Pigging and inspection news

NDT Global, a provider of non-destructive testing and ultrasonic inspection solutions, has announced it is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. Since its founding, the company said it has been dedicated to driving technology innovation and advancing safety and operational performance in the energy sector.

MISTRAS Group, Inc., a leading "one source" multinational provider of integrated technology-enabled asset protection solutions, has announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Natalia Shuman as MISTRAS Group’s new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 January 2025.

FORCE Technology and Asia Offshore Solutions (AOS) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to improve access to structural monitoring, advanced subsea inspection and cathodic protection services to the Australian offshore industry.

Emerson has announced the release of the Rosemount™ 470XA Gas Chromatograph, designed to simplify natural gas analysis in custody transfer and other process applications.

CorrosionRADAR has released a new set of best practices created specifically for the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industries, giving guidance on the deployment, usage, inspection strategies and maintenance of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) monitoring systems.

The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc. has highlighted its Advanced Magnetic Sensing (AMS) family of high-precision non-contact displacement sensors.

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.

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.

Jeremy Silber, Eric Yang, Christopher Lepore and Yash Yadav, Delta Energy Group, USA, compare pipeline leak detection technologies and the challenges and misconception of fibre optic leak detection.