Equipment & safety

PHMSA issues guidance on best practices for identifying and verifying high consequence pipeline areas.

A pipeline located approximately 150 miles from a Dakota Access Cannon Ball protest camp has spilt 176 000 gallons of crude oil.

Phoenix Inspection Systems has released a new inspection solution, which provides a “fast setup and reliable, repeatable inspection of pipe welds.”

QS Energy has launched an onsite applied oil technology benchmarking programme to accelerate efficacy testing of viscosity reduction technology by pipeline operators.

The Regional Championship took place online on 30 November 2016. This year’s steelChallenge attracted 1479 participants representing 37 countries. The eleventh edition added 36% more participants than the previous year.

Geospatial Corporation has announced that it has successfully introduced underground pipeline mapping, management and software.

T.D. Williamson’s SmartTrack system has aided the pre-commissioning of one of Australia’s largest resource projects.

The US Transportation Secretary, Anthony Foxx, has appointed new members to its gas and liquid pipeline advisory committees.

NEL’s densitometer calibration facility has reduced instrument calibration time by 30%.

FERC staff issues the final environmental impact statement for the NEXUS gas transmission project and Texas Eastern Appalachian lease project.

Laurini Officine Meccaniche has launched its new crusher Hammer, which provides effective performance and safety.

Honeywell will provide an integrated control and safety system for the TANAP in Turkey.

PHMSA has announced an upcoming public meeting with its new pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group on 19 December.

Metso's Installed Base Management Services for field devices allows for better preparation, awareness and reliability in the oil and gas industry.

A new report titled “Fire Protection Systems Market, by Operational Sectors - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth Trends, and Forecast 2015 – 2023,” provides a broad competitive analysis of companies engaged in the fire protection systems business in the oil and gas industry.