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Norwegian technologist, Dr. Bjørn Kvamme, will help meet growing industry demand Strategic Carbon LLC, a global environmental science-consulting firm based in Portsmouth, NH, has added a third partner to a worldwide effort to provide major oil and gas producers and developers more precise, verifiable, and environmentally secure scientific procedures. Dr. Bjørn Kvamme, professor of physics and technology at the University of Bergen, Norway, will join the… Read more »

Drs. Bjørn Kvamme and Richard Coffin, Strategic Carbon co-founder, will initiate a multi-year, two-month-per-year contract to teach classes at and consult with Southwest Petroleum University in Chengdu, China, on gas hydrate research and development. Education in the classroom by Drs. Kvamme and Coffin will focus on gas hydrate stability and distribution. Classroom lessons will provide a broad range of information on physics, chemistry, geology, and biology… Read more »

Drs. Richard Coffin and Bjørn Kvamme have been key organizers for the 12th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research and Development Conference. This conference will be held at the Southwest Petroleum University in Chengdu, China (https://www.universities.com/china/southwest-petroleum-university/) and is actively supported by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The workshop was planned to coincide with the Southwest Petroleum University’s 60th Anniversary to highlight the University’s strong international… Read more »

Dr. Bjørn Kvamme, from the University of Bergen, Norway, has joined Strategic Carbon llc as Strategic Advisor, International Energy Development. This development at Strategic Carbon provides in-depth capability for methane and carbon dioxide hydrate thermodynamic, non-equilibrium and statistical thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and molecular simulations.  Dr. Kvamme’s extensive global experience and expertise provides Strategic Carbon strong capability in modelling long-term carbon storage and assessment of coastal sediment… Read more »

Strategic Carbon co-founder Dr. Coffin has initiated discussions with China National Petroleum Cooperation on application of mass spectroscopy in developing a contract for organizing a global oil library. In this development geochemical methods for source evaluation will be coupled with thorough statistical data evaluation and security to provide a certain source signature and legal client data. While time is required to establish a preliminary database and… Read more »

Strategic Carbon co-founder Dr. Richard Coffin led the 11th International Workshop on Methane Hydrate Research and Development in Corpus Christi, Texas.  This workshop was created for hydrate researchers and stakeholders to freely exchange information and identify research priorities in an effort to promote collaboration. The past ten workshops have been co-organized by Professors Bjørn Kvamme (University of Bergen, Norway), Tsutomu Uchida (Hokkaido University, Japan), Stephen Masutani (University… Read more »

Strategic Carbon co-founder Dr. Richard Coffin and Dr. James Mueller (Provectus Environmental Products, Inc) conducted field sampling that focus on a cleaning facility near Detroit, Michigan.  Provectus Environmental Products’ field bio-enhancement remediation technology was evaluated as a source of high methane concentrations below manhole covers near a treatment site. Stable carbon and radiocarbon isotope analysis developed and tested by Strategic Carbon experts was applied to assess… Read more »

Dr. Ingo Pecher from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, has joined Strategic Carbon as Strategic Advisor, Geophysics. Dr. Pecher is recognized as a world leader in gas hydrate exploration with a strong background in seismic data acquisition and interpretation and coastal ocean floor geological assessment. This expansion and integration with Dr. Coffin’s geochemical expertise provides SC with extensive state-of-the-art capability in offshore gas hydrate and… Read more »