Equipment & safety

Vallourec has started exclusive negotiations with Ascometal with a view to the sale of its majority holding in the Saint-Saulve steel mill.

T.D. Williamson's electromagnetic acoustic transducer technology has helped an operator prioritise repair of pipeline cracks and crack-like defects.

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 136 million t in June 2016.

Arc Energy highlights the company’s transition and ongoing development at ONS 2016.

DNV GL has recently won the ‘Land based/Onshore pipeline’ category at the Pipeline Industry Guild awards ceremony, held in London on 29 June 2016.

Baytex enhances gas conservation strategy and enters into multi-year gas supply agreement with Kineticor.

Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. settles with the US Department of Justice and US Environmental Protection Agency on Marshall and Romeoville pipeline incidents.

ARC Advisory Group has recognised IFS for providing leading enterprise asset management software to the oil and gas industry.

BSI has published the new standard for corrosion testing in pipelines used in the oil and gas industry.

Technical Toolboxes has announced the release of its new alternating current Mitigation PowerTool, designed to mitigate current underground pipeline integrity problem.

HFT’s Weld Backing Tape comprises a 3 in. wide aluminium adhesive tape backing strip, in the centre of which is a 1 in. wide band of woven glass fibre matting.

Magseis has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne International Ltd to support its upcoming deep water ocean bottom seismic survey of the Red Sea.

On Sunday 17 July, Exxon Mobil has suffered another pipeline leak at its petrochemical complex in Houston, Texas.

TransCanada Corp. will hold a teleconference and webcast on 28 July 2016 to discuss its 2Q16 financial results.

Devon Energy Corp. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 50% ownership interest in Access Pipeline to Wolf Midstream Inc.