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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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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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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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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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Aberdeen, UK-based oil and gas production technology business Pragma has developed an advanced downhole safety valve to offer improved well control for cable deployed electric submersible pumps (ESPs) retrofitted to production wells.
The new valve will allow both onshore and offshore installations to meet safety regulations while improving the operations footprint at the wellsite during…
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Pipelines
NextDecade and Enbridge have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue the development of the Rio Bravo pipeline and other natural gas pipelines in South Texas, for the transport of natural gas to NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project, located in Brownsville, Texas in the US.
The Rio Bravo pipeline will be able to transport 4.5 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas from the Agua…
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Pumps
In order to reduce the number of cost-intensive pumping installations on site, an oilfield operator near Bremen in Germany has selected a Netzsch system with an underground driven progressing cavity pump (PCP).
The solution offered by Netzsch combined a PCP with a submersible motor, which was then installed for the oilfield operator. The electric submersible progressing cavity pump (ESPCP) is…
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Pipelines
Expanding the East-West Pipeline’s crude oil capacity to 6.5 million barrels per day (mmbd) will provide Saudi Arabia with an infrastructural improvement, but it will not help the country to completely stave off risks associated with the Strait of Hormuz’s closure or limited accessibility, says GlobalData.
Alessandro Bacci, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, said: “A capacity expansion…
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Level Monitors
Sensor specialist ifm electronic has launched a new range of M30 ultrasonic position sensors, which have been designed for applications where continuous level measurement and object detection of bulk materials or liquids applications are required.
The ifm M30 range includes sensors such as the UIT501, which is one of six options for continuous level measurement and object detection able to…
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Other
Energy major BP has announced plans to deploy continuous measurement of methane emissions at BP-operated oil and gas projects in the future, as part of the company’s ambitious programme to detect, measure and reduce methane emissions from its operations.
Instruments for continuous measurement, such as gas cloud imaging (GCI), will be rolled out across all new major projects around the world.…
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Pipelines
Magma Global and Shell Global Solutions International have signed a contract to develop and qualify a flexible single polymer composite (SPC) pipe for cryogenic applications.
Announced at the Gastech 2019 event in Houston, Texas, the contract will see the two companies work together on a cryogenic flexible pipe that will suit a number of applications, including Shell’s low-cost jettyless…
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Pipelines
Luna Innovations, a provider of advanced fibre optic-based technology, has announced that its fibre optic sensing technology is now being used for safety and integrity monitoring on oil and gas pipelines.
Continuous monitoring enables early detection and warning of defects before they become a bigger problems. Detecting a localising complications, such as internal erosion and corrosion,…
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Valves
The investment made by Bonomi UK in a new storage and actuation facility 18 months ago is beginning to pay dividends, with the company witnessing a significant increase in sales of actuated valves.
Bonomi’s decision to expand to a new purpose-designed 360 square metre facility was made in response to increased demand for its actuated valve service. This also promoted a need for extra…
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Pipelines
Calgary, Canada-based NuVista Energy has shut down a pipeline from its gas facility after it leaked around 500,000 litres of produced salt water in northwestern Alberta.
The produced water disposal pipeline, which is located 70km south of Grand Prairie, has been shut down and isolated, with no injuries reported. It connects NuVista’s gas facility in the Bilbo field with a nearby water…
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EVX Midstream Partners has completed the first phase of its water gathering systems in the Eagle Ford Basin in Texas, US.
The company also closed on a new revolving credit facility at its affiliate, EVX Eagle Ford Partners, at the end of August.
"EVX is positioned to be the largest gatherer of produced water in the Eagle Ford basin,” said Herb Chambers IV, CEO of EVX. “We have recently…
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