Technology/R&D
Orifice Meter Inspection - An Important but Forgotten Part of Measurement
You attended standards meetings and various measurement schools around the globe and met with your engineering peers to design the most cost-effective meter runs or meter stations. You believe everything is designed as best as it could be. The product is inspected prior to release and acceptance at ..
Trellis Energy Enables NAESB 3.0 Compliance for Natural Gas Pipelines
Trellis Energy has announced that the company’s Trellis 6.0 is the first natural gas transaction management solution to become 100 percent compliant with the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) Wholesale Gas Quadrant Standards version 3.0. NAESB is an industry forum that develops ..
QS Energy's AOT Crude Oil Pipeline Optimization Technology Under Consideration by Middle East Oil Producers
QS Energy, Inc. is engaged in discussions with two of the world’s largest crude oil producing nations in the Middle East to provide deployment strategies for the Company’s AOT Viscosity/Pressure Drop Reduction technology. Under a non-disclosure agreement with one of these entities, QS Energy will be..
Hydratight Secures New Contract with Statoil
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has secured a four-year contract with Statoil Petroleum AS to supply products, services and management for remote pipeline repairs worldwide. Hydratight’s MORGRIP® contingency connectors will be the primary mechanical repair method within Statoil’s Pipeline Re..
SwRI Wins DOE Funding to Advance Gas-Fired Power Plants
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), of San Antonio, is a member of three teams awarded about $18.2 total funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory to develop technologies advancing power generation. The initiative to improve gas turbine components and super-c..
Different Perspective on Custody Transfer Measurement
Custody transfer measurement in the petroleum industry has been described many ways. It’s been called “an accuracy in measurement both the buyers and sellers can agree upon,” or sometimes described as “the best that can be achieved to meet the contract conditions.” There are many other descriptions ..
Tracking Pipeline Production and Inventories
Since the collapse of oil and gas prices after August 2014, North American pipeline companies have been under pressure to cut costs. For example, Cushing marketplace pipeline earlier this year dropped its already discounted rate for shipping light crude, by another 10% to $2.50 a barrel. The Aleria..
Automating Hydraulic Simulations of Large Number of Scenarios
As PG&E and other utilities perform unparalleled levels of safety-related work on gas transmission systems, frequent and complex pipeline system outages occur throughout the year. This safety work also carries the potential of pressure reductions due to previously undetected system anomalies in the ..
NGL Measurement: Direct and Inferred Mass
Natural gas liquid (NGL) streams consist of mixtures of hydrocarbons including ethane, propane, butane, pentane and natural gasoline. NGL is sometimes referred to as y-grade. The American Petroleum Institute (API) Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) Chapter 14, Section 7 provides guidan..
Safest Way to Perform Integrity Assessments
Pipeline operators and integrity engineers are facing increasing pressure from regulatory authorities and environmental groups to guarantee pipeline network integrity. This is why it is so important to understand the condition of their assets and perform the necessary inspections to correct potentia..
DOE Announces $16 Million for 54 Projects to Help Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace. This first Department-wide round of funding through the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) will support 54 pr..
New Tool Helps Pipeline Operators Overcome Pressing Pipeline Issues
T.D. Williamson introduces Solutions Engine, a digital research tool for pipeline owners and operators that delivers targeted answers to more than 80 integrity and throughput challenges# From mechanical damage and corrosion to tie-ins and leaking valves, pipeline owners and operators face a multitu..
Side-by-Side HDDs Effective On Gas Line Replacement
PG&E began work in September 2014 to replace two aging natural gas pipelines that cross Cache Creek near the town of Capay, CA. In September 2015, the HDD Company completed two directional drills on the project, replacing the pipeline that had been exposed on the bottom of Cache Creek. PG&E’s Line ..
Corrosion Management of Pipelines, Onshore Facilities More Important than Ever
Some pipelines and onshore facilities deteriorate slowly during operation and in certain cases have been reliable for more than their estimated lifetime. Other installations, however, exhaust their useful life after only two to five years of operation. There are numerous factors that affect the lif..
Buried Pipe Failures Dependent on Soil Stiffness, Too
This is an excerpt of the article. The full article can be found here. Performance limits and potential failures must be identified for buried pipe design. Chief among those are excessive deformations of the pipe, wall buckling and collapse. Maximum allowable pipe deflection is usually not deter..
New Integrity Solutions Facing Many Same Old Problems
The protection of oil, gas and refined product pipelines against natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis, not to mention human actions including construction excavations, illegal tapping and terrorist sabotage, is an ongoing concern for operators around the world. However, in th..
Treatment, Prevention of Microbially Induced Corrosion
Sometimes, the biggest problems are the ones you can’t see. Microbially Induced Corrosion (MIC) is an enormous – and expensive -problem for the oil and gas industry, directly or indirectly costing billions of dollars each year in treatment, prevention and equipment repair. Emerging technologies may..
Ergo Tamp: A New Beat in the Street (Work) Scene
At Gas Technology Institute (GTI) in the Chicago northwest suburb of Des Plaines, IL, the ubiquitous task of cutting into street pavement to make various pipeline and utility repairs and then restoring the roadway is a complex effort that has spawned much attention and research over the years. Effor..
Hydraulic-Assisted Seat Designed for Superior Sealing Capability
Operators invest heavily in energy-delivering systems such as pipelines in order to ensure that demands of the global energy industry are met in a safe and reliable way. A pipeline has integrity when it reduces the chance of failure during operation and maintenance, and minimizes the consequential r..
Gas Turbine for Oil Field and Mobile Power Gen Applications
Vericor Power Systems of Alpharetta, GA has developed a new version of the TF Series gas turbine, specifically aimed at the oil and gas market for pump, compression and portable power generation applications. The announcement was made at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Rated at over ..
Texas Processor Getting Modular Help to Recover NGLs
Honeywell will provide a modular Honeywell UOP Russell cryogenic gas processing plant to help EagleClaw Midstream Ventures recover valuable natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Permian Basin. Midland, TX-based EagleClaw is focused on developing midstream infrastructure opportunities in the Permian Basi..
SoCalGas Finds Efficiencies in Large Pipeline Safety Project
In the current phase of the Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan (PSEP), Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) are testing and replacing about 175 miles of pipe and upgrading/installing over 450 shutoff valves throughout the system. There are nearly 200..
GE and Technip Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Explore Digital Solutions for New LNG Projects
GE Oil & Gas and Technip have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint project to explore areas to co-develop digital solutions for the LNG industry, with a particular focus on the design and build phase of new LNG projects. The two companies will work together to evaluate the application ..
Yokogawa Receives SCADA System Order for Gas Distribution Pipeline Project in Bangladesh
Yokogawa India, a subsidiary of the Yokogawa Electric Corporation, has received an order from the Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) to supply a monitoring and control system for the gas pipeline system in Bangladesh. This project will involve the revamping, modernization, and expansion of GTCL..
QS Energy's AOT Crude Oil Friction Reduction Hardware in Review
QS Energy, Inc. today announced its AOT (Applied Oil Technology) system will be benchmarked on a variety of super-light and ultra-light crude oil due to its ongoing positive evaluation on a major crude and condensate pipeline serving the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. Designed to be installed adj..
More Infrastructure in China Cited as Top Natural Gas Trend
Researchers at Technavio have listed the top three emerging trends affecting the global water and gas valves market through 2020 as natural gas infrastructure in China, development of next-generation valves and increased demand for quarter-turn valves. Technavio defines an emerging trend as a facto..
Linde Expands Plant Turnaround, MRO and Pipeline Services
Specialty gas supplier Linde has expanded its plant turnaround, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and pipeline services capabilities to include the Gulf Coast region from a new facility located in Baytown, TX. With a secure supply of industrial gases from its recently completed air separation units ..
Contract for Pipeline Software Simulation Awarded
Transportadora Brasilera Gasoducto Bolivia-Brazil S.A. (TBG) has awarded Atmos International Ltd. a contract to provide the online pipeline simulation software for the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline that runs from Corumbá, in Mato Grosso do Sul, to Canoas, in Rio Grande do Sul. The pipeline supplies di..
European Leak Detection Market Expected to Grow
Increased pipeline infrastructural investments coupled with high exploration and production activities in the oil and gas sector and high consumer demand for energy will propel growth in the European oil and gas pipeline leak detection market, according to a report issued by Research and Markets. T..
Columbia Pipeline Group Reaches 99% Availability
Changes to the oil and gas industry in the United States have put pressure on transmission companies to optimize their systems, add flexibility and respond more quickly to a fluctuating industry landscape. While many companies in the industry have been struggling to change, others have been more for..
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- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
- Texas Oil Company Challenges $250 Million Insurance Collateral Demand for Pipeline, Offshore Operations
