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Hed Hed Saudi Aramco opens Houston research center

Text here •Text here • Saudi Aramco opened its new Aramco geology, geophysics technologies, and

Research Center in Houston. The facil- advances related to subsurface sensing ity will address challenges relating to and control. production, drilling, reservoir engineering, Houston is one of many new centers for Saudi Aramco. In December 2013, the company launched its Cambridge,

Massachusetts facility. CEO Khalid A.

Al-Falih pledged to devote more resources to R&D. Another center, planned for

Detroit, will focus on engine-fuel systems and development. “Because of our belief that innova- tion and cutting-edge technology are the key strategic enablers to addressing the industry’s challenges and to meeting

Saudi Aramco President & CEO Khalid future energy demand, we are tripling our

A. Al-Falih, center, inaugurates the

R&D manpower and increasing our global

Aramco Research Center in Houston.

Photo from Saudi Aramco

R&D funding ? ve-fold,” Al-Falih says.•

Methane hydrate Methane hydrate deal. Murphy will remain operator and deal. Murphy will remain operator and consortium launched continue with development plans.

Eleven Japanese companies, including Murphy holds majority interests in oil and gas ? rm Inpex, have joined forces seven production sharing contracts to create a new ? rm focused on meth- in Malaysia. Murphy reports that its ane hydrate extraction. Japan Methane Malaysian ? elds contributed approxi-

Hydrate Operating Co., (JMH) was for- mately 86,000 boe/d net production in mally established 1 October speci? cally 2013, more than 40% of the company’s for the medium to long-term offshore total.

production testing from pore-? lling type

Enegas joins TAP methane hydrate.

JMH will work to develop technologies Enagás has joined the Trans Adriatic to enable methane hydrate extraction and Pipeline (TAP) project as a new share- production commercialization. holder with a 16% stake in Trans

The partners in JMH are:

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