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Equipment & safety

Shots fired at Dakota Access protest

Protests against the Dakota Access pipeline continued with a crowd of 500 blocking the entrance to one of the pipe’s construction sites. While no arrests were made, several shots were fired. The local sheriff’s department is currently investigating.

 

Concern over Mackinac oil pipeline

Students have recently protested the Mackinac Straits oil pipeline, deeming it unsafe and damaging to the environment.

 
 
 

New QRA service from DNV GL

DNV GL brings oil and gas QRA studies into the digital age with new dynamic reporting service.

 

Sunoco pipeline penalty from PHMSA

PHMSA’s failure investigation results in a notice of probable violation and proposed civil penalty for Sunoco pipeline.

 
 
 
 

Militants attack Nigerian pipeline

Pipeline attacks in Nigeria are causing oil prices to rise and the dollar to weaken. This most recent attack took place while Nigeria’s President met with Niger Delta community leaders.

 

Schneider Electric: Colonial pipeline update

After the shutdown of Colonial Pipeline’s main gas and distillate lines following an explosion, Schneider Electric is set to follow this event to see how it may affect consumers and businesses.

 

Next generation predictive tools to model the flow of crude

Professor Omar Matar’s new predictive tools will enable practitioners to assess the impact of additives, such as chemicals used in crude oil to inhibit wax, finding an optimum solution that can then be tested in the field.