Equipment & safety

Trelleborg has welcomed a new e-learning tool that reduces the installation training time and cost of a piping system.

The Pipeline Safety and Hazardous Materials Administration has sent a proposed safety order to Hilcorp Alaska LLC regarding its concerns over a crude oil pipeline.

Chevron Pipe Line Company is currently cleaning up a 4800 gal. oil pipeline spill in Rio Blanco County (Colorado).

A recent pipeline leak in Iowa is reported to have been caused by an errant excavator.

Enbridge Energy has defended the safety of its Line 5 pipeline to the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board.

AyaWorks provides utility companies and pipeline operators with a cost-effective way to improve safety, and in compliance with the current Trump Administration guidelines.

Maikanti Baru of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. stated that construction of the Ajaokuta-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline has begun. He also appealed to militants groups to stop attacks on oil facilities.

Chinook Energy has recently clarified the Alberta Energy Regulator pipeline performance report.

Murphy Oil Company has been issued a CAN$172 500 administrative penalty for a pipeline spill that occurred in 2015.

On 26 February, a man was reportedly seen shooting a high-powered rifle at the under-construction Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline.

Four bombs exploded near a pipeline site in northern Iraq on 25 February.

Canada’s National Energy Board has released its new ‘Best Available Technologies in Federally-Regulated Pipelines’ report online.

Rovco has recently completed two subsea survey contracts in southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Offspring International has announced a global agreement with Paladon Systems for its PLEM autonomous shutdown valve technology.

McDermott has acquired a pipelay and construction vessel for deepwater applications. The company plans to upgrade the vessel to align with its standards.