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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 28 May 2012 02:03:46 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>News</title><subtitle>News</subtitle><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-17T18:27:02Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>100 Seconds...</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/17/100-seconds.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/17/100-seconds.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-05-17T13:00:24Z</published><updated>2012-05-17T13:00:24Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Do you have 100 seconds to see if SAS products could change your business?</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>ILTA Trade show Houston May 21 - 23</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/10/ilta-trade-show-houston-may-21-23.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/10/ilta-trade-show-houston-may-21-23.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-05-10T20:59:58Z</published><updated>2012-05-10T20:59:58Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in center 3.5in left 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in right 6.5in 7.0in; line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">32nd         Annual International Operating Conference &amp; Trade Show         &nbsp;</span></strong></p>
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<p style="tab-stops: .25in .5in .75in 1.0in 1.25in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in center 3.5in left 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in right 6.5in 7.0in; line-height: 150%; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ilta.org/CalendarofEvents/AOCTS/2012/2012info.htm">Click here</a> to find out more.<br /></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>LDA Awards reunion - 12 years later</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/2/lda-awards-reunion-12-years-later.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/5/2/lda-awards-reunion-12-years-later.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-05-02T12:46:28Z</published><updated>2012-05-02T12:46:28Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Here at OTC Houston 2012 we were lucky enough to meet Lena Wilson, CEO of Scottish Enterpise. We realised she handed us our first ever award in December 2000. Amazing how none of us have changed at all the past 12 years...</p>
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<p>December 2000 - Winners of the "Who wants to be an Entrepreneur" Award. John Harrison, Mark Zwinderman, Lena Wilson, Andrew Sijan.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>New video - drill cuttings slurrifying with SAS</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/19/new-video-drill-cuttings-slurrifying-with-sas.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/19/new-video-drill-cuttings-slurrifying-with-sas.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-04-19T10:43:11Z</published><updated>2012-04-19T10:43:11Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>We have finished our new video showing the effect of the SAS116SC product when used to slurrify oil based drill cuttings. Use of the SAS116SC allows for a highly fluid slurry with up to 80% solids that has a low sag value.</p>
<p>This solution allows for better transportation of drilling waste, faster injection and allows for the injection process to keep up with the rate of drilling.</p>
<p>Using this product protects the cuttings against hydration and is a great solution for shale based cuttings. Contact us for more information or <a href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/test-kit/">request a free sample </a>to see for yourself.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Drill cuttings slurrifying with SAS</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/15/drill-cuttings-slurrifying-with-sas.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/15/drill-cuttings-slurrifying-with-sas.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-04-15T21:07:43Z</published><updated>2012-04-15T21:07:43Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>One of the best applications for SAS products is the drill cuttings slurrifying for transport and injection. We will have a video ready pretty soon showing how this works.</p>
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<p>Good sag values, volume reduction and injection at the rate of drilling. Only with the patented SAS products.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Who wants to be an Entrepreneur....</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/14/who-wants-to-be-an-entrepreneur.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/14/who-wants-to-be-an-entrepreneur.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-04-14T19:32:52Z</published><updated>2012-04-14T19:32:52Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Memories... In December 2000 (only four months after start up) we won the Scottish Enterprise competition "Who wants to be an Entrepreneur". Just found this wonderful picture of the young team.</p>
<p>See it here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Surfaceactive">www.facebook.com/surfaceactive</a></p>
<p>It's worth it for the green waist coat.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Scottish Oil Club 26 April - Paul Sexton - Head of Seismic Imaging Total</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/10/scottish-oil-club-26-april-paul-sexton-head-of-seismic-imagi-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/4/10/scottish-oil-club-26-april-paul-sexton-head-of-seismic-imagi-1.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-04-10T11:32:57Z</published><updated>2012-04-10T11:32:57Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Come and meet us at the Scottish Oil Club in Edinburgh on Thursday 26 April.</p>
<h2><span style="font-size: 70%;">Register by Monday 23 April on the <a href="http://www.scottishoilclub.org.uk/120426.htm">Scottish Oil Club website</a></span></h2>
<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<p>As the search for new resources means that we are  forced to work in domains that are increasingly complicated, producing  accurate images of our prospects and fields is becoming more and more  important for Exploration &amp; Production.  The industry has made  dramatic progress in the last 10 years due to a combination of better  data acquisition, advanced processing algorithms and enormous computer  power.   These improvements allow us to correctly model much more  difficult geological settings and consequently we can image structures  that were previously invisible.  We demonstrate this evolution and ask  what the future holds as the technology continues to improve.</p>
<h2>Speaker</h2>
<p>Paul Sexton has been head of the Seismic Imaging team  within Total since 2008, responsible for Total&rsquo;s operational imaging  work as well as a very active Research &amp; Development team.  Paul  joined Total E&amp;P UK in 1997, first as a researcher before moving to  Total&rsquo;s Geophysical Operations team in Pau, France.  After setting up a  new imaging team in 2001, Paul moved-on to work in reservoir monitoring  and in 2005 moved to Nigeria to work as an Explorationist in the Deep  Offshore.  Paul has a first class honours degree in Physics and a PhD in  Geophysics, both from Durham University.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>British Innovation in the oil industry @OTC Houston 2012</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/3/22/british-innovation-in-the-oil-industry-otc-houston-2012.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/3/22/british-innovation-in-the-oil-industry-otc-houston-2012.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-03-22T20:36:25Z</published><updated>2012-03-22T20:36:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>There are some excellent events coming up at the annual oil industry conference and exhibition in Houston, Texas. The <a href="http://www.ukti.gov.uk/home.html?guid=none">UKTI</a>, the trade promotion organisation from the UK is having a topical luncheon at OTC on Tuesday 1 May from 12:15 - 13:45. Tickets are $50 and you can register at the <a href="http://www.otcnet.org/2012/">OTC 2012</a> website by <a href="http://otcnet.org/2012/pages/schedule/breakfasts.php">clicking here</a>.</p>
<p>"Speaker</p>
<ul>
<li>Lord Stephen Green, Minister of UK Trade  and Investment, United Kingdom Ministry of State for Trade and Investment</li>
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<p>Over the last 40 years, the hostile waters  of the  North Sea have provided a rich source of oil and gas as well as an   opportunity for the UK energy industry to develop first-class products,   services, and expertise. UK companies now lead the world in many areas  of  finding, developing, and extracting oil and gas and managing  installations.  They also lead in research and development efforts, with  9.9% of all energy  industry expenditure going directly to R&amp;D  projects. Because of their  accomplishments, British energy-related  exports have increased to more than USD  30 billion per annum."</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The Middle East Downstream week - Abu Dhabi</title><id>http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/3/21/the-middle-east-downstream-week-abu-dhabi.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/news/2012/3/21/the-middle-east-downstream-week-abu-dhabi.html"/><author><name>Mark Zwinderman</name></author><published>2012-03-21T21:30:25Z</published><updated>2012-03-21T21:30:25Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>From the 25 - 28 March the 13th Downstream week event will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.</p>
<p>You can download all the information by <a href="http://www.surfaceactive.com/storage/MEDW_2012_-_W_-_07.03.12C.2.pdf">clicking here</a> (PDF) or you can go to the <a href="http://www.wraconferences.com/s4/">WRA World Refining Association website</a> for more information and to register.</p>
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