Nov 4, 2019
Evolution of pipeline leak detection
Oil and Gas News
Nov 1, 2019
Other
Major engineering companies in the oil and gas sector have joined forces to improve competency assurance across the supply chain community.
Leaders from companies including Aker Solutions, Bilfinger Salamis, Petrofac, Stork, Wood and Worley have signed an industry charter in which they agree to mandate the Connected Competence programme as a pre-requisite for employment... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 1, 2019
Level Monitors
Safety products manufacturer MSA Safety is set to transform the UK’s gas detection industry with the launch of its Safety io technology.
Safety io is a software services company founded and owned by MSA Safety. Its uses wireless technology and cloud-based computing to enable a wide range of ‘connected’ safety activities and equipment.
Using MSA gas detection... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 1, 2019
Pipelines
Offshore solutions provider Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by OneSubsea to carry out a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the subsea umbilicals and flowlines system for the Ormen Lange Field in the Norwegian Sea.
A/S Norske Shell, which operates the Ormen Lange Field, awarded OneSubsea an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI)... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 31, 2019
Other
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group company Turboden has won an order from Italian gas distributor Italgas for its latest energy efficiency solution: gas expanders.
Turboden will install two 650 kWe gas expanders for Italgas, which will increase the energy efficiency of one of the main gas pressure reduction stations connecting the Italian national gas pipeline network... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 31, 2019
Flowmeters
Metreg Technologies’ MQM Quantometer gas flowmeters are now available in the UK, exclusively from Bell Flow Systems.
The MQM gas turbine flowmeters can be used for commercial and industrial applications to measure natural gas in pipe sizes from DN50 up to DN150 and larger. Offering a range of wafer styles, the aluminium meters can be used for secondary metering or... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 30, 2019
Pipelines
Russian oil transportation company Transneft Upper Volga has completed the technological connection of the newly constructed sections of the Surgut-Polotsk oil trunk pipeline, which is currently undergoing reconstruction in Russia.
The construction works were carried out in the Russian territories of the Republic of Mari El, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Regions... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Oct 30, 2019
Valves
Valve manufacturer Clarke Valve has become the first company to offer a valve that meets the new US Department of Defense’s valve specification MIL-DTL-32632.
While the specification, which was introduced in July 2019, is brand-agnostic, the company’s Shutter Valve is the only valve to meet the combination of key attributes for the US Navy’s goals to reduce weight... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 29, 2019
Other
Aberdeen, Scotland-headquartered Well-Safe Solutions has secured £66 million (€76.4 million) in new investment to fund its plans to become a tier one well decommissioning company.
The new round of investment has been led by MW&L Capital Partners, and brings together a consortium of private investors to acquire a major stake in the company.
“This significant... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 29, 2019
Pipelines
EPIC Crude Holdings has opened a third open season for its EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline in the US, to begin on 28 October and end on 17 December 2019.
The pipeline runs parallel to the EPIC Y-Grade Pipeline that extends from Orla, Texas to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas and includes terminals in Orla, Saragosa, Crane, Wink, Midland, Upton, Hobson and Gardendale, with... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 29, 2019
Other
Subsea laser LiDAR technology provider 3D at Depth has successfully demonstrated the potential of survey grade measurements from hovering resident systems, with an emphasis on using subsea LiDAR technology.
The technology showcase, which was conducted in October in partnership with the Norwegian Forum for Offshore Survey and Positioning (NOSP) and OneSubsea, was developed... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 28, 2019
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 28, 2019
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 28, 2019
Other
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 25, 2019
Pipelines
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 25, 2019
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... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Oct 18, 2019
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... [Read More]
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