Pipelines: A Vital Piece of the Puzzle in the Oil and Gas Stream
Five major players – Kinder Morgan, Williams Companies, ONEOK, Energy Transfer, and Plains All American – each with extensive pipeline networks that zigzag across the...
Pipeline
Epic Y-Grade Announces Completion of First Greenfield Fractionator, Closing of Strategic Transaction and Expansion Of Asset Base To Sweeny, Texas
SAN ANTONIO, TX – EPIC Y-Grade, LP is pleased to announce that a subsidiary has fully commissioned and placed into service its first 110,000 barrel...
A Pipeline Super Merger Doomed from the Start
In September 2015, Energy Transfer Partners and Williams Companies, two of the largest energy pipeline companies in the country agreed to merge into a $38...
North American Oil & Gas Pipeline Sector Continues Working Out Strategies Against Weak Economy and COVID-19
Weak economic outlook coupled with the impact of COVID-19 has hit the oil and gas industry in general, and the North American pipeline sector is...
Pipeline Innovation in the Digital Oilfield
What is the digital oilfield? Simply put, it’s how oil and gas companies apply digital technologies to drive their core business. For upstream companies, these...
Low Prices and Depressed Demand Impact Global Oil and Gas Pipeline Sector
The global oil and gas pipeline sector is facing several headwinds such as fall in the oil and gas prices, demand destruction and a weak...
Flange Inspection Criteria
Joints Fail, Not Just Gaskets! Low bolting torques, over-tight bolt loads, weak bolt material, inadequate bolt/washer/nut lubrication, poor flange design or materials, poor gasket cutting...
Potential Failure Modes and Considerations for Reel-Lay Method of Installation
Several methods exist for the installation of rigid subsea pipelines. Some of the better-known ones include: S-Lay, J-Lay, Reel Lay, Surface Tow, Below Surface Tow,...
Trump Sanctions Halt German-Russian Gas Pipeline Project
Denmark has greenlit the Nord Stream 2 project, a joint German-Russian pipeline aimed at transporting Russian gas directly to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The...
Revitalizing The World’s Tired Hydrocarbon Infrastructure
In the most high profile example of a national legislature focusing down on gas and oil structural issues, authorities in Canada’s major production province, Alberta,...