Apr 22, 2021
Liquid Gas UK backs new carbon emissions target but ‘more must be done’
Oil and Gas News
Apr 22, 2021
Pipelines
China’s pipeline contractor and operator PipeChina has announced the start of construction of a $1.3 billion (€1.1 billion) natural gas trunk line in the northern part of the country.
The new natural gas pipeline will connect an import terminal at Tianjin in the north-east with Xiongan, near Beijing.
This new trunk pipeline will be about 413 km in length and... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 21, 2021
Pumps
FourPhase has successful deployed its DualFlow solids removal technology for an independent E&P company on the Danish Continental Shelf in the North Sea.
The two-month project saw the solids and production performance specialist for the oil and gas sector deliver an initial diagnostic intervention to identify the source of sand from wells on the platform.
The solution... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 16, 2021
Pipelines
Weltec Biopower is building two agricultural biogas plants for one of Japan’s major milk producers.
One of the two 250 kW plants is being set up in Urahoro on the Japanese island of Hokkaido; the second is being built in Sakata in the country’s Yamagato prefecture, on the island of Honshu.
Japan’s annual biomass potential amounts to around 284.4 million tonnes,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 16, 2021
Valves
Siekmann Econosto is supplying industrial valves worth more than €44 million for one of the largest gas processing plants in the world under construction in Russia.
The plant in Amuris is expected to produce more than 42 billion cubic metres (m3) of natural gas annually.
The construction project, near the city of Swobodny, began six years ago.
With six production... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 15, 2021
Pipelines
Honeywell has launched a gas cloud imaging (GCI) system in Europe to provide automated and continuous monitoring for gas leaks at oil and gas, chemical and power generation facilities.
Reducing gas emissions such as methane from hydrocarbon operations is one the most cost-effective and impactful methods to help reach global climate and environmental goals, according... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 14, 2021
Pipelines
The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieved positive results in 2020 despite COVID-19 with total sales amounting to €1,178 million.
This compared with €787 million in 2019.
The company benefited from the acquisition of Benteler Distribution at the end of 2019 - doubling the size of the company.
The acquisition has further expanded its global presence especially... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 13, 2021
Pipelines
The technology group Wärtsilä will convert the 90 MW Bel-Air power plant in Dakar to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The plant, in the Senegalese capital which is owned by Senelec its public utility company, currently operates on heavy fuel oil.
The conversion will future-proof the facility to lower its carbon footprint of energy production by switching to... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 12, 2021
Pipelines
Saudi Aramco has agreed a $12.4 billion (€10.4 billion) deal with a consortium of investors giving the group a minority stake in its pipeline assets.
The deal announced last week by Aramco and the group led by EIG Global Energy Partners is for a 49% share.
Under the plans, Aramco will lease the usage rights of its pipelines to the newly formed Aramco Oil Pipelines... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 9, 2021
Pipelines
Cadent is to upgrade over 19,000 metres of gas pipes in the Rochdale area of the UK.
The programme comprises 485,178 metres of the north-west’s oldest gas mains – including 19,044 metres in Rochdale – some of which were installed a century ago.
Cadent replaces around 300 to 350 miles of its 21,000-mile underground pipe distribution system annually.
Upgrading... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 8, 2021
Pipelines
Axxela has successfully completed an 18km gas pipeline in Nigeria.
The company, through its subsidiary Transit Gas Nigeria and in partnership with the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC), built the pipeline system in Ogun State.
Gas has now been able to be delivered through this pipeline to Rite Foods Limited. The pipeline has a total capacity of 150 million standard... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 8, 2021
Pipelines
Regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota.
Construction has now begun on the controversial $2.6 billion (€2.2 billion) project in the US.
Line 3 is a tar sands pipeline that will run across the northern part of the state.
However, opponents of the pipeline argue that the project... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 8, 2021
Pumps
NIKKISO centrifugal canned motor pumps are mainly used for transfer and circulation tasks involving highly flammable, explosive or toxic fluids in the chemical and petrochemical industry.
To further improve their operational safety and reliability while carrying out these demanding tasks, all non-seal models are equipped with an E-monitor that indicates the wear condition... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 7, 2021
Pipelines
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term maintenance agreement covering power plants in three locations owned by Paras Energy.
The aim of the agreement with the privately-owned Nigerian energy provider is to ensure the plants’ continued high levels of availability, reliability and efficiency.
The plants covered by the five-year agreement are operated... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 7, 2021
Pumps
KRG Engineering (KRG) has announced its ambitious global growth plan for the oil and gas sector.
The company aims to grow turnover by 20% annually for the next five years by expanding its oil and gas presence and diversifying into renewables.
The announcement follows the initiation of a £2 million (€231 million) investment programme into new equipment and technology... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 6, 2021
Pipelines
Pipelines are to be upgraded in the Barrow and the South Lakes region of the UK as part of a £50 million (€58 million) programme.
The north-west gas management company Cadent announced the upgrading work that will cover 485 km of pipelines.
The focus of the operation is the introduction of greener gases and help the UK reach its net zero carbon emissions target.
Every... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 31, 2021
Pumps
Sulzer is offers interactive pump training courses for operators and maintenance engineers.
The company is encouraging people to join the company’s free online training sessions to learn more about the operation and maintenance of these important assets.
Understanding the basic principles and internal workings of a pump is very beneficial to both operators and maintenance... [Read More]
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