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Fiber-Optic Sensors: Playing Both Sides of the Energy Equation
Fiber-optic sensors are playing an emerging role in both new energy-generation technologies—including wind, solar and geothermal—and approaches for improving recovery of our existing oil and gas reserves.
Devon's Northridge plant can process 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The plant, located in southeast Oklahoma, processes natural gas from the Arkoma Woodford shale formation.
"Never before has humanity faced such a challenging outlook for energy and the planet. This can be summed up in five words: more energy, less carbon dioxide."
—Jeroen van der Veer, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell
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