Equipment & safety

PHMSA concerned about Plains’ corrosion control programmes.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna will implement tougher assessments for oilsands pipeline proposals; comments on climate change.

Magellan Midstream Partners have resumed operations of its crude oil pipeline after 42 000 gal. spill in Oklahoma on 5 November.

The Swedish Armed Forces are set to handle the disposal of a munitions object found near the Nord Stream Pipeline on 6 November.

New heat transfer course offered next year in Texas.

Trelleborg takes top innovation accolade at the composites UK awards.

ACE Winches has announced the appointment of Richard Wilson to its Board of Management.

Canadian oil will find new paths to markets and continue to create jobs and wealth for Canadians, despite US President Barack Obama’s political decision to deny the Keystone XL permit, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers have stated.

An unmanned military underwater vehicle rigged with explosives was spotted on the seabed in the vicinity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltics on Friday.

Canada’s Energy East pipeline remains the safest way of transporting crude oil to the market, remaining committed to reducing environmental impacts and increasing safety on operations.

Ashtead Technology has secured a global asset management agreement with Blue Ocean Monitoring to store, maintain and supply underwater gliders for ocean data monitoring.

New ROV support vessel Fugro Aquarius delivered in Brazil.

INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project has safely completed its offshore pipelay for subsea gas export pipeline.

Element Materials Technology has appointed Marie Halliday to the newly created position of Global Coatings Specialist.

New partnership agreement with subsea tooling company, LateraL AS.