Wood Group opens HSE, technical competency center in Eagle Ford

Wood Group has opened a 16,000 sq ft training facility in Kenedy, Texas, where educational programs for Eagle Ford shale workers will focus on health, safety, and environment (HSE) and technical competency. The center includes a 300-person capacity training room, an instrumentation and electrical (I&E) lab, a computer-based training (CBT) lab and a board room. The facility also has an outside pad with a tank battery and an area with buried pipe for pipeline finding; both will be instrumental for hands-on training.

The center is operated by Wood Group PSN, which provides high-integrity services to design and construct facilities, optimize performance, maintain production, reduce operating costs, ensure asset integrity, and extend the operating life of oil and gas fields. It is this knowledge and expertise that Wood Group PSN will provide via a combination of classroom, hands-on and API-certified computer-based training.

The training curriculum levels range from basic production operations for entry-level personnel to the essentials of managing oil & gas contract obligations for experienced lease operators. HSE-specific classes include SafeLand, Department of Transportation operator qualification (DOT OQ), H2S training and defensive driving. The combination of structured, industry-proven processes and a strong focus on safety and regulatory compliance serves as the foundation for developing safe, competent workers for the Eagle Ford region.

Class instructors are oil & gas industry veterans with a minimum of 20 years of experience onshore and offshore, in the U.S. or international. They are experienced in operations, engineering and major project management.

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FERC to issue environmental assessment for Dominion Cove Point LNG export project on May 15

Dominion reported that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will issue its Environmental Assessment for the Dominion Cove Point LNG liquefaction and export project on May 15.

"We are pleased to reach another important milestone in the development of a project that has very significant economic, environmental and geopolitical benefits," said Diane Leopold, President of Dominion Energy. "Dominion is dedicated to constructing a safe, environmentally compatible and reliable export facility that will be an asset to the community, state and country.

"The proposed export facility will be within the 131-acre footprint of the LNG import facility, which has been in Calvert County for 40 years. No new pipelines, storage tanks or piers are needed at the facility. The company needs about 50 permits and approvals before construction can begin.

Dominion filed notice for the pre-filing process with the FERC in June 2012 that it was planning to add export capability at its Cove Point terminal in Lusby MD in Calvert County on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

The FERC has been researching and analyzing the application since then. Dominion filed the application in April 2013 and it now totals more than 21,000 pages.

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Pan American Energy renews Wavefront fluid injection contract

Wavefront Technology Solutions, a provider of fluid injection processes primarily for mature field revitalization (EOR), as well as oil and gas well stimulation, has announced that Pan American Energy has awarded it (through agent Chilicote) a renewed, 12-month Powerwave contract worth approximately $533,000.

The contract renewal with PAE is for the Los Flores Norte–Cerro Dragon field in Argentina, and expands the existing project from three to seven Powerwave-driven water injectors.

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Atlas Copco launches SmartROC T simulator

Atlas Copco is launching a new surface crawler simulator for operator training: the SmartROC T operator simulator. The simulator is a training tool intended to develop operator skills.

The SmartROC T simulator uses the original controls identical to those on the drilling equipment, providing students with a realistic training environment. The advanced control system is also integrated into the simulator, giving students the opportunity to use all the features of the actual drilling equipment.

The simulator has a pre-designed learning pass to give students step-by-step instructions on operational best practices. The simulator is mounted on a motion platform for a realistic experience.

The simulator is part of a new classroom training module that is both easy to move around, while still having a moving platform. The training can be done from the standard operator seat or from the original RRC control. All scenarios can be done in the dark so that all realistic environments can be trained.

A comprehensive training package is also offered to go with the simulator: the Master Driller program. This consists of three different levels (Bronze, Silver and Gold) that take the operator from classroom training and simulator training to actual training on the drilling equipment.

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