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Pipelines
Pipelines operated by Plains are now being monitored in real time using the Vigilant control room software from Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) and Hifi Engineering’s HDS technology.
In 2016, Plains worked with Hifi to deploy and trial their fibre optic based, high fidelity distributed sensing (HDS) monitoring system on a range of its pipelines. The system works by monitoring high…
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Pumps
Few will have failed to notice the increasing number of headlines relating to ‘fatbergs’, enormous congealed lumps of waste matter that are clogging sewers in major cities around the world. Tackling the problem at source requires a programme of education in what can and cannot be placed in the wastewater system. For now, however, the focus is on how best to remove fatbergs and restore…
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Pipelines
Judge James E. Boasberg has ordered the creation of an oil-spill response plan by the Army Corps of Engineers, Dakota Access LLC and affected Native American tribes. The plan is to be applied no later than April 2018.
The opinion also requires the completion of an independent compliance audit of the pipeline. The pipeline runs underneath Lake Oahe, which borders the Standing Rock Indian…
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A Task Group Leader has been appointed for the American Society for Testing Materials team that will aim to develop an industry-wide standard for the safe transfer of liquefied gases using ship shore links (SSL).
Andrew Stafford, a technical director at Trelleborg’s marine systems operation, will head-up the ASTM’s new ‘Standard for Liquefied Gas Ship Shore Links’…
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Pumps
Andritz, an international technology group, is set to supply a range of irrigation pumps to India as part of a €60 million agreement.
The recently signed agreement with Megha Engineering and Infrastructures of Hyderabad, India, will see Andritz equip three pumping stations with a total of 27 vertical volute pumps near the village of Kaleshwaram in the Indian state of Telangana.
Start-up of…
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Pumps
The global positive displacement pumps market is expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 8% between 2017 and 2021, according to new market analysis from Technavio.
Positive displacement pumps are used in a variety of fluid handling applications. They move liquids and gases by trapping a fixed amount and then displacing that trapped volume into a discharge pipe. The vast…
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Like a number of small islands in the Maldives, Velaa is completely dependent on fuel shipped in. This is stored in overground tanks before being used to refuel boats and power generators producing energy for the entire island. The island was recently bought by a Czech entrepreneur, and was relying on antiquated equipment and piping. KPS was approached to provide a reliable long-term…
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Flowmeters
Although China leads the world in the amount of power generated from wind, Denmark has the highest generation rate per capita by a long way. In 2015, the country was generating over 2 megawatt hours of wind energy per person, well ahead of China’s 0.26. This relatively high generation rate has resulted in a local industry which produces large numbers of wind turbines for the rest of…
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Valves
A valve management system has significantly reduced the operational and financial risk exposure for a major tank storage provider.
Valve operation specialist Sofis installed the solution to reduce the risk of incorrect valve line-up at Oiltanking Malta.
“Everyone in the oil and gas industry is aware of the risk of incorrect valve line-ups,” commented David Muscat, assistant technical…
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Researchers have developed a mechanism for detecting molecular hydrogen at room temperature, using green light to illuminate a nanocrystalline composite sensor based on zinc and indium oxides.
A study detailing the research from scientists at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology has been published in the journal Science Reports.
Tracking atmospheric pollution remains a vital concern in…
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The upcoming Aquatech Amsterdam (31st October – 1st November) exhibition will see a number of major companies coming together to share success and insights concerning industrial action on water sustainability.
Leading companies from across the oil & gas, food & beverage, paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry will provide details of their water sustainability innovations in…
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The oil and gas industry expects more new jobs to be created than lost over the next twelve months, according to newly published research from NES Global Talent and oilandgasjobsearch.com. If true, it’ll be the first time since 2014 the industry has had a net increase in jobs.
It is estimated that 440,000 jobs have been cut in the oil and gas sector worldwide since oil prices crashed in…
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Pumps
Chevron has announced a seven-year partnership with Microsoft, establishing the IT giant as Chevron’s primary cloud provider. The new collaboration will accelerate the application of advanced technologies including analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) ‘to drive performance and improve efficiencies’.
"We embrace every opportunity that streamlines our workflows, gives us…
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Pumps
A stainless steel, air-operated diaphragm pump for transferring pure solvents in the semiconductor industry has been released by Almatec.
Part of PSG, a Dover company, Almatec has just announced that its Futur S and SH pump series are now available in 316 stainless steel with a high surface finish.
Key features of the S/SH Series pumps for pure solvent transferring
The Futur S/SH series…
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Water technology company Xylem has reported a positive third quarter of 2017.
The newly published results show strong revenue, orders and earnings growth for the US based company. Xylem generated $1.2 billion in the third quarter, a 33% increase for the period year-on-year. The reported net income for the period was $105 million, or $0.58 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $119…
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A leading UK gasket manufacturer is set to unveil a new hi-tech production facility designed to supply the water treatment industry with innovative sealing products.
J.A. Harrison’s new, £2.8million (€3.2 million) installation houses the technology, machinery and manufacturing processes to create specialised sealing products for water treatment plants. It also incorporates a…
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Pumps
Netzsch claims that its recently released Tornado T2 rotary lobe pump increases reliability, maintenance and performance while reducing the total cost of ownership.
Tornado T2 is a self-priming and valve-less positive displacement pump ideal for media containing gas, solids or fibrous matter. It can be used in intermittent, continuous or metering applications.
What makes the Tornado T2…
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A comprehensive map of all interbasin transfers (IBT) in the US has been created by researchers from the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).
IBTs are man-made transfers of water between naturally occurring watershed basins that are used to distributed water resources based on supply and demand, according to a statement from the CMU College of…
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