Technology/R&D
Report: The Global Pipe Coatings Market is in Good Shape
According to the report “Pipe Coatings Market by Form (Powder, and Liquid), Type (Thermoplastic Polymer, Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Concrete Coatings), End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Chemical Processing), and Region-Global Forecast to 2021,” from MarketsandMarkets™, the glo..
Canada's National Energy Board Launches Pipeline Portal
The National Energy Board has launched a new and interactive online tool that provides Canadians with information on what products are moving through NEB-regulated pipelines. The Pipeline Portal provides easy-to-use information on what has been shipped on most large NEB-pipelines since 2006. Where ..
KMG to Acquire DRA’s Provider Flowchem
KMG, a global provider of specialty chemicals, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Flowchem, a leading manufacturer of pipeline performance products, from Arsenal Capital Partners. Based in Waller, TX, Flowchem is a global provider of drag-reducing agents, related support services and equipmen..
Oregon Utility to Put Renewable Natural Gas in Pipelines
NW Natural has agreed to partner with the City of Portland to put renewable natural gas converted from the city’s largest wastewater treatment plant on its pipeline and into vehicles. In a vote yesterday, the Portland City Council authorized the construction of a RNG production facility at the Colu..
Addressing Harsh Cryogenic Proving Conditions
Movement of hydrocarbon products via pipeline or other transport methods is critical in the oil and gas industry. Whether moving heavy bitumen or light gases converted to liquid, the economy, both locally and globally, depends on the transportation of these products. As these hydrocarbon products ar..
California Utility Launches First Hybrid Power Systems
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — A California utility has launched unique systems combining a hybrid battery and gas turbine to produce and store electricity for use during hot summer months and other times when power demand soars. The new Hybrid Electric Gas Turbines are the first of their kind in the world..
Researchers design coatings to prevent pipeline clogging
Solution developed at MIT could stop buildup of hydrate ices that slow or block oil and gas flow. This story was originally published by MIT News on April 14, 2017. When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a catastrophic explosion and blowout on April 21, 2010, leading to the worst oil spil..
Report: Oil and Gas Cybersecurity Strategies Are Evolving, Still Need Work
Accenture has released its High Performance Security 2016 Report, which says most oil and gas companies lack enterprise-wide cyber analytics technology to monitor for cyberattacks and are not fully aware of when or even how cyberattacks might affect them. According to the report, 74 percent of the ..
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.
Power-to-Gas Tech Can Benefit NatGas Pipelines, Renewable Energy Goals
In a partnership with University of California, Irvine researchers, Southern California Gas Co. earlier this week announced that new research on power-to-gas technology indicates the technique can be used in natural gas pipelines and drastically increase the use of intermittent renewable energy. “T..
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. ..
NDT Global Sets New Standard for Pipeline Inspection
NDT Global introduces Enhanced Sizing to its ultrasonic (UT) crack pipeline inspection service.
GATE Energy Acquires Pipeline Cleaning Tool
GATE Energy today announced the acquisition of the eelReel Tool, an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines, and its associated IP and technology. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages comprising of hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphalt..
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.
Direct Pipe Technology Used to Install Gas Pipeline in Poland
Direct pipe technology used on gas pipeline construction project in Poland.
Monitoring Key to Developing Rigorous Corrosion-Protection Program for Gas Storage
Recent recommendations from the federal Department of Energy (DOE) regarding corrosion-protection programs for natural gas storage will likely require action on the part of operators around the country. As Ernest J. Moniz, the outgiong Secretary of Energy, wrote in the introductory pages of the DOE ..
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.
New Oil and Gas Pipeline Integrity Software Released
Battelle has released PipeAssess PITM Axial Crack Software designed for oil and gas pipeline companies to meet critical industry requirements and simplify decision making. The PipeAssess PITM Axial Crack software is a user-friendly, customizable alternative to traditional oil and gas software packa..
SoCalGas to Install New Valves to Enhance Pipeline Safety
Southern California Gas Company will upgrade or replace 50 to 60 pipeline valves in 2017 to further enhance the safety of its system. The upgraded valves will feature the latest technology that allow operators to control the valves from a remote location, or that automatically shut off the valve if ..
Company Offers Pipeline Inspection Training Course
Pipeline inspection training course offered online and on-site by Atlas API Training | Pipeline Contractors
AyaWorks' Pipeline Safety Solutions Meet Updated Regulations
AyaWorks announces its safety solutions meet the latest U.S. pipeline regulations.
First Subsea to Supply Pipeline Recovery Tool for Gulf of Mexico Pipeline
First Subsea to provide a pipeline recovery tool for the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline construction project.
Experts Offer SCADA Overview for Oil & Gas Companies
Schneider Electric gathered several of its most knowledgeable experts on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) to provide P&GJ readers with the latest information on the challenges of cybersecurity and trends in SCADA management, as well as discussing whether there is a demand to bring mo..
Driving Ahead for Secure Gas Compressor Operation
Electrically driven gas compressors have several advantages over compressors driven by gas turbines: The drive torque can be varied much quicker; the variable speed drive (VSD) system can be operated with high efficiency in a much broader operation range; there are no local greenhouse gas emissions...
Transitioning to Smart Gas Meters Benefits Consumers
Utilities across the world are installing smart gas and electric meters, bringing an end to labor-intensive periodic meter readings at homes and businesses and inaugurating real-time, accurate monitoring of the amount and pattern of energy use. The introduction of internet of things (IoT) provides t..
Verifying Gas Chromatographs at Custody-Transfer Locations
Gas chromatographs (GC) play a critical role in custody-transfer operations and their accuracy literally impacts – may even determine – a company’s bottom line. Verifying accuracy is an essential function that ensures the correct operation of the analyzer at the time of testing, confirms that the GC..
Automated Pigging Systems Are a Tool Whose Time has Come
Pipeline inspections can be improved through the use of automated pigging systems.
Pipeline Workers Can Now View Safety Rules on Their Smartphone
Pipeline contractors now can enable their employees to access safety procedures from their smartphones.
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Three Killed, Two Injured in Accident at LNG Construction Site in Texas
- Tallgrass to Build New Permian-to-Rockies Pipeline, Targets 2028 Startup with 2.4 Bcf Capacity
- TC Energy Approves $900 Million Northwoods Pipeline Expansion for U.S. Midwest
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- Enbridge Adds Turboexpanders at Pipeline Sites to Power Data Centers in Canada, Pennsylvania
- Great Basin Gas Expansion Draws Strong Shipper Demand in Northern Nevada
- Cheniere Seeks FERC Approval to Expand Sabine Pass LNG Facility
- Heath Consultants Exits Locate Business to Expand Methane Leak Detection Portfolio
