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The 18 billionth barrel of crude oil from Alaska North Slope has passed through the Trans-Alaska pipeline system (TAPS), marking a significant milestone.
Commenting on the achievement, Tom Barret, president of TAPS operator Alyeska Pipeline Service, said: “This marks another significant operational milestone for TAPS, for Alaska and Alaskans, for the oil and gas industry, and countless…
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Subsea UK has announced a new board of senior subsea leaders, with a mix of expertise and knowledge across the industry.
The new board members for 2020 are Dorothy Burke, managing director at Ecosse IP, Suzy Davies, vice-president HSSE greenfield projects at Aker Solutions, Michael Jones, CEO of SMD, Barry Macleod, CEO of Rever Offshore, Tom Moore, Subsea Maintenance Lead at Shell UK and…
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Senex Energy has announced that Project Atlas has achieved first gas sales into the Australian East Coast market ahead of schedule, with gas being sold to Queensland power generator CleanCo.
Following start-up of the first two trains of the five-train gas processing facility and pipeline, production of sales gas is now underway.
The buyer of the gas is Queensland Government-owned…
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US construction and infrastructure company Primoris Services has won two new pipeline awards worth over $45 million (€40.7 million).
The contracts were secured by Rockford Corporation, which is part of the company’s Pipeline and Underground segment. They cover two natural gas pipeline projects, located in West Texas and Northern Virginia, for a combined total of 24 miles.
Work on the…
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US oil and gas trade association the American Petroleum Institute (API) has made considerable revisions to a key safety standard aimed at enhancing the oil and natural gas industry’s commitment to worker safety, incident prevention and environmental protection in offshore operations.
The standards, API Recommended Practice 75 (RP 75), provides guidance for establishing, implementing,…
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Trans Mountain has marked the start of pipeline construction, with the first pipe on the ground in Alberta, Canada.
The company’s president and CEO Ian Anderson was joined by Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Natural Resources, Government of Canada, Sonya Savage, Minister of Energy, Government of Alberta and local government representatives in Acheson, Alberta at an event marking the start of…
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Engineering consultancy WSP will lead the conceptual design of a new hydrogen pipeline in the North West of the UK, supporting the country’s target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The pipeline project, known as HyNet, will be the most advanced hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project in the UK. It includes the development of a new hydrogen pipeline…
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Russia has started supplying gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline as part of a $55 billion (€49.6 billion) deal between Russian gas group Gazprom and China’s oil and gas major CNPC.
According to Gazprom, a ceremonial event making the start of the first-ever pipeline supplies of Russian gas to China took place on 2 December. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and…
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The World Bank has approved a grant worth $52.5 million (€47.7 million) to support the Afghanistan Gas Project, which will provide sustainable supply of natural gas to independent power producers in northern Afghanistan.
The project will provide direct financing and technical assistance for the construction, operation and maintenance of a gas pipeline from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif and a…
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Subsea 7 has been awarded a substantial contract by Woodside for phase 2 of the Julimar-Brunello project, located offshore Australia.
The contract, which is worth between $150 million (€136.2 million) and $300 million (€272.4 million), was awarded earlier this year, subject to final investment decision of the Julimar-Brunello joint venture participants Woodside and KUFPEC, which has now…
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A team at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has been awarded a $653,000 (€593,220) contract by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to test longer-lasting concrete pipes embedded with polypropylene fibres for strength and durability.
The team, led by Ali Abolmaali, Tseng Huang Endowed Professor, will monitor and evaluate the performance of these pipes through robotic…
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Enbridge Gas has announced that the $105.7 million (€96 million) Kingsville Transmission Reinforcement Pipeline project has now entered services.
The pipeline will ensure reliable delivery of natural gas to meet an increasing residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural demand for natural gas in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and surrounding areas in Ontario, Canada.
"The Kingsville…
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has introduced the first natural gas into a 2km section of the pipeline in Greece, situated between the Evros River and the Kipoi compressor station.
The introduction of gas is the initial stage of the pipeline commissioning process, which aims to ensure that the infrastructure is safe and ready for operations, in line with national and international…
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Sulzer has expanded its global network of service centres with the opening of a new facility in Balikpapan, Indonesia.
The new centre is in a prime location to serve customers in the oil and gas, mining, power and general industries. It offers a comprehensive range of services for electric motors, compressors, pumps and steam turbines.
At the opening of the new centre, Agus Susena, head of…
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The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has approved a route for a new natural gas pipeline, to be built by Duke Energy, that will deliver clean natural gas to homes and businesses in southwest Ohio, US.
The approval decision follows a thorough review of Duke Energy’s application, as well as evidentiary and public hearings about the 14-mile natural gas pipeline.
The OPSB concluded that the…
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Centrifugal pumps manufacturer Amarinth has secured an order from Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) in Kazakhstan for bespoke vertical pumps.
The order, which has been awarded through KPO’s agent Industrial Systems Group (ISG), is for two 3m vertical pumps to replace existing Girdlestone pumps.
Having identified the need in the Caspian region for its products and making significant…
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A new pipeline technology that is hoped to revolutionise performance and safety in industries around the world is to be showcased for the first time.
The development of the FSWBot – the Friction Stir Welding Robotic Crawler – for internal repair and refurbishment of pipelines, is expected to transform the way that industries such as oil and gas deal with pipeline issues.
Led by Cumbria,…
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NOV Flexibles has signed a contract with Ocean Installer for the supply of flexible pipes and ancillaries for the redevelopment of the Vår Energi-operated Balder field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The contract covers over 90km of flexible pipe systems, including 10 dynamic risers, five midwater arches and other riser accessories. The project will be delivered between 2020 and 2022,…
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