began to appear in commercial software
by the early 1980s. What has brought it
new attention is the increased power of
computers, software algorithms, and presentation capabilities that have increased
the capabilities of GIS.
Companies began to learn that they
could rapidly manipulate large amounts
of data, uncovering hidden patterns
and relationships both numerically and
graphically. Many industries, including
energy, began to integrate GIS technology into their operations.
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Environmental Sciences at the University of Arizona; and as a geospatial technologies
manager for Statistical Research, Inc. DR. MCELROY holds a Ph.D. in geography from
the joint doctoral program at San Diego State University and the University of California,
Santa Barbara, a masters degree in Latin American studies from the University of
A rizona and a bachelors degree in international affairs from the University of Cincinnati.
He also holds a GIS professional certifi
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For example, electrical utilities have

incorporated GIS technology into many
of their regular practices. That might include the combination of historic usage
data with demographics and population
growth patterns for capacity planning,
monitoring and managing distribution
systems, or to gain efficiency in dispatching service trucks.
As Pike Research estimates, the combination of such applications for GIS
with data obtained from SCADA systems, outage management systems, and
other smart grid applications resulted in
an estimated expenditure of $1.8 billion
on GIS software and services last year by
the energy utility sector.
Utilities are not the only part of the
energy industry using GIS. The technology can be found in pipeline construction. Companies can manage position-related environmental impacts,
right-of-way monitoring, efficient route
engineering, and construction management in an integrated way. Petroleum
companies can use GIS to help site refineries, manage wells and leased properties, and plan locations of retail stores,
all of which involve managing spatial
data. GIS can help identify high-value areas of a coalfield. The technology is also of great use in drilling and
hydrofrackingmanaging water supplies, monitoring road conditions for
the transportation of equipment, and
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for self-service pumps, which means

tracking compliance by physical location. Companies that trade energy futures will come under the sway of legislation like Dodd-Frank that focuses on
the financial services industry and may
have to show that trading activities in
various parts of the world met requirements. Even something like the conflict
minerals section of Dodd-Frank put requirements on energy companies, if only
to verify and certify that no conflict materials are in use in products. That may
seem like a low burden for those providing fuel, but it can be complex for companies that make equipment used in the
industry, as fully following a supply chain
is a difficult task.
Also, just as with every other economic sector, mobile computing is offering
challenges to energy companies to operate efficiently while customers, business
partners, and employees are increasingly on the move. Tracking and monitoring
activity status for people on the move is
difficult and requires automated updates
and electronic data feeds into systems
that can map locations to better deploy
resources, respond to demand, and work
in a coordinated fashion with others.
preventing damage to the environment.

Wind or solar farms can use GIS in conjunction with remote sensors and wireless data collection to monitor turbines
or arrays and then correlate performance
data with such factors as position, maintenance and construction history, and energy production to improve efficiency.
The new GIS urgency
There are many applications of GIS technology in virtually any part of the energy
industry. But the growth of use is due to a
number of factors. One is the current energy market. Some basic forms of energy,
like oil, have moved out of a period of relative abundance and easy profits. Companies must use more challenging forms of
extraction, driving up costs and increasing the demand for efficiency. To maintain profits, they need new approaches to
managing operations and gaining cost reductions elsewhere.
Increasing regulation is also having an
impact on the industry. New or expanded
extraction methods such as hydrofracking
or deep-sea drilling face increased scrutiny and even distrust. Environmental concerns derailed construction, at least temporarily, of the 1,179-mile Keystone XL
pipeline. There is also an indirect impact
from energy standards that will reduce
the amount of energy consumed, such
as the higher efficiency requirements
that would double fuel economy in cars
and trucks by 2025. Furthermore, varying state requirements place different demands on ethanol and biodiesel formulations as well as on vehicle emissions.
In addition to specific energy regulations, the industry may also come under the sway of more general regulations. Retail pumping chains will have
to meet PCI payment card requirements
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Remaking managerial thinking
However useful GIS technology can be

to a company, it requires more than the
presence of technicians who can make
the data collection and analytic processes work. Management must have a strategic understanding of what GIS can do
and continuously revisit how to put it
into use. That means executives, as well,
should have a grasp of the types of data
available, the analyses that might be possible, and the potential ethical or regulatory restrictions.
GIS is, after all, an important tool for

big data analysis: the analysis of large data
sets to gain actionable insights. The data
includes the mountains of internal documentation that corporations collect as
well as such external data as customer demographics, economic trends, and geopolitical disturbances. It all boils down
to activities that occur at the local level. Companies have physical warehouses that ship goods. Customers work and
live and make purchase decisions in particular locations. Employees service systems in actual headquarters or satellite
offices. And so, GIS can come into play
for much of what any company does, no
matter what the industry.
But managers need sophisticated understanding of the available tools and
what they can and cannot do. Otherwise,
a business runs the risk of having people incorporate mistakes into decision
processes due to the misuse of sophisticated tools. A spreadsheets statistical
predictive functions allow the unwary
to choose the wrong type of extrapolation for the data they have. Most managers have far more exposure to and experience with spreadsheets than the more
sophisticated GIS offerings.
One of the classic problems in strategic planning is for people to use too
much data, rather than too little, which
can hide meaningful results in a sea of
numbers. Managers need a deeper insight into what data can actually offer
so they can throw out much of the excess, paring down to a more essential
and important set.
There is even the question of what location means. Even the factors that might
seem to have nothing to do with location
actually do, when you broaden the concept beyond obvious physical geography.
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By marrying traditional management and a

sophisticated approach to data, energy companies
can take greater advantage of GIS investments
For example, a recent discussion with a
top IT manager of a major bank revealed
that his company could actually use GIS
software to map so-called virtual machines in a data center to better prepare
audit trails and document operations for
strict regulatory compliance and internal
and external audits.
In addition, there can be significant
regulatory implications of mining and
analyzing data. Some governments impose restrictions on consumer data, for
example. Aggregating location-based
information from a variety of international regions for analysis purposes

could run afoul of restriction on data
exporting, depending on exactly where
the analysis is performed.
It is no longer sufficient for managers
to turn to analysts who serve the function
of authoritative data processors and interpreters. Executives need to understand
not only traditional methods of knowledge production but also newer tools
like GIS that will impact the decisionmaking process. That is why American
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Sentinel has developed its contemporary

MBA and Masters in Geospatial Information Systems programs they way it
has. To take full advantage of what GIS
has to offer, executives need a keener understanding of how to incorporate the latest data techniques in their toolkits. GIS
specialists have to move beyond a technical viewpoint and grasp how data fits
into a strategic context.
By marrying traditional management and a sophisticated approach to
data, energy companies can take greater advantage of GIS investments they
will likely make and achieve a higher
return, greater efficiency, and smarter
strategic planning.
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Cover STORY
JLM Energy
By Farid Dibachi
to save their customers money by introducing elegant energy generation and

conservation technologies.
We think customers would like their
technology suppliers to provide a wide
spectrum of innovative technology products that could result in energy cost savings, JLM co-founder Farid Dibachi
said in a company statement released
this September. Kraig and I believe that
customers ought to be able to choose
from a vast array of products that are all
meant to work with each other and yet
address energy savings opportunities in
different parts of their business.
The experiences of JLMs leaders
make it easy for the company to succeed
in the energy technology industry. Dibachi and Clark spent years managing
businesses in the industry - Dibachi created several startup tech companies, and
HIS fall, Farid Dibachi and Kraig
Clark, two veteran technology

entrepreneurs, announced they
had created a new energy technology
company aimed at helping customers
save money with smart technologies
and products. The company, JLM Energy Inc., launched last year and has
since made news with its groundbreaking technology.
Based in Rocklin, California, the
company is composed of a team of engineers, entrepreneurs and customerfacing professionals, who are all dedicated to research and development of
products that will help reduce energy
costs for residential customers as well
as commercial and industrial businesses, according to the companys website. The main mission
of this new company is
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management, growth, and success of Arzoon and two other technology startups. In 1995,
he co-founded Diba, Inc., and served as its Chairman and Chief Technology Officer until
it was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1997, where he served as General Manager of the
Consumer Technology Group. Mr. Dibachi founded Wavetron Microsystems in 1990 and
served as its Chief Executive Officer and President until it was acquired by SBS Technology
in 1995. He held various engineering and management positions at Hewlett-Packard, where
he started his career. A frequent industry spokesman, Mr. Dibachi holds M.S. degrees
in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and in Mechanical Engineering from
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Clark was a cofounder of CoreLogic and decided to combine their expertise

to create one company offering exceptional services at a lowered cost.
From the onset we knew that delivering on our mission would involve
technology development that required
a commitment to understanding customers needs and readiness to take on
tough technical problems. We decided
that we are prepared to do just that,
said Clark in a company statement.
Technological innovations
Since the company was created, JLM

has created renewable energy technologies including equipment used in solar
and wind installations.
Wind
In September, the company released a

unique wind turbine array system designed for urban areas. Called the Zefr,
the turbine was developed with the help
of a multidisciplinary team of engineers
and technicians and created with the goal
of increasing wind power adoption among
commercial building owners and businesses that want to reduce their environmental footprint but may face space restrictions of living in an urban area. While
many companies may have been interested in wind energy in the past, those
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living in urban environments were faced

with space restrictions as well as high costs.
The smaller, arrayed turbines of the
Zefr are made to be used for these types
of commercial buildings. The turbines are
designed similar to the way PV solar panels are. The system offers more flexibility
for commercial businesses and is affordable for large organizations as well as small
companies. The turbines can be mounted
thermal collectors built for commercial

customers to deliver solar-powered hot
water generation.
The Gyzer is the first solar-thermal
collector to incorporate microcontrollers
for monitoring and safety in each collector, which has proven to be a major benefit to the technology. The monitoring allows customers to see how much energy
they are using in real-time, a design as-
on the rooftops of buildings or installed on

the sidewalls and pole structures. Additional benefits of the Zefr include ease of installation and a quieter operation.
One customer said in a JLM release,
that the Zefr provides new opportunities
for the company to use wind for electricity generation and has opened up new
doors for them. Other customers will be
pleased to find the Zefr allows them to
generate renewable energy at their existing location, even if they are situated in a
crowded, metropolitan area.
pect some in the industry say is a strong

selling point. The microcontroller of the
Gyzer is a self-powered and wireless device that continuously offers temperature
and performance statistics to a customer over the internet. And, if the temperature is too low or too high in any of the
systems collectors, the microcontroller
will automatically empty the collectors
to protect the system.
Dibachi said before the Gyzer was introduced, commercial users of hot water
did not have access to commercial grade
solar-thermal technology - something that
could create huge energy savings for industries that use a lot of hot water. The
Gyzer could be used for those in the agribusiness, food processing and hospitality
Solar
JLM Energy also drew attention this year

with another renewable energy technology: the Gyzer, which is a family of solar
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industry as well as those in the commercial-residential markets.

Other technologies
JLM Energy offers wind turbine technology that can generate up to 240 watts
of power each with winds at 35 miles
per hour. The turbines can be adjusted to a three-, five- or seven-blade module depending on the environment and
space restrictions of an installation. The
mounts of the turbines are designed for
flexible installation, allowing for installations on a variety of surfaces and structures. For instance, the Parapet Mount is
ideal for rooftop installations, while the
wall mount can be installed on the side
of the wall and looks similar to a cable
satellite dish installation. With the Parapet Mount, customers are also able to
double the number of turbines installed
because both tall and short options are
available, allowing them to be staggered
along the roof.
JLM also offered an h-Turbine - a system that includes both wind and solar
energy technologies. The hybrid installation includes solar panels and miniature wind blades, serving as another example of the innovative ways JLM has
created for customers to harness renewable energy sources.
Future
JLM founders see a bright future for the

company and are confident the team of
engineers and renewable energy experts
will continue to create innovative installations that allow customers to lower their energy costs. Dibachi and Clark
said they are excited to continue to work
with its ever expanding network of installers and dealers to expand its energy
technologies.
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Energy Storage & the Digital

Economy: Enabling Innovative Change
By Richard Baxter
storage enables many of

the innovative solutions powering the Digital Economy. The
foundation of this new Economy rests
on rapidly evolving information and
communication
technologywhich
in many cases requires a fundamental
improvement in its supporting electric
power infrastructure. Designers of this
infrastructure are taking a fresh look
at all of their options and finding that
energy storage is a real option for critical equipment. Looking closer at two
segments at the core of the digital economydata centers and the utility distribution systemwill see energy storage playing a crucial role to innovators
designing the new foundation of our
economy. Incorporating energy storage
provides the critical flexibility needed
to ensure performance while addressing
the challenges at an economical price.
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capable of carrying the total load). Unfortunately, over time power demand
has been skyrocketing; it is not unusual for a datacenter to have a demand of
10MW todaydouble from only 5 years
ago. Now, efficiency is now on paror
even slightly aheadas availability and
reliability in datacenter design, with reducing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
a growing economic necessity to maintain a competitive position. All designs
are now on the table. By going back to
the drawing boards, designers are looking to address both capital and operation
Datacenters
Datacenters are a keystone of the digital economy. Since their inception, the
guiding principles for operation have
been availability, reliability, and efficiencyin that order. This was driven
by the still present 2N architecture for
power systems (where two equally sized
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efficiency in their designs. To effect

change, designers are embracing innovative concepts across the entire power
distribution system in order to providing
greater flexibility but with lower cost.
What does this mean for energy storage? Storage is already a central component through the UPS (uninterruptible
power supply) systems; as designers work
on redesigning the entire datacenter in
parts or even wholesale, all assets are being evaluated for their ability to support
multiple strategiesa key strength of energy storage. In this light, three key opportunity areas for storage are of note:
centralized UPS, rack-mounted UPS
systems, and cooling systems.
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TCO while still retaining the availability and reliability the datacenter needs.
With high costs threatening datacenter owners competitive position, innovative thinking is taking hold across the industry quickly. Because each datacenter is
different, sits in a different market, and
UPS
The economic reality forcing a rethinking of the datacenter is also impacting

the UPS system deeply. With availability and reliability the preeminent metric in earlier designs, capital and operational efficiency suffered. Now all aspects
of the systemespecially the energy
storage at the heart of the UPSare
being evaluated for what they can do
for economic efficiency. This does
not simply mean people are simply
choosing the cheapest option, but are
rather looking at the application requirements and finding better solutions on a life-cycle basis. As different
battery chemistries improve, designers
have more options to achieve a lower
with different user classes, it is not surprising that UPS designs will run the gambit
as designers try and new ideas in support
of these diverse requirements. Functionally however, many structural components items will move towards greater
standardization of design and operation.
For instance, Cloud requirements for
ubiquity and redundancy are placing
an emphasis on distributed datacenter design with redundant datacenters. For the UPS system, modular design efforts have taken hold such as
750kVA UPS blocks.
Energy storage is enabling innovative change in centralized UPS systems
through higher energy density systems
with a greater operational range. One
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example is Active Power, a developer of

UPS systems utilizing flywheels; Data
centers developers have never been more
innovative in their design approach, according to Bernardo Mendez, UPS product line manager, of Active Power. Our
power dense, flexible, and economical
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these hubs of
the digital economy. Were enabling
customers to achieve
their most forward
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that are optimized for energy and
space efficiency and high availability.
datasets are growing beyond the ability of

common software applications to handle
them (typically terabytes in size), requiring the use of thousands of servers and a
high degree of confidence in their individual operation less a fault on one cascades into a crash of the operation. Secondly, various formats of data storage are
used distributed energy storage asset. By

expanding the capacity of the batteries in
the rack mounted UPS system, the strategy is to generate additional savings along
a number of avenues. The first strategy is
to downsize the power distribution system (estimated by some at costing $10$20/W) by levelizing the power flow
through the facilitys distribution system.
Besides the facility capital cost savings,
this could also translate into some potential additional savings
from reduced demand
charges. Once fully
confident in their ability to manage their power, this capability could
also supports the proposal
by some to have datacenters participate more fully in
demand response programs.
Rack-Mounted UPS
Instead of a centralized UPS, some datacenter developers are moving towards

rack-mounted UPS. The goal here is to
reduce the risk of application interruption or data loss by co-locating the UPS
with the servers they are protecting. Previously, option was not available as existing storage options were not suitable
for such placement. Now, the improving performance of storage technologies
such as lithium-ion is enabling this innovative change here as well. According
to Bill Mitchell, Vice President of A123
Systems, Lithium Ion is superior to existing lead acid based options because of
the volume, discharge rate and cycle-life
requirements. Our units reduce TCO by
50% over existing options.
The drivers for this change in architecture are three-fold: Big Data, data storage hardware, and efficiency. Big Data is
a movement in data analysis where the
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Cooling Systems
in use, with some such as flash memory highly intolerant of poor power quality. Finally, improving energy efficiency
is causing some radical rethinking by the
likes of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft
to even do away with the centralized UPS
altogether (instead of simply using it as a
secondary layer of protection for highly sensitive operations) and using rackmountedor in the case, of Google, at
each individual serveras their only UPS
system. The strategy behind this move
is to save energy by doing away with the
multiple conversions from AC to DC and
back as the power is routed through a tradition UPS.
Taking this concept to the next step
invites some truly innovative thinking
by some for redesigning the entire power distribution system around an actively
Unsurprisingly, datacenter cooling load

have been driven skyward from the increasing power density. Outside of the
servers themselves, HVAC systems are
typically one of the next largest power
draws of a datacenter. During normal operation, this rising load simply increases
the operating cost of the facility. Since
cooling loads are driven by operation of
the datacenter and the outdoor air temperature, it follows that cooling load
needs are highest during hot days when
electricity prices are the highest, exacerbating the total cost. During a power disruption, the large HVAC load is a significant draw on the available UPS power,
draining the life far more rapidly than
desired. This is a concern if the UPS is
either a bridging source to back-up power or the only power available. Because
of their mission critical status, it is not
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uncommon therefore for many datacenter HVAC loads have their own dedicated UPS system. Although effective, this
again simply works to reduce the economic efficiency of the datacenter.
Supporting the HVAC load is a key target by innovators looking for low-hanging
fruit to improve the economic efficiency
of their datacenter. By adding a thermal
energy storage component to the cooling load, the reliability and efficiency of
the system can be improved, significantly upgrading the units efficiency. Thermal storage utilizes off-peak power to construct a cold thermal mass which can be
used to supplement to cooling load during the peak period. For example, during
an upgrade of the City of Glendale CAs
datacenter (part of an 80-building Citywide upgrade) Ice Bear thermal energy
storage systems from ICE Energy were
installed in conjunction with the HVAC
units from Data Air. By charging at night
from off-peak energy and supporting the
daily cooling load, the energy storage
units have been able to reduce the average annual energy consumption by more
than 386,000kWh per site. Critically for
during power disruptions, thermal storage units have only a minimal loadfans
and pumpsgreatly extending the operating capacity of the HVAC, and thus,
UPS system. According to Brandon McNeil, Director of Business Operations at
Ice Energy, Our Ice Bear systems allow
customers to extend their UPS while significantly improving both the reliability
and economics of the data centers backup
power solution. An additional key attribute of the Ice Energy technology is that
all of the Ice Bear units can be synchronized to provide the City of Glendale an
aggregated, dispatchable load asset.
Taking this concept to the next step
provides for additional flexibility and design efficiency for the cooling system. In
addition to the peak shaving efficiency
gains, one could add additional thermal
storage assets to extend the run-time of
the cooling systems during an outage.
Unlike in commercial building HVAC
systems though, since UPS cooling is a
mission critical role, it is unlikely that
one would downsize the UPS cooling
system in the same manner as the strategy for downsizing a datacenters power
distribution system.
Utility
If Datacenters are the keystone of the

digital economy, then Utilities are the
bedrock. The Digital Economy runs on
electricity, relying on the ability of the
electric power industry to provide high
quality power to customers IT and communication equipment. Providing that
high quality power is a challengeone
not currently met for all customers, and
rarely for any customer at all times.
Leveraging the developments already
being undertaken elsewhere, Utilities are
incorporating many of the innovative solutions Utilities of digital controls and
communication equipmentthe Smart
Gridto transform themselves for the
21st Century. By internalizing information technology to enable a flexible, robust transmission and distribution system they are gaining a far greater insight
into and control of their system, leading
to increase efficiency across their Grid.
Energy Storage is one such innovative
solution, capable of playing many supportive roles to enable a more flexible,
reliable, and economic distribution system. Three key areas include ensuring
reliability, managing the distribution system, and supporting customers.
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Ensuring Reliability
As the IT infrastructure of the digital

economy expands, Utilities ensure that
new datacenters (1) will have the power
they need and (2) do not negatively impact their existing customers. In many instances datacenters are placed near existing industrial customers with their own
high-quality power needs for precision
manufacturing/operation. Utilities have
faced similar challenges for years, and
have rigorous processes for determining
status, and evaluating options.
Utilities are always on the lookout
for something that could help improve
service for their customers at a reduced
cost. Looking for options, many utilities are evaluating distributed energy
storage assets to strengthen their existing distribution systems. However, in
order to be treated as a real option for
deployment, these energy storage products must meet the same performance
requirements as existing options to be
considered; innovation in design must
be proved out in the real world. Slowly, successful experience is mounting,
but the bar will always remain high for
utilities when their customers service is
on the line. According to Brian Beauregard, Superintendent, Holyoke Gas &
Electric Department, Holyoke Gas &
Electric is pleased to host the new Massachusetts Green High Performance
Computing Center (MGHPCC). We
are able to support the Center with the
reliable power it needs through our review process of evaluating our projected load from our existing customer
base with any potential new load like
the MGHPCC. Utilizing energy storage assets is part of that process, but they
are required to meet the same economic criteria as any other option.
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Many believe that energy storages role

is absolutely critical for the future Smart
Grid. Distributed energy storage assets
could support a more predicable demand
level for utilities on a typical basis, but
also be there to arrest sudden dynamic
disturbances or interruptions that risk
prompting wider area imbalances. Included in these assets typically are more
capable and fast reacting inverters able
to generate reactive power according to
the Utilitys energy management system.
Together, both the real- and reactive energy components of the energy storage
asset promote a more stable distribution
system with higher reliability, leading to
a more efficient system.
One innovative concept that is gaining traction recentlypromising benefits for both the utility and customer
is the Tailored Demand building. As
the name implies, the building would
be able to actively manage its electrical
load from the utility through integrating advanced building energy management systems and the increasing number of onsite power assetsgenerators,
energy storage, demand response capability, etc. Taken to its fullest extent, this
effectively transforms the building into
a microgrid. By the independently managing the buildings load and the sourcing of that power, the building would
provide high reliability service to the
occupants, while providing the utility
with a reliably adjustable load.
For instance, the customer would typically use the buildings capabilities to integrate power purchases with onsite generation and storage to provide the most
cost-effective service. This capability
would allow the customer to purchase its
power at pre-arranged demand levels at
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different times of the day following their

tariff schedule. This transformation would
allow the customer to select from a wider
range of choices for their energy management strategy, opening up not just shortterm peak shaving for instance, but true,
long-term energy management strategy.
This transformation would also allow
the utility treat the building as a reliable
and adaptable load, opening the door for
the utility to rely on the building as a
new class of distributed resource. For instance, the utility could incentivize the
owners to work in cooperation with the
utility so that on typical days the building could follow a pre-arranged load profile, while the utility would retain the
right to call upon the building during
emergencies to reduce load. Beyond simply an expanded demand response program, the buildings load could be made
to be interactively adjustable, depending
upon a real-time signal. As such a tailored resource, the building would be
very valuable to the utility. According to
Clay Burns, Principal Engineer at National Grid, a Tailored Demand building not only reduces the customers exposure to volatile energy costs, but also
provides utilities and generation companies a more predictable load that can be
controlled quickly to stabilize high energy demands that may overload circuits
and equipment.
The Customers Option
Deregulation was intended to provide

choice for customers; unfortunately with
that choice came responsibility for their
own energy management, and for many,
the choices come with embedded risks
too complex to easily solve. This exposure
to price risk is felt most strongly by Commercial customers as they are the exposed
to market changes typically without substantial technical ability to respond. Both

sides of a Commercial customers rates
Time of Use (TOU) rates and Demand
Charges expose them to risk.
An innovative solution to their predicament is the Energy Performance
Savings Contract (EPSC). EPSCs allow the customer to reliably budget energy management costs, and reduce
the risk from an increasingly volatile
energy market. These contracts provide customers with more stable energy expenseswith a savings over simple
utility rateswhile giving a Developer the Customer would contract with a
structured framework to pay for any upgrades. This framework is gaining interest because for most customers, adding
a equipment is a capital expenditure,
while their energy usage is an operational expenditure. By changing that capital
expenditure decision to an operational
expense through a shared savings plan
like the EPSC, the customer gains the
benefit with no upfront capital costs.
Typical upgrades that Developers are
utilizing in their deployment include a
range of onsite generations, renewable
power, and advanced control systems. Increasingly, innovative developers are incorporating energy storage assets to better
manage supporting the load while optimizing the different energy resources.
Dynamic pricing and demand charges effectively transfer price risk from
the utility to the customer according
to Sean Becker, President of Sparkplug
Power. EPSCs are an innovative solution making it easier for the customer to
mitigate risk, and enable the widespread
integration of storage with localized renewables, particularly solar, to make an
even more effective package.
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TRAINING
Insights
Addressing the Skills Gap

By Simon Drysdale Head of Upstream Human Resources, BP
world of exploration and

production has changed dramatically over the past ten years.
There are few places where this is more
evident than the U.S., where supply is
predicted to continue expanding and
eventually reach up to 2.2 million
b/d from shale oil alone thanks to advances in drilling technologies which
are unlocking additional resources. Yet
with the International Energy Agency
predicting that the demand for energy
will grow by 40 percent by 2030 it has
become more important than ever for
the oil and gas industry to look to new
frontiers in an attempt to increase production. However, to truly meet this
ever-increasing need for energy the
industry must adopt the same mindset
when it comes to attracting, retaining
and developing talent.
Attracting the right personnel, with
the appropriate skill set, is a cross sector
challenge which has received an unprecedented level of media coverage over recent years because graduates with science, technology, engineering and math
skills have been selecting careers outside
of the energy industry. As an industry we
have traditionally been poor at engaging
and educating tomorrows generation about
HE
the critical role we play in the world and

the fantastic career opportunities we offer. We need to get better at this and build
advocacy as a sector. Yet while a great deal
of talk and attention has been given to the
need to recruit, it is also equally important to retain and maximize the capability of the existing workforce.
As Head of Upstream Human Resources, I have the responsibility of ensuring that our teams across the globe,
including our more than 23,000 employees in the U.S., are continually learning and developing, both for the good
of their careers and for the long-term
success of the company. Simply put, oil
prices around $90 bbl alone will not deliver success; the industry needs to ensure that the global workforce is in a continual cycle of learning new skills and
career development.
Need for formal learning
We must not forget that while bringing

new recruits and talent into the sector
is of the utmost importance, the continual development of the sectors employees is equally critical. Huge investment
is required to ensure our employees continually find, develop, extract and bring
to market hydrocarbon resources in the
most safe and efficient way.
SIMON DRYSDALE is head of upstream human resources at BP and a
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London and Houston. A HR professional with experience in both the mining and oil & gas
industry, he joined BP in Cape Town 23 years ago as a labor relations director for Africa and
has since held various HR leadership roles in South Africa, Aberdeen, London and the U.S.
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At BP, development of staff is a key corporate objective and we now invest over
$500 million each year in training and
development. We have created and implemented global flagship programs specifically for the development of new talent, including the Challenge Program, a
global initiative for new graduate recruits
in their first three years with the company. The program maps out the first three
years of an individuals career and allows
graduates to sample three different roles
within the organization, providing consistent and structured learning throughout. We have also taken advantage of the
developments in IT over recent years and
each Challenger now goes through a centrally managed induction learning event
which uses virtual learning technology.
The result has been huge cost savings for
the business and more centralized learning for our new staff.
Additionally, we have recognized
that the training of new talent needs to
be extended beyond these three initial
years and have developed and implemented the E&P eXcellence Program
for our Upstream staff. The program offers an additional seven years of training and learning that is both technical
and functional, and aims to offer personal depth and increased operational
capability while also ensuring that we
are able to deliver responsible operations
throughout the world.
A uniform approach to learning and
development is also required to ensure
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Two high-end computing classrooms, specifically designed to meet learning and delivery needs for courses. Each seat offers
dual 24-inch monitors with the capability for instructors to switch the large-screen display to any workstation in the room.
existing worldwide staff have a steady, reliable and consistent training and career
development program. The BP Upstream
Learning Center in Houston is a flagship
example of this approach. The 65,000
square foot facility opened in March
2010 and is viewed within the industry
as a model of future learning. Made up
of ten classrooms which are able to host
more than 300 students, the center saw
nearly 14,000 employees and wider industry employees pass through the doors in
2011. Technology is central to the offering with life-sized simulators, 3-D visualization capability, dual image displays,
video capture and conferencing capability and purpose built broadcast rooms to
allow teachers to deliver learning solutions in the field. The Upstream Learning Center is leading the industry and we
are currently looking at building supplementary global centers.
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Need for field training
Training and development must occur inside and outside of the classroom. It is essential that professionals possess operational experience in addition to academic
knowledge in order to transition into roles
held by professionals with years of field experience and keep up with our industrys
rapidly evolving technology. Efforts like
the previously mentioned Challenge Program and our Future Leaders Program rotate individuals through a number of aspects of the industryto provide exposure
to real environments and technologies
right from the start of their career. These
experiences are important since they help
build skills and technological understanding, and provide a firm foundation.
Need for mentoring and informal learning
While investment in employee learning and development is critical, formal
programs alone are not a proven recipe

for success. Informal learning, the passing on of knowledge to emerging talent
and fostering a collaborative culture is of
equal importance. We believe there is a
need to develop as well as formally train
our employees and this can only realistically be achieved through structured
mentoring programs.
BP is well known within the industry for having this collaborative culture
and our graduates and new staff are appreciative of the level of time invested in
them by team members and senior members of staff. We are strong believers in
the old fashioned term of mentoring.
All graduates and new employees are assigned a mentor and meet on a regular
basis to discuss challenges that have been
faced, both from the technical side and as
part of the development of so called soft
skills. This type of mentoring program
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BPs Well Control Simulator offers employees a safe environment to practice difficult well
control scenarios, get feedback and make adjustments on any of the systems in the room.
The simulator incorporates highly interactive, classroom-based sessions with real-world, rolebased simulated practical sessions, focusing on both technical and non-technical skills.
and collaborating in our attempts to

train, teach and develop our current and
emerging talent. That said, improvements could certainly be made, and must
be enacted as we continue to grow.
In order to maximize capability across
the entire sector there is a need to move
towards standardized international learning and development practices. At present learning and development, and
even formal training, differs by company and by country. Change cannot happen overnight, but I believe standardization should be a core area of focus
for the industry over the next ten years.
All stakeholders have a role to play, from
the international oil and gas companies
such as BP, through to the regional and
allows our professionals to build a network within the organization and draw
upon the knowledge and advice of peers.
Need for multi-company learning
By its very nature, the oil and gas industry

has a history of being collaborative. Our
organizations partner on the overwhelming majority of global projects and we rely
on and utilize a great number of service
companies to ensure the global workforce
remains mobile and adaptable to constant
changes in their clients needs.
Our industry does better than many
others at facilitating and encouraging
learning and development across multiple
organizations, and industry bodies, such as
the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training
Organization, are becoming increasingly
important in encouraging and facilitating
multi company training programs. That
said, more could and should be done. Increasing the skills and capability for the
sector as a whole is without doubt a positive
for the organizations operating within it.
A distance-learning suite can directly connect to other locations and also be used to
record instructors. Ideal for delivering content to an external location, it offers the latest
technologies that support a virtual learning environment, online classrooms and e-learning.
What else can be done?
The industry as a whole has come a

long way in recent years. We have become better at formalizing, standardizing
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societies. The result can only mean an
increase in safety, capability and operational efficiency.
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MARKET
Insights
Surviving Acquisitions
and Divestitures A Guide for
Oil & Gas Professionals
Ron Nickelson, Director Global Recruiting Clover Global Solutions, LP
Salman Mumtaz, Senior Business Analyst Clover Global Solutions, LP
and Divestitures
(A&D) are a part of the asset allocation strategy for oil and gas
companies and are constantly evaluated
on both a short and long-term basis. Oil
and gas companies seek to acquire assets that maximize core competencies
and increase shareholder value. Operators look for assets where geological
knowledge of formations is available,
and where technical expertise in specific plays can be leveraged for higher
margin recovery. Companies divest assets to raise funding for existing asset
development or to acquire new assets
more closely aligned with long-term
strategic goals.
In recent months there has been a
surge of A&D activity including ExxonMobil acquiring Denburys Bakken oil
assets for $1.6 billion in order to increase
their stake in U.S. unconventional oil.
BP divesting mature assets in the Gulf
of Mexico (GOM) (to reinvest in ultradeepwater GOM), which Plains Exploration & Production Co. is acquiring in
an attempt to shift attention from natural gas to offshore oil. Energy XXI is
also acquiring shallow water GOM assets from ExxonMobil as the company
continues to expand its offshore drilling
program for 2013.
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Although acquisitions and divestitures can be beneficial for companies,

they can significantly affect the workforce of companies involved in both sides
of the transaction. This blog post will address the most common scenarios that oil
and gas professionals will have to face, as
well as tips for dealing with employment
changes during A&Ds.
How do acquisitions and divestitures
affect Oil and Gas Professionals?
When a company divests an asset, several things can happen to the professionals position. Often, the individual will
be asked to transition along with the assets to the acquiring company; however this may require a relocation, which
some professionals will accept and others
will turn down favoring to remain in their
present location. The divesting company may encourage current employees to
go to the new company if the option is
available, otherwise they will be terminated. Senior executives and long-term
employees may be offered the option to
take a retirement package instead of relocating. Lastly, the professionals at the
acquiring company may not agree with
the new strategies or direction a company takes after an A&D and may also voluntarily leave or take retirement.
What should Oil and Gas

Professionals do?
Acquisitions and divestitures are commonplace in the oil and gas industry, so professionals in this field should always be ready
with a plan of action. Although there may
be a notice of several months prior to finalizing the deal, in many cases the organizational structure is not formalized until after the closing date, which creates a level
of uncertainty in whether or not they will
get an offer from the acquiring company
or maintain their current position.
Unfortunately, many people dont
start looking for a job until after transitioning out of their role. Then, they must
enter and compete in the job market at
the same time, including laid off professionals, those who do not accept an
offer from the acquiring company, and
professionals from the acquiring company who resign. Competition for jobs will
be fierce and consequently pay may be
much lower. So, our first tip is to understand the assets affected in the transaction, senior management involved, and
any professional and cultural differences that can influence career development
in the new organization.
Our second tip is to check location.
Location can be a deal breaker for professionals who are offered a position at the
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Acquisitions and divestitures are

commonplace in the oil and gas industr y,
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Still Serving Proud:

Former Military Personnel Find
Opportunities in Oil & Gas
By Asset Development and Improvement Limited (ADIL)
soldier has swapped

foreign battlefields for the oil
and gas industry, highlighting the vital role transferrable skills
can play in addressing talent shortages
within the energy sector.
Duncan Harwood spent five years
in the armed forces, leading soldiers
on tours of Iraq and Northern Ireland,
along with managing construction sites
in the Falkland Islands. The 32-year-old
has now joined Aberdeen-headquartered independent energy consultancy
ADIL as a subsea project engineer.
He believes many of his former colleagues could follow suit, with the recent revelation by the UK Government
that it is reducing defence spending by
cutting Army personnel from 102,000 to
82,000 over the next five years.
With the energy sector currently suffering from a global skills shortage, oil
and gas firms are increasingly recognising the benefits of hiring and cross-training ex-military servicemen and women
who have a broad range of skills and international experiences.
Mr Harwood is a prime example of
this. Before carrying out army officer
training at the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst, he spent four years at Durham University studying engineering.
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Taken in the Falkland Islands in 2005, while

Mr Harwood was at Mount Pleasant Airport.
Mr Harwood carrying out a site

survey in Iraq in 2004.
his long-term goal of joining the oil and

gas industry won through and, following
a stint at Cranfield University, he joined
the team at ADIL.
He said: While I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the Army, I decided
that I wanted to pursue a career in the
energy sector.
I became a commercial diver and

studied for an MSc in ocean and offshore technology to develop my technical knowledge. While working as a
diver, I began researching jobs in Aberdeen. ADIL invited me for an interview
at its Aberdeen headquarters.
My time in the Army has provided me with a number of skills widely
sought by the oil and gas industry. I was
able to develop my management and
leadership skills, as well as the ability
to prioritise tasks and make quick, accurate decisions while under pressure.
I am very fortunate that ADIL values
these qualities so highly.
The company has now agreed to
sponsor Mr Harwood while he studies
for an MBA in oil and gas management
at Robert Gordon University.
Mr Harwood added: The army is
about to undergo an enormous period of
change, losing some 20,000 personnel.
These people all have valuable transferable skills, with the tendency to be results-orientated individuals who have a
dedicated, can-do attitude.
Among them will be chartered
engineers, electricians, draughtsmen,
fabricators, mechanics, logisticians,
health and safety advisors and many
other highly qualified individuals,
keen to take on a challenging second
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Mr Harwood is on the
left in the green uniform,
alongside his brother. This
photo was taken at the
Commissioning Parade at
the Royal Military Academy
Sandhurst in 2004.
career in the oil and gas industry. With

appropriate re-training they will be able
to put their vast experience to very good
use in the energy sector.
ADIL has become an advocate for encouraging young talent, also sponsoring
the University of Aberdeens TAU Racing
team for the last three years, while supporting renewable energy student, Cara
Heller, in her studies.
ADILs technical director, Tim Sibley,
said: The demographic time-bomb is
well-documented in our industry, together with the difficulties that young people
face trying to get their foot on the employment ladder.
For ADILs long-term growth plans,
we have to recruit and train the next generation of engineers and managers, so
our continued support of Duncan and
those like him is a conscious policy to

achieve that goal. We believe that, in providing these opportunities, we will engender a mutual loyalty to the benefit of
COMPANY PROFILE:
ADIL is an integrated
development and operations
management business
established in 2006 to provide
full field development and
operations services to its operator
clients, using tried and tested
management tools developed in
house by its experienced personnel.
Visit http://www.assetdev.com/
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