Equipment & safety

RN-Purneftegaz, an enterprise of Rosneft, has introduced an unmanned complex for monitoring pipelines on its fields.

Enbridge has responded to the Transportation Safety Board’s investigation findings on the 2018 natural gas pipeline incident.

The API has issued a new standard for pipeline inspectors to enhance safety and sustainability during pipeline construction.

The PHMSA and the Transportation Security Administration have executed an updated annex to a 2004 MoU on pipeline safety.

Safety Advisory SA 2020-01 has been issued to all of the CER’s regulated companies regarding high strength steel pipes and the connecting welds.

Trans Mountain has conducted an emergency response exercise to practice spill response to a simulated pipeline rupture.

Cortez Subsea is preparing to lay mechanically connected pipeline offshore Malaysia.

US Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced a critical safety proposal for energy pipelines.

US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has announced the availability of more than US$12.5 million for hazardous materials and pipeline safety efforts.

The company has announced that they ended 2019 with a record of 2.5 million hours worked without a lost-time injury.

Transneft Diascan has put into operation a new type of inline inspection tool to increase the safe operation of oil pipelines.

SRJ Technologies has completed testing to verify its weld-free pipe couplings can be utilised for deep subsea applications.

Barbco Inc.’s trenchless tool has been granted a US patent.

TechnipFMC has announced its intent to sell a vessel as part of its overall strategy to optimise the profile and size of its subsea fleet.

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