Jan 15, 2018
Hifi: more machine learning for smarter pipelines
Archive News
Jan 12, 2018
Other
A OneBridge-Phillips 66 joint development project is set to advance digital management and machine learning for pipelines into the cloud.
The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration reports that since 1997, in Natural Gas pipelines alone incidents have resulted in 322 deaths and damages totalling to over $7 billion. Ageing infrastructure and increased public... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 10, 2018
Other
Unsurprisingly, they would prefer a soft Brexit: remaining in the single market and retaining essential skilled EU workers.
The position paper was worked up by a group of British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) council members and approved by members at the annual general meeting. The paper was then circulated to MPs, civil servants and government departments. According... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 9, 2018
Other
A new addition to the Qdos range of chemical metering pumps, Qdos 20 is designed with maintenance reduction in mind
The new pump has been developed to offer enhanced accuracy for sodium hypochlorite metering in disinfection applications with flow rates to 20 litres per hours at a maximum of 7 bar pressure. It is suited for applications at the well sites of many smaller... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 9, 2018
Other
Fluid Handling International reported at the end of last year that the tax supplying the Coast Guard-administered fund was about to expire. It has now expired and is accompanied by a broad liberalisation of drilling regulations.
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund was maintained with a $0.09 per-barrel tax, but this has now expired. The balance of the fund is... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 8, 2018
Pumps
Hidrostal has made AxFlow a ‘key’ UK distributor for their range of screw centrifugal pumps for the industrial and process sectors.
According to AxFlow, they are the UK’s largest distributor of process pumps, which they supplement with a network of service support facilities. Hidrostal believe that AxFlow’s process experience will open up opportunities... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 8, 2018
Pipelines
A study proves that pipeline turbulence can be destabilised in a way that returns it to a more efficient flow.
Scientists, who work out of the Institute of Science and Technology in Austria, developed the technique as an alternative to just minimising the effects of turbulence. According to the article, the energy used to pump fluids, from water, to natural gas, to oil,... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 4, 2018
Other
Sunoco has been ordered to stop construction of its Mariner East II natural gas pipeline until it complies with state-issued permits.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) website, there have been 32 permit violations to date. The most recent is from 22 December, citing unauthorised horizontal directional drilling (HDD) affecting local... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 3, 2018
Other
The Department of the Interior’s (DoI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has issued a provisional ruling to relax standards, aligning with an executive order in 2017 to review regulations concerning energy production.
The proposed rule would affect the Production Safety Systems section of the Code of Federal Regulations.
One of the most significant changes... [Read More]
Archive News
Jan 2, 2018
Other
Censorship laws will carry over from the old organisation, with a fifteen year sentence for violation.
Reuters is reporting that the Israeli parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has allowed Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Co (EAPC) and a new national oil company, Europe Asia Pipeline Co (EAPC-B), to continue to operate secretly.
Information about the companies... [Read More]
Policy News
Dec 22, 2017
The evaluation comes as part of a pledge by the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to go over all departmental practices.
In his Senate approval hearing, the new Chairman, Kevin J. McIntyre, said that he would take ‘a fresh look’ at all commission policies.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval is required before the construction... [Read More]
Features
Nov 10, 2017
Steve Schofield, director and CEO of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), provides an overview of the ‘contentious’ Radio Equipment Directive.
The Radio Equipment Directive supersedes the former R&TTE (Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) directive and determines that all and any products that are equipped or combined with a device... [Read More]
Features
Oct 25, 2017
Like a number of small islands in the Maldives, Velaa is completely dependent on fuel shipped in. This is stored in overground tanks before being used to refuel boats and power generators producing energy for the entire island. The island was recently bought by a Czech entrepreneur, and was relying on antiquated equipment and piping. KPS was approached to provide a reliable... [Read More]
Features
Oct 16, 2017
Ryan O’Loan from CDEnviro looks at the how the resources in excavated material can be maximised, with pollutants removed and disposal costs reduced.
We live increasingly urbanised lives, with a resulting pressure on space and infrastructure. Add to this our growing technological demands, requiring miles of cabling, and ‘digging up a road’ or around a building’s... [Read More]
Features
Aug 10, 2017
If you are part of the booster set supply chain you have legal obligations to ensure that the booster sets which you place on the market are fully compliant in respect of EU legislation. In this article, Steve Schofield of the BPMA (British Pump Manufacturers Association) highlights the issue and urges users to ‘buy with confidence’.
The European pump sector through... [Read More]
Features
Mar 7, 2017
Cleaning flue gases from renewable power plants is a difficult task for which only pumps designed to withstand the harshest environments will do
The world is gradually moving away from traditional energy production such as coal and gas, and, as a result of the drive towards sustainability in recent years, waste-to-energy and biomass power plants have become a popular... [Read More]
Features
Jan 30, 2017
A look into nuclear check valve technology and markets
A nuclear check valve is a one-way valve that allows a fluid, either liquid or gas, to flow in a single direction with minimum resistance. The valve consists of a body, bonnet, and disc, with the body comprising two ports, one for the fluid to enter and the other for it to exit. They are used in various nuclear... [Read More]
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