Skip to main content

Special reports

*

Securing the midstream

Ian Bramson, Vice President of Global Industrial Cybersecurity, Black & Veatch, outlines how to confront cybersecurity challenges in pipeline operations.

Better safe, than sorry

Eric Farmer, Vice President of Clinical Operations, RMI, offers guidance on increasing operational efficiency on pipeline sites with health and safety.

Supporting software implementation from the ground up

Jason Smith, ABS Consulting, discusses the benefits of taking a holistic approach to pipeline management, beginning with the evaluation of operations and strategy development, all the way through to process and system implementations.

 

Staying grounded

Essam Arfaj, Bader Jarallah, and Mohanned Tarabzouni, Aramco, Saudi Arabia, weigh in on the debate between installing pipeline valves above-ground, underground, or in a valve box.

Reuters: Trump's energy actions on his first day

US President Donald Trump issued a flurry of orders within hours of his inauguration on Monday 20 January 2025 intended to boost the nation's already record-high oil and gas production and unwind former President Joe Biden's climate agenda, reports Reuters.


More Special reports news

Innovation under pressure

Niels Pörtzgen and Gerard van der Steen, Applus+, Netherlands, outline the evolution of pipeline girth weld inspection.

Picking up the momentum on methane

Mark Naples, Managing Director, Umicore Coating Services, illustrates how addressing methane emissions, through efforts like the Global Methane Pledge, is fuelling advancements in leak detection technology.

Pioneering pipeline repairs

Gareth Urukalo, Technical Authority, and Ross McHardy, Chief Operating Officer, ICR Group, UK, reflect on the evolution of composite repair systems set to enhance pipeline maintenance.

A growing geopolitical weapon

Javvad Malik, Lead Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4, raises awareness about cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure, a growing geopolitical threat to the midstream sector.

Bright future for Argentina

Matteo Dondeo, Managing Director, Pipeline Business Solutions, Italy, explains how the midstream sector is transforming Argentina’s role in the global oil and gas market.

Rethinking gas quality measurements

Paul Stockwell, Process Vision, sets out the implications of new process imaging technologies for the measuring of gas quality, and in particular what it means for the traditional reliance on hydrocarbon dewpoint as the standard measure.