Oct 9, 2020
Exxon offshore project gets the green light
Oil and Gas News
Oct 8, 2020
Pipelines
TD Williamson crews isolated a ruptured 14-inch natural gas liquids pipeline while it continued to flare off, enabling repairs while the system remained in service and creating the conditions for the fire to extinguish itself.
The west Texas pipeline exploded after it was hit by a third-party contractor excavating the right-of-way nearby.
The explosion and massive fire... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 29, 2020
Valve engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has made strategic changes to its executive leadership team following investment from Blue Water Energy at the start of the year.
CEO Colin Findlay has selected six key individuals to join him in steering the business through the challenging times resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. These include three external appointments... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 28, 2020
Rotork actuators will be installed on a remote header application at one of the world’s largest exporter of crude oil and condensates.
This is one of several new build sites in the Middle East and the actuators will be used to control the flow of crude oil from remote header manifolds to nearby refineries for further processing.
Rotork’s IQ3 multi-turn actuator allows... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 18, 2020
Pipelines
The South American oil and gas pipeline sector has been impacted by weak demand and low oil and gas prices as a result of COVID-19.
The worsening financial situation is leading to delays in the upcoming pipeline projects while measures to curb the spread of pandemic has impacted the operations of existing pipelines, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.Haseeb... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 14, 2020
Flowmeters
Emerson has introduced a new Micro Motion™ Coriolis flowmeter designed for high-pressure hydrogen dispensing and chemical injection applications where measurement accuracy and safety are essential.
The Micro Motion Coriolis HPC015 flowmeter is capable of a flow accuracy margin of 0.5% for gas and 0.1% for liquid mass flow measurement, a significant improvement over... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 11, 2020
Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, water and industrial process industries, has announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Oxford to fuel its ambitious growth plans.
The state-of-the-art facility is based at Cowley, closely located to Oxford Flow’s headquarters.
At 6,000 sq. ft, the space is about six times larger than... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 3, 2020
Other
Wales and West Utilities has been named as the winner in the oil and gas industry sector at the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards.
The regulated gas distribution business, with around 35,000 km of gas pipes covering Wales and the south-west of England, has been named the top organisation in its sector this year.
The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are open to organisations... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 1, 2020
Pumps
A natural gas plant in the Middle East had been using a multi-stage, heavy duty vertical turbine pump, type 60-WUJ-2M, in organic lean amine production that was continuously failing.
Lean amine is an organic compound that can absorb hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour natural gas.
The temperature of the pump service ranges from 6°C to 59°C. European... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 27, 2020
Pipelines
McDermott International, a fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry, has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a subsea gas pipeline.
The pipeline will connect a regasification platform, located around 22 miles offshore, to the planned 3,200 MW power... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 30, 2020
Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises offers special options for its Oval Gear flowmeters to ensure safe operation in potentially dangerous atmospheres like in the petrochemical industry.
Based upon a proprietary oval gear design, Titan OG Series flowmeters are designed to give reliable, high performance across a wide range of applications.
Unlike other types of flowmeter, the measurement... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 29, 2020
Pumps
A new order from Future Biogas is set to bring the total number of Borger pumps and separators at its plants to over 20.
The AD developer and operator invested in its first Borger pump in 2015 for its UK site near Swaffham – seeking an alternative solution to its existing pumps that were proving time-consuming and costly to maintain.
Since then, the full-service company,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 29, 2020
Valves
When Spanish drilling expert Cimentaciones Abando needed to replace its compressor units, a field test trial revealed Atlas Copco’s DrillAir mobile high-pressure devices saved the company more than 20% of its annual fuel costs.
When the time came for a new set of drilling compressors, the Biobao-based company’s fleet manager, Julen Abando, sought technically advanced... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 14, 2020
Pumps
The successful rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand made headline news around the world two years ago.
But it was the role played by Xylem and its dewatering expertise in challenging environments that helped secure their freedom.
Four of Xylem’s experts were on site and recommended a reconfiguration of the pumps that increased the... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 9, 2020
Pumps
Tsurumi Pumps Global has just won an order for two KRS822 pumps in Japan.
Hokkaido is an area thought of as a region where you saw comparatively little damage from heavy rain.
However, fields have been threatened with flooding following heavy rain from frequent torrential downpours.
So in addition to the pumps, the company also received orders for suction hoses, Sunny... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 7, 2020
Pumps
The Latty Group in France celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Created in 1920, the family business managed by Mr Christian-Xavier Latty, pictured, the grandson of the founder, is now, a century later, the French market leader in research and innovation in industrial sealing.
Latty's products ensure that complex industrial processes stay perfectly sealed and today... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 2, 2020
The Middle East and African oil and gas pipelines sector has been impacted due to low oil prices and weak demand as a result of COVID-19.
The pandemic has affected the progress of several projects, forcing operators to opt for alternative strategies such as delaying project completion or reducing capital expenditures.
Haseeb Ahmed, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData,... [Read More]
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