Special reports

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

20th edition of the Global Risks Report 2025 reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape.

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.

In conversation with Colin Wilson, SRCN Solutions.

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.

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

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.

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.

Anupama Pantheeradiyil, Blueye Robotics, discusses safer and efficient methods for inspecting offshore infrastructure and how ROVs are reshaping how pipeline, FPSO, and confined-space inspections are carried out.

Catherine Rowley-Williams, OMMICA Ltd, Scotland, outlines how chemical treatment, including corrosion inhibitors and biocides, can minimise the risk of corrosion on pipelines, drawing on a case study from the North Sea.

Brian Lawson, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Fluid Components International, Derik Hoover, President, Hoover Energy, and Mike Conn, President, ESquaredi, analyse how a thermal flowmeter with multi-calibration groups has simplified a portable monitoring system for flare gas units.

Jordan Ferguson, CEO, Pier Solutions, discusses the importance of hydrogen detection and safety in the pipeline market.

Successful offshore operations, particularly in oil and gas pipelay activities, heavily depend on understanding sea state conditions, emphasises Chris Moncrieff, Miros, drawing on a Northern Lights pipelay project.

Dr James Dean, CEO, Plastometrex, details the growing importance of accurate material verification in ensuring the safety and integrity of pipelines, a critical component of pipeline management in light of recent regulations.

Rystad Energy’s oil market update: 25 November.