Equipment & safety

The fishing boat, Majestic, almost sank atop of BP’s Orka Voe gas pipeline after its engine room flooded.

DMI International has released its new Super 6 in. – 20 in. pipe bending machine, which has been manufactured to critical specifications.

Environmentalists are targeting TransCanada and the proposed the Keystone XL pipeline over fears it would send hundreds of crude oil supertankers down the Atlantic coast.

Cleanup operations are ongoing, as Husky Energy’s crude oil pipeline has leaked into the river near Maidstone. No reason for the leak has been discovered.

Intertek has achieved its first industry accreditation in South Africa for flow metering verification.

IMI Critical Engineering has introduced a new online application to allow for accurate specification of severe service products such as valves.

OneSubsea has ordered the umbilical and accessories from Nexans to develop the Greater Enfield development off the coast of Exmouth, Western Australia.

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK has chosen Technip to maintain this important UK oil and gas infrastructure.

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques develops and introduces its PurgEye 100 weld purge monitor which aims to eliminate post weld cleaning costs.

A new report has shown that the North American oil and gas pipeline leak detection system market will be worth US$1.58 billion by 2022.

Husky Energy reports loss in cash flow, due to low oil prices and a drop in production after wildfires and maintenance work.

Petrobras has reported that its Board of Directors approved a reassessment of its Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex (COMPERJ) project.

The six-acre facility in Bryan, Texas, brings the Syntech product line closer to clients in the oil and gas industry and has the capacity to support future growth.

SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad's wholly-owned subsidiary, SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V., has been awarded a contract with a value of approximately US$113 million.

Maintenance on the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) that began recently has led to production declines in the Appalachian and Northeast regions.