Inspection
Smart Pigging Tools Help Complete Inline Inspection
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium uses smart pigging tools to complete a pipeline inspection project.
Anadarko: 99% of Colorado Gas Lines Passed Inspection
DENVER (AP) — An energy company that owns a natural gas pipeline linked to a fatal home explosion in Colorado said more than 99 percent of the pipelines it tested afterward showed no sign of leaks. Anadarko Petroleum said late Friday the pipelines that failed the test are being repaired and will be..
129,000 Oil, Gas Lines Identified Near Buildings in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Colorado has nearly 129,000 underground oil and gas pipelines within about 1,000 feet (300 meters) of occupied buildings, according to energy company reports ordered by the state after a fatal house explosion blamed on a severed gas line. Friday was the deadline for companies to test ..
DOF Subsea Awarded Pipeline Inspection Contract
DOF Subsea receives pipeline inspection contract for the Transmediterranean Pipeline Company Limited Pipeline System.
Cutting Pipeline Operational Costs Without Sacrificing Safety
Pipeline operators are increasingly turning to software-based tools to predict pipeline failure and reduce the need for frequent manual field inspection. But how well do these models really predict the development of axial cracks and other pipeline flaws? In order to reduce field inspection costs w..
2nd Pipeline Under Straits of Mackinac Passes Pressure Test
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge says a second oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan has passed a pressure test required in a Justice Department agreement following a 2010 oil spill in southwestern Michigan. The most recent test was Friday on one pipeline that’s part..
SwRI Patents New Pipeline Inspection Technology
New pipeline inspection technology patented by the Southwest Research Institute.
Pipeline Beneath Straits of Mackinac Passes Pressure Tests
Enbridge gets good result following Line 5 pipeline inspection.
Oil Pipelines To Be Inspected By Robots
Robots to be used to conduct pipeline inspections.
Few Pipeline Inspections Reported After Fatal Colorado Gas Blast
Colorado regulators say few energy companies have reported the results of oil and gas pipeline inspections following a pipeline explosion last month.
Company Unveils New Gas Leak Detector
Fluke Corp. has released a new gas leak detector designed to make pipeline inspections easier and more efficient.
Rooting Out Trouble Before It Happens
Smart pig helps PSE&G better conduct pipeline inspections.
Nord Stream Pipeline Inspection Contract Awarded
MMT Sweden has received a three-year contract from Nord Stream AG to inspect both lines of the Nord Stream Pipeline running through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The external inspection of the pipeline will be executed by the joint venture between MMT Sweden and Reach Subsea. The scope of ..
Atlas Expands Pipeline Training Courses
Atlas API now offers more pipeline inspection training courses.
Pipeline Inspections Ordered in Colorado After Fatal Blast
Colorado orders pipeline inspections in response to fatal home explosion.
Reducing Deepwater Pipeline Inspection Costs
Inspecting a pipeline is a complex operation. It is often fraught with complications due to the varying dimensions that the pipeline exhibits in order to operate in a deepwater environment. Designing the line with future inspections in mind is the exception, not the rule. As a result, a deepwater l..
Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline To Go Offline For Three Days For Maintenance
Required maintenance on oil pipelines connecting the Kurdistan region in Iraq to Turkey will bring the facilities offline for three days, according to a Turkish official. “The export of oil from Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region has been halted upon a request from the Turkish side due to maintenance ..
Lloyd's Register Wins Pipeline Inspection Contract
Lloyd’s Register has received a pipeline inspection contract from Bumi Armada Berhad for the Armada Olombendo FPSO. Under the terms of the agreement, Bumi Armada receives access to Lloyd’s Register’s risk-based inspection services and technical software which will help to develop quantifiable risk ..
Enbridge, NDT Hope to Create Innovative Pipeline Inspection Technology
Enbridge and NDT Global agree to work together to design technology that will improve inline pipeline inspections.
NACE International Jazzes Up Annual Corrosion Conference
NACE kicked off its annual Corrosion Conference & Expo on March 26 with President Sandy Williamson wielding the larger-than-life scissors at the 2017 ceremonial ribbon-cutting. Visitors on opening night were greeted by a New Orleans jazz band as they entered the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. ..
Applications of Relative Calibration of Crack and Corrosion ILI Data
How relative calibration of crack and corrosion inline pipeline inspection data can be used by pipeline operators and ILI vendors.
End-to-End Monitoring, Data Collection Increases Pipeline Safety
Pipeline inspections conducted end to end help increase safety.
Using Inline CP Tools in Multiple Pipeline Corridors
Inline cathodic protection tools can help improve pipeline inspection of multiple corridors.
Report: Pipeline Pigging Systems Market to Increase Through 2021
Report says rising demand for pipeline construction projects to boost the pigging systems market worldwide.
Company Offers Pipeline Inspection Training Course
Pipeline inspection training course offered online and on-site by Atlas API Training | Pipeline Contractors
Hackers Drawn to Energy Sector’s Lack of Sensors, Controls
HOUSTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies, including some of the most celebrated industry names in the Houston area, are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations, according to a newspaper investigation. A stretch of the Gulf Coast near Houston featu..
Automated Pigging Systems Are a Tool Whose Time has Come
Pipeline inspections can be improved through the use of automated pigging systems.
Pure Technologies Wins Inspection Contracts
Pure Technologies Ltd. wins pipeline inspection contracts.
Well-Devised Inspection Plans Can Save Millions
Well-crafted pipeline inspection plans can save companies millions of dollars.
SoCalGas to Use Fiber Optic Technology for Real-Time Pipeline Inspections
The Southern California Gas Company will use fiber optic cable to conduct real-time pipeline inspections.
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- Freeport LNG Plant Runs Near Zero Consumption for Fifth Day
- Biden Administration Buys Oil for Emergency Reserve Above Target Price
- Mexico Seizes Air Liquide's Hydrogen Plant at Pemex Refinery
- Enbridge to Invest $500 Million in Pipeline Assets, Including Expansion of 850-Mile Gray Oak Pipeline
