Safety is paramount in the pipeline industry, and preventing leaks is part of maintenance. An integrity dig can help to find potential damage to a pipeline. A section of pipeline is excavated to give pipeline operators an up-close view of the pipeline to determine if a repair or replacement is required. The process begins when
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Despite a 140% boom in U.S. crude oil production and a 50% jump in natural gas output since shale took flight in 2008, the midstream infrastructure piping this new supply around the country has not kept up. This is a major problem for the U.S. because pipelines are easily the safest and most economical way
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The Gulf of Mexico is one of the busiest shipping lines in the world. It’s also crisscrossed with miles of subsea pipelines. The northern Gulf, where both pipelines and vessel traffic are most concentrated, offers the oil and gas companies complicated problems. Marine pipelines’ most serious risks come from collisions with anchors and fishing nets,
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Laying a pipeline is a huge project, and there’s no doubt that a great deal of land is disturbed in the process. But did you know that pipeline companies fully reclaim the land as soon as they are done? Here are three things you should know about what happens to the land after a pipeline
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In the U.S. alone, there is an estimated 2.6 million miles of pipelines that deliver trillions of cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of billions of tons of liquid petroleum products each year. That’s a lot of product people use every day, so it’s helpful to know how pipelines actually work. There are 3
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Aera Energy, one of California’s largest oil and gas producers, and GlassPoint Solar, the leading supplier of solar energy for the oil and gas industry, have broken ground on California’s largest solar energy project. Located at the Belridge oilfield west of Bakersfield, the integrated solar project will be the first of its kind in the
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Sunoco/Energy Transfer intends to begin highly volatile liquid shipments as soon as possible through the 80-year old Mariner East 1 Pipeline. Sunoco agreed to voluntarily shut down the pipeline after part of it was exposed in Pittsburgh on Jan. 20. Sinkholes first developed in the area in November 2017. The original still-under-construction ME2 pipeline and
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Fishermen have long lauded the value of subsea pipelines, and it seems now there’s proof of habitat formation around pipelines. Australia’s offshore oil and gas structures are starting to come to the end of their lifespans, and while the default is currently to completely remove them from the ocean, some experts believe they should remain
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Spring is a prime time for powerful storms. Many of these fronts sweep across entire swaths of the country, bringing straight-line winds, hail, floods, and tornadoes. Your project doesn’t stop just because spring is a volatile time for weather, but it is important to keep your crew safe. Here are a few tips to keep
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The number of animals listed as endangered, threatened, or a special concern grows year after year. Much of the land that pipelines run through contains wildlife that need special protection. Responsible pipeline companies do everything they can to protect the wildlife population. Minimizing the impact on animals, fish, and plants plays a significant role in
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