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How Canada’s oil sands transformed into one of North America’s lowest-cost plays

Oil & Gas 360º

In one example, two four-legged robots— each nicknamed Spot because of their dog-like appearance — prowl Imperial’s vast 45-year-old Cold Lake operation in Alberta, conducting routine equipment inspections and maintenance such as heat exchanger optimizations, and oil/water tank interface monitoring.

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Seizing the agentic AI advantage

McKinsey

Gen AI is everywhere—except in company P&L About QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey QuantumBlack, McKinsey’s AI arm, has been helping businesses create value from AI since 2009, expanding on McKinsey’s technology work over the past 30 years.

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Murphy Oil to acquire BW Pioneer FPSO in Gulf of America for $125 million

Oil & Gas 360º

BW Offshore will continue to provide operations and maintenance services under a new five-year reimbursable contract. The first FPSO approved for operations in the Gulf of America, the BW Pioneer has been in service since its conversion in 2009.

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A premises owner can still be a statutory employer in Texas, at least for now

The Energy Law

Summers April 3, 2009. They are also available on Westlaw at 2009 WL 884906. 2063 ( [link] ) before deciding whether to revise their insurance programs and forms of agreement with maintenance, construction, and other contractors in light of the decision in Entergy.

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Fouling in Plate Heat Exchangers: Some Practical Experience

Scambio Termico

They have higher heat-transfer performance, lower temperature gradient, higher turbulence, and easier maintenance in comparison with shell and tube heat exchangers. Due to their compact size, Plate Heat Exchangers (PHEs) are widely used in industrial processes.

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Clarity on Production in Paying Quantities and Affirms Lease Cancellation Under Mineral Code Article 140 for Failure to Pay Royalties

The Energy Law

6] On September 1, 2009, Gloria’s Ranch executed a top lease to Chesapeake on the property in Section 21. [7] 7] In November of 2009, Tauren assigned the deep rights (all depths below the base of the Cotton Valley formation) to EXCO USA Asset, Inc. for the 18 month period prior to Gloria’s Ranch’s letter in December of 2009. [19]

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Ninth and Fifth Circuits Split on Issue of Punitive Damages Under Maritime Law

The Energy Law

404 (2009). In Townsend, the Supreme Court ruled that punitive damages are available to seamen in claims against their employers for willful or wanton failure to pay maintenance and cure. The Court’s reasoning hinged largely on the fact that both punitive damages and maintenance and cure predated passage of the Jones Act.

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