ShawCor To Acquire The Coating Business Of Altus Energy Services
Shawcor Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has reported that its subsidiary, Shaw Pipe Protection Limited, has entered into an agreement to acquire certain of the coating assets and business of Altus Energy Services Partnership, Altus Energy Services Ltd. and Nusco Northern Manufacturing Ltd.
Advancing The Art Of Corrosion Control
Piedmont Natural Gas enlists the cooperation of another operator to solve the mystery of low pipe-to-soil potentials on two of its lines.
Ohio University Home To Top Pipeline Corrosion Research
The new Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology (ICMT) at Ohio University is the largest pipeline research facility in the world and the only one in the United States to study microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) inside large sections of pipeline, according to its founders.
On the hunt: A gas utility’s search for accuracy
With some 30,000 consumers depending on reliable service, Southeast Alabama Gas District needed highly accurate meters and a plugged-in SCADA system.
Cellular-communication monitoring can improve coverage and reduce cost
A pipeline operator discovers that cellular technology can be a cost-effective and efficient alternative to satellite towers for its pipeline integrity system.
Clamp-on flowmeter improves leak detection
One meter does it all—measuring multiple refined oil products with a clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter.
Fibre-optic distributed temperature sensing on LNG pipelines
Sensornet’s innovative DTS system overcomes the limitations of measurement technologies to close the monitoring gap.
Laser leak detection: Past, present and future
Common sense, safety, economics and regulations require pipelines to be surveyed on a controlled frequency determined by the size of the line, operating pressure and location. Here’s one system that works far and near.
Leak Detection Service: Pros and Cons
A SaaS leak-detection service allows SCADA systems to exchange data with remote applications, offering an affordable alternative to the expense of a traditional system.
Leak-detection fluid options
Testing and evaluation of leak-detection fluid proves crucial for gas-distribution systems.