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E&P facilities, gas processing plants, refineries & petrochemical plants, cross country pipelines, etc. GE looks at this as an opportunity to further develop its presence in country.
Path breaking projects in pipeline
GE’s broad experience and deep domain knowledge of various industries are applied in the oil & gas industry to offer industries the most comprehensive products and technologies that continually break new ground in terms of operational efficiency, productivity, reliability, safety and environmental performance. Among these, GE Oil & Gas introduced its next generation technology for shearing and sealing wellbore tubulars in 2012. The new Blind Shear Ram is designed for use in GE’s 18-3/4 inch ram Blowout Preventers (BOP) used in drilling. The new patent-pending Blind Shear Ram has the ability to both shear and
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seal after cutting 6-5/8 inch tool joints, which are heavy coupling elements for a drill pipe. GE’s Blind Shear Ram allows customers to use current BOP stack arrangements without having to manage the spacing between rams or create operational methods to avoid 6-5/8 inch tool joints. This technology solution is also designed to eliminate non-shearable sections, allowing for greater shearing flexibility. The Blind Shear Ram is the latest example of how GE continues to seek and develop innovative solutions for the challenges that our customers face in drilling, particularly in deepwater and challenging environments. We are continuing testing to understand the full upper limits of what the new blind shear ram designs can achieve.
your expansion & investment plans in India
GE India has announced that its
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new manufacturing facility in Pune would develop localised products and solutions for the energy sector in its first phase of operation commencing in 2013. The focus on manufacturing is in line with the need for localised products and solutions suited to Indian customers across GE’s various businesses present in the country. The facility, to begin with, will focus on energy products and technologies driven by the industry’s needs for power generation, transmission & distribution, oil & gas as well as measurement & control. In addition, GE will package its environmentfriendly technologies such as hybrid batteries for energy storage and biogas power generation technologies at the plant. The site will enable assembly and production support for any GE business that needs local manufacturing capability in India. arindam.ghosh@network18publishing.com