Special reports

Matthew Green, Director of Technical Service, CSNRI, considers the past, present and future of engineered composite repair systems for pipelines.

Sanjay Patel, Managing Director, Tembo Global Industries Ltd., India, provides this overview of the evolution of oil and gas pipelines and the overall midstream sector over the course of the last few decades.

Martin van Onna, co-founder and CEO, Strohm, Netherlands, reflects on a recent breakthrough in the adoption of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) offshore Brazil, and what it means for the energy transition at large.

US imports of crude oil from Canada reached a record of 4.3 million bpd in July 2024 following the expansion of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline.

Manuel Alonso and Hans Overdijkink, Intero Integrity Services B.V., Netherlands, present an innovative pipeline inspection technique for a challenging manifold inspection.

Back in September, the landlocked nation announced it was getting nearer an agreement with Sudan over vital oil movements.

According to Reuters, a wave of consolidation in the top US shale field has concentrated output in the hands of companies that are promising to restrain output so as not to crash prices by over-producing. Pipeline firms also have embraced acquisitions over new construction.

Maja Hornig, TIB Chemicals, answers the question of whether it is possible for one single coating to meet the extensive range of requirements and standards for pipelines.

The US Energy Information Administration has reported on the construction of four new petroleum liquid pipelines projects in the US since 2023.

As gas demand soars and supply potentially fails to keep pace - what does this mean for energy security in Southeast Asia?

Jun Zhang, Atmos International, considers the growing significance of produced water pipeline leak detection in gathering networks.

Stuart Mitchell, President and CTO, PipeSense, highlights the importance of quickly and accurately detecting leaks to enhance pipeline performance, whilst meeting regulatory compliance.

Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister said gas exports in January – September were 4.2% higher in 2024 than for the same period last year.

Energy related emissions are at the cusp of a prolonged period of decline for the first time since the industrial revolution says DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook.

Ehsan Jalilian, HiFi Engineering, Canada, presents distributed fibre optic sensing use cases for pipeline integrity management, with some case studies from North America.