With this summer’s extremely wet weather conditions across the country, building access roads is a major challenge. Muddy, soft ground is causing construction delays when it comes to moving heavy vehicles and equipment over the soft soils. Presto’s GEOWEB® Soil Stabilization System offers a way to build roads even with these site challenges using low-cost, local fill—and has been doing so for over 30 years. In fact, the GEOWEB system is the go-to solution for many oil companies in remote areas like the Canadian oil sands and the Amazon basin. Recently, EnergyNow Media featured an article on GEOWEB roads addressing the latest access challenges in the energy sector. The EnergyNow article is republished below. Reprint of recent article written by “EnergyNow Media” (North American Energy Magazine) Presto Geosystems: Bringing Stability to an Unstable World Oil and gas is a tricky business. Everything from resource extraction to site management to processing is fraught with difficulties, challenges, and trials. However, one often-overlooked aspect within this industry is that of simply being able to access the resource site in the first place. Once access is established, it’s crucial that there is a clean, stable platform to work on and transport resources back out…. Read more »
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