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The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has recommended for approval NOVA Gas Transmission’s (NGTL) natural gas pipeline expansion project.
The 2021 System Expansion project includes around 344km of natural gas pipeline in eight loops and three compressor station unit additions. The pipeline is expected to start near Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada and end just north of Calgary.
Following its…
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Pipelines
Phillips 66 Partners has reached an agreement with Phillips 66 to acquire its 50% interest in the Liberty pipeline, for around $75 million (€69.3 million).
“The Liberty pipeline is a great addition to the Phillips 66 Partners portfolio,” said Greg Garland, Phillips 66 Partners’ chairman and CEO. “It is a strong organic project and continues our strategy of growing PSXP with stable…
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Valves
Metso’s valve business, future Neles, has announced that its valves were used in around 250 major shutdowns around the world in 2019, to secure plant availability, reliability, safety and environmental compliance.
Services included specialised maintenance planning, on-time start-up and effective execution, ensuring the safety and availability of the plant until the next planned…
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Pipelines
Energy infrastructure company Snam has signed a cooperation agreement with Azerbaijan’s state-owned energy company SOCAR related to the development of renewable gases and use of sustainable energy, with a view to their delivery through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline in the future.
Both companies own a 20% stake in the TAP pipeline, which is part of the Southern Gas Corridor, while SOCAR is a…
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Pipelines
Eddyfi/NDT has announced the acquisition of Norway’s Halfwave, owner of the proprietary Acoustic Resonance Technology (ART), an ultrasound based, high-precision measurement technique.
The ultrasound technology enables high-precision measurements in imperfect conditions, without the need for liquid couplant. Halfwave is currently active around the world in the field of subsea inspection and…
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Pipelines
In partnership with QiO Technologies, Penspen has developed THEIA as an environment for pipeline operators around the world to access Penspen’s expertise in defect assessment and asset integrity management.
The new project is part of Penspen’s ongoing commitment to the digital transformation of its services.
THEIA combines Penspen’s technical expertise, industry knowledge and quality…
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Valves
US-based Ferguson has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Columbia Pipe & Supply, an independent distributor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
The company, which specialises in PVF, commercial mechanical, commercial plumbing, industrial, valve automation, engineered products and hydronics, was founded in 1935 and employs around 375 staff.
Columbia Pipe operates 16 locations across…
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Other
Fuel additive developer Clariant Refinery Services has opened a new crude and fuel oil laboratory in Bradford, the UK.
The new lab, which will focus on applications for transport and storage, will support a technical services team equipped to address challenges experienced by refineries, storage terminals, pipeline provider and logistics companies around the globe.
Featuring a wide range of…
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Level Monitors
Texas, US-based Analytical Systems Keco has introduced a fugitive emission control unit to help eliminate harmful emissions from analysers and gas chromatography (GC) vents at chemical and gas processing plants.
By using the units, operators can meet environmental compliance, while avoiding the need for gas flaring associated with air contamination.
Through a catalytic combustion process,…
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Pipelines
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $38.5 million (€35.6 million) in funding to develop technology to rehabilitation natural gas distribution pipelines.
The funding is for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) programme, Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR), which will support new technologies to rehabilitate cast iron…
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Pipelines
NV5 Global has been awarded a contract to provide environmental consulting and inspection services for the replacement of 61 miles of ageing natural gas pipeline infrastructure in Ohio and West Virginia in the US.
The contract, which is valued at around $6 million (€5.5 million), is expected to take 19 months to complete. NV5 will document compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory…
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Pipelines
Anglo American has awarded Greece’s Corinth Pipeworks a contract for the manufacture and supply of steel pipes for the Los Bronces Pipeline Replacement project.
The contract, which covers pipe for the 35km slurry pipeline in Chile, includes the supply of 24-inch LSAW pipes in heavy wall thickness up to 31.75mm and three layer polyethylene coating. The total quantity of steel pipes, which…
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Valves
Rotork has announced that its electric and fluid power actuators have been installed on a new floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, located offshore Brazil.
Metroval selected Rotork intelligent IQ3 multi-turn electric actuators, as well as CP and GP quarter-turn pneumatic actuators, to control plug and butterfly valves on an FPSO, which will operate in the Libra oil fields…
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Pipelines
Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge has announced plans to purchase Rio Bravo Pipeline Company from NextDecade, for a maximum price of $25 million (€23 million).
Under a definitive agreement signed by the two companies, $15 million (€13.8 million) will be paid at closing, with the final balance to be paid after NextDecade reaches a positive final investment decision on its Rio Grande LNG…
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Other
SOCAR-AQS and Halliburton have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture to provide a range of oilfield products and services in Azerbaijan.
The joint venture will be based in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will focus is business development and operations both on onshore and offshore Azerbaijan.
“Combining our unrivalled knowledge, experience and infrastructure in…
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Pipelines
Canada’s TC Energy has approved two new expansion projects totalling $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) on its natural gas pipeline systems.
The 2023 NGTL Intra-Basin System Expansion will deliver natural gas from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) to markets within Alberta on the NOVA Gas Transmission system. The Alberta Xpress project will see the expansion of the ANR Pipeline to…
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Pipelines
Energy engineering company Saipem has been awarded several engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts around the world, worth over $500 million (€457.9 million) combined.
The first EPCI contract has been awarded by Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia, as part of a long-term agreement between the two companies. The scope of the offshore work includes the design,…
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Pipelines
Airborne Oil & Gas has received its most significant flowlines contract to date, which will see the manufacturer of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) deliver 10km of its technology to a supermajor in West Africa.
This is the second award for TCP flowline from the undisclosed company, and follows an earlier successful delivery of a 4km length of flowline, which was manufactured by Airborne…
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