When corrosion strikes
Ed Hall reveals how a novel solution is helping in the fight against corrosionCorrosion is one of the biggest unforseen costs that oil & gas operators face and it is cited as one of the major...
View ArticleSpeeding up production
Smart tech to deliver fastest upstream start-up for Aasta Hansteen’s first gas productionInnovative technology is estimated to save 40 days in the commissioning phase by reducing manual interventions...
View ArticleCollaborate against Corrosion
An advanced anti-corrosion coating is being used successfully on two North Sea offshore platformsIn a collaborative effort designed to improve vital protection of offshore assets, the Oil & Gas...
View ArticleSmart Leak prevention
Yves Marinoff describes how a chemical injection package enables MEG injection for extraordinary requirements on vibrations and noise emissionsThe thirst for the coveted raw product of natural gas...
View ArticleNew oil research lab opens in Rio
A laboratory hoping to guarantee an increase of 22 billion barrels of oil in Brazil’s reserves has opened at Ilha do Fundão, in Rio’s Northern Zone. The Advanced Petroleum Recovery Laboratory,...
View ArticleGas concentration monitoring
Bengt Löfstedt reviews the ‘what, where and how’ of gas monitoring at refineriesGas concentration monitoring at refineries can be of importance for safety reasons, but it’s also essential to control...
View ArticleGiant reactor off to Nigerian oil refinery
Godrej Process Equipment has shipped one of the World's tallest Continuous Catalytic Regeneration (CCR) Reactor to Dangote Oil Refinery, Nigeria. At 95 meters high, the CCR Reactor weighs approximately...
View ArticleNew order for reinvigorated steel works
Liberty pipe mills at Hartlepool, England has won a multi-million pound contract to supply steel pipeline for North Sea gas.The mills, which were acquired and relaunched by Liberty, part of Sanjeev...
View ArticleScottish 3D printer opens for business
Angus 3D has produced its first pieces using a Markforged Metal-X metal printer. The Metal-X uses Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) technology – where metal powders are encased in plastic...
View ArticleKazakhstan’s first world-scale GSU project
KLPE, an affiliate of United Chemical Company (UCC), initiated Kazakhstan’s first world-scale GSU project supplying feedstock to the polyethylene plant in Atyrau Region with a total capacity of 1,250...
View ArticleProtection system for gas pipelines in the UAE
Presenting a recent case study, Chris Todd explains how three types of protection system for gas pipelines were deployed in the UAEDUSUP (Dubai Supply Authority) recently specified a particular liquid...
View ArticleNew tractor for submerged arc welding
Versotrac’s modularised components can be disassembled into smaller units, hand-carried into confined or remote spaces and then reassembled in minutes. No tools are required.“This modular tractor...
View ArticleFlex-Hone plays critical role in oil & gas industry
In the oil & gas industry, failing to perform ongoing maintenance on equipment can have severe consequences including reducing equipment service life, causing unplanned shutdowns and degrading...
View ArticleHuge gas separator moves toward completion
TUV SUD NEL has just invested £1.45million in one of the world’s largest gravity test separators, as part of the build programme for its new Advanced Multiphase Facility (AMF). The new separator will...
View ArticleNew partnership aims to deliver TCP risers
Oilfield technology firm Airborne Oil & Gas and engineering company Símeros Technologies have signed an agreement which aims to deliver the first qualified Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) risers...
View ArticlePatented thermoplastic aimed at oil & gas applications
Greene Tweed has launched Arlon 3000 XT, a new thermoplastic for extreme conditions in oil and gas applications.In dynamic mechanical analysis it demonstrated a glass transition temperature 35°F higher...
View ArticleNew Fluid Catalytic Cracking technology
BASF has announced the launch of Valor, its next generation Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst technology designed to enhance the performance of FCC catalysts processing heavy residuum (resid) oil...
View ArticleSuccessful quarter for Oxifree Global Services
Services division deliver successful projects to industryThe global services division of Oxifree Global has had a successful quarter delivering a number of projects within the Oil & Gas and Utility...
View ArticleProtecting tank farms from corrosion
With asset utilisation critical and community and regulatory pressure always looming, it is essential that tank farm owners proactively prevent any loss of containment with reliable, cost effective...
View ArticleCommissioning process underway for Korean LNG vessel
Engineers from Severn Glocon Technologies have visited Korea to commission a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) supplied to shipbuilder DSME for a Floating Storage and Regasification...
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