Water & Wastewater Treatment News For The Petroleum & Refining Industry

  1. Natura Resources Announces Partnership With Texas Produced Water Consortium 7/26/2024

    Natura Resources, LLC (Natura) has entered into a revolutionary new partnership with the Texas Produced Water Consortium (TxPWC) at Texas Tech University to look at the deployment of Natura's liquid-fueled molten salt reactor (LF-MSR) technology to power the Permian Basin.

  2. LiqTech Delivers Produced Water Treatment Pilot Unit To NESR For Middle East Operations 7/18/2024

    LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT), a high-tech filtration technology company that manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration products and systems, today announced it has successfully delivered a commercial pilot unit for the filtration of oil and gas produced water to National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR), an industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa.

  3. Cyber Enviro-Tech Engages Rivamed To Create Hybrid Water Treatment System For The Country Of Turkey 7/2/2024

    Cyber Enviro-Tech, Inc. announces its engagement with RIVAMED, Inc. of Ankara, Turkey, to manufacture its hybrid water treatment systems for overseas applications. RIVAMED is a Turkish engineering and manufacturing company specializing in medical and industrial water treatment systems with products placed in over 50 countries.

  4. EPA Protects Guam Water Resources With Tristar Terminals Facility Order 6/18/2024

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Tristar Terminals Guam, Inc., over Clean Water Act violations for unauthorized discharge of oily wastewater into the Big Guatali River.

  5. Research Details Method To Get Efficient, Environmentally Friendly Lithium 6/7/2024

    As the electric vehicle market booms, the demand for lithium — the mineral required for lithium-ion batteries — has also soared. Global lithium production has more than tripled in the last decade.

  6. Cyber Enviro-Tech, Inc Announces Breakthrough Water Treatment For Nitrates, Phosphates, Cyanides And Insecticides 6/6/2024

    CETI has unveiled its technological breakthrough for removing insecticides, nitrates, phosphates, and cyanide from heavily contaminated agricultural, industrial and mining wastewater. This has significant implications for potable water since, around the world, agriculture alone accounts for approximately 70% of the water that is consumed annually.

  7. Mussels Downstream Of Wastewater Treatment Plant Contain Radium, Study Reports 5/31/2024

    Burrowed into streambeds and rarely moving for their decades-long lifespans, freshwater mussels are biomonitors, meaning they indicate how clean their environment is, according to Penn State researchers.

  8. Newterra Acquires Carbon Service & Equipment Company (CSEC) From Encotech Inc. 5/30/2024

    Newterra Inc. today reported it acquired the assets of Carbon Service and Equipment Company (CSEC) from Encotech Inc. This acquisition reinforces Newterra's commitment to providing comprehensive activated carbon treatment solutions and expands its offering in carbon services, rentals, and media supply.

  9. Researchers Develop Reusable 'Sponge' For Soaking Up Marine Oil Spills – Even In Chilly Northern Waters 5/27/2024

    Oil spills, if not cleaned up quickly and effectively, can cause lasting damage to marine and coastal environments. That’s why a team of North American researchers are developing a new sponge-like material that is not only effective at grabbing and holding oil on its surface (adsorption), but can be reused again and again—even in icy Canadian waters. 

  10. Permian Water Recycling Facility Exceeds 50 Million Barrels Treated And Reused 5/22/2024

    Select Water Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) ("Select" or the "Company"), a leading provider of sustainable water and chemical solutions to the energy industry, today announced their collaborative efforts with Occidental (NYSE: OXY) at the South Curtis Ranch treatment facility in the Midland Basin has successfully treated and recycled 50 million barrels of produced water.