Equipment & safety

Alexey Miller states that Gazprom and Russian pipe companies will continue with their systemic work on import substitution projects.

QS Energy Inc. has announced that an upgraded Applied Oil Technology viscosity reduction system will be re-installed on a major crude and condensate pipeline serving the Eagle Ford in South Texas.

Siemens has introduced its Ruggedcom VPE1400 (Virtual Processing Engine), the virtual machine environment for its Ruggedcom RX1400 router.

Harkand completes successful campaign in Trinidad and Tobago for BPTT.

SKF is now offering a new app to use in the field for its proven SKF Drive-up Method for mounting bearings.

Medallion Pipeline Company LLC has announced a binding open season, which solicits long-term commitments from shippers for firm transportation capacity on the third major expansion of Medallion’s existing crude oil pipeline system.

Fugro and Areté Associates have successfully delivered near real-time, synoptic, surface current data to characterise Loop Current and Loop Current eddy conditions in the US Gulf of Mexico during a period of intense current conditions.

Permasense has opened a base in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to serve the Asia-Pacific region.

National Energy Board has issued decisions on Enbridge Pipelines Inc. after the company failed to fulfil a condition of approval for a pipeline project.

Canada’s National Energy Board has issued a board order, which will see companies identify and report on the materials during pipeline construction and operation.

Swiber has completed its platform and subsea pipeline installation project in South America.

Balltec has completed work on its flangeless subsea plug launcher technology in the Statoil pipeline upgrade project.

Three PL3005D pipelayers from Volvo Construction Equipment are working to replace 66 km of pipeline in central Argentina.

According to a report by FMI, the global intelligent pigging services market will register a CAGR of 6.3% during 2015 - 2025.

PhotoSynergy Ltd has push the envelope to further the safety of their diving personnel and increase efficiencies in the subsea sector with its new award-winning technology, LIGHTPATH.