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Badly specified, poorly sited or unmaintained access solutions can lead to accidents and, in turn, lawsuits. Many companies are still in the mindset that it won’t happen to them or they don’t have time to focus on their access solutions, but those stung have seen six figure fines, minimum.
The use of self-closing gates, commonly for gaps in guardrail systems to allow roof access from a…
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Pipelines
The Danish Government has approved a construction permit for Gaz-System’s pipeline to be laid in the Danish section of the Baltic Sea.
The issued permit covers both pipeline sections to be laid on the seabed in the Danish region of the Baltic Sea. One section runs from the shoreline at Faxe Bay to the border of the Swedish marine area, while the other runs form the Swedish marine area…
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Level Monitors
Downhole technology sensing solutions provider Well-SENSE has successfully completed the first round of commercial offshore FiberLine Intervention (FLI) projects, proving efficiency gains and the acquisition of high-quality downhole data.
Over a period of six months, Well-SENSE has carried out multiple offshore FLI projects for a number of oil and gas supermajors. These included distributed…
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Pipelines
DTE Energy’s subsidiary DTE Midstream has agreed to acquire a gathering system and pipeline in the Haynesville shale formation in Louisiana, US.
The cost of the transaction includes a purchase price of $2.25 billion (€2.02 billion) in case, plus an additional $400 million (€360 million) milestone payment when the gathering pipeline is completed in the second half of 2020.
Under the…
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First oil from the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea has reached the Mongstad plant, located north of Bergen in Norway.
Commenting during a celebratory event at the plant, Irene Rummelhoff, executive vice-president for marketing, midstream and processing at Equinor, said: “This is a great day for Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership, consisting of Lundin Norway,…
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Pipelines
Rangeland Energy subsidiary Rangeland Midstream Canada has started construction of the Marten Hills Pipeline System, a network of new crude oil and condensate pipelines in the Marten Hills region of north central Alberta, Canada.
The pipeline network will extend 85km, terminating at an interconnect with Plains Midstream Canada’s Rainbow Pipeline System, which served the Edmonton, Alberta hub…
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UK gas network Cadent has announced a major new deal with plant equipment supplier A-Plant, which includes £1.5 million (€1.7 million) investment in new equipment.
From October, A-Plant will provide plant and equipment hire, including mechanised plant, welfare accommodation, fencing and barriers, access equipment and generators to the UK’s largest gas distribution network.
The…
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Pipelines
Enterprise Product Partners has decided to proceed with an expansion of its Appalachia to Texas (ATEX) ethane pipeline, after receiving customer commitments during a recent open season.
The 1,200-mile ATEX pipeline transports ethane from the Marcellus/Utica basin in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to Enterprise’s natural gas liquids storage facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas.
“The…
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Pipelines
TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by PetroVietnam Gas for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Nam Con Son 2 Phase 2 pipeline in Vietnam.
The contract, which is worth between $75 million (€68 million) and $250 million (€227 million), is for the construction of a pipeline across Nam Con Son basin and Cuu Long basin in Vietnam.
It includes the engineering…
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Flowmeters
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory (TÜV SÜD NEL) has officially launched a £16 million (€18.2 million) Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF) to help oil and gas operators ensure production remains economically viable.
Located in Scotland, UK, the AMF offers a test range of operating pressures, temperatures, flow rates and metrology that surpasses that of any other laboratory in the…
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Valves
Industrial valve solutions provider Orseal has recently completed delivery on the first of two valve package contracts for Libra MV31 in Brazil.
Dutch company MV31 has a long-term charger agreement with Brazilian oil major Petrobra for the deployment of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, as operator of the Libra consortium.
Chartered for 22 years, the FPSO Guanabara…
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Pipelines
Blue Energy as signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the owner of the North Queensland Gas Pipeline (NQGP), Palisade Investment Partners, to bring new domestic gas supplies into the Townsville market in Queensland, Australia.
The NQCP is the only source of natural gas to North Queensland; the onshore natural gas pipeline crosses 391km, transporting gas from the Morandbah Gas Project…
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Pipelines
Wintershall Dea subsidiary Wintershall Norge has agreed to sell its interests in the Nyhamna terminal and the Polarled pipeline to CapeOmega and Solveig Gas Norway, respectively.
The decision to sell the interests on the Norwegian Continental Shelf is part of a broader programme to optimise Wintershall Dea’s global portfolio, following the merger between Wintershall and DEA in May…
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Pipelines
The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has introduced three new rules that will strengthen the safety of onshore gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines throughout the US.
Additionally, the rules will enhance PHMSA’s authority to issue an emergency order to address unsafe conditions or hazards that pose an immediate…
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Pipelines
Subsea engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7 has won a sizeable contract from Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located around 160 miles offshore Aberdeen in the UK.
Valued at $50-150 million (€45.5-136.6 million), the contract includes the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (EPCI and T&I) of a 30km gas export pipeline,…
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Valves
Valve manufacturer CIRCOR recently announced its intent to sell its Distributed Valves business, as the company continues to follow through with a strategic shift away from upstream oil and gas.
Commenting on the announcement, Scott Buckhout, president and CEO, said: “This is an important step in CIRCOR’s transformation as we continue to diversify away from upstream oil and gas and focus…
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Valves
Multinational oilfield services company Weatherford has won its largest-ever contract for deep-set safety valves, from Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras.
Under the contract, Weatherford will deliver 24 Optimax™ deep-set safety valves over the next four years. The Optimax safety valve protects against catastrophic loss of well control by providing failsafe closures at pressures of up to…
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Valves
Clarke Valve, a portfolio company of Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures and OGCI Climate Investments, has secured the first two provincial approvals on its path to a nationwide Canadian Registration Number (CRN) in Canada.
The first approval was granted by the Alberta Boilers Safety Association (ABSA) for Clarke Valve to sell its Shutter Valve™ product line in Canada,…
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