Focus Area: Pipelining

“Pushing the Envelope for Throughput, Lifetime, and Safety”

Operators seek to spend inspection, mitigation, and maintenance dollars in a targeted manner. They set new goals for higher overall average throughput and longer asset life, while mandating lower risk.

Old Pumps: New Challenges

The increasing worldwide demand of hydrocarbons and the subsequent high oil and energy prices are calling for optimization of mid and long distance transfer services.

Netherlocks key transfer stops human error

Is your plant safe?

In-Line Inspection Evaluation: An Untapped Wealth of Information

Pig runs are scheduled into the annual budget. Digs have their own budget. However, in-line inspection (ILI) evaluation reports tend to be overlooked from the annual budgeting process.

Electro-magnetic acoustic transducer technology for ultrasonic crack and coating disbondment detection in oil and gas pipelines: first inspection results