The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL) released the 2019 Pipeline Safety Excellence Performance Report and 2020-2022 Strategic Plan. The report details how liquid pipeline incidents impacting people or the environment have decreased 36 percent over the last 5 years, while pipeline mileage increased nearly 10 percent and barrels delivered
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What are pipeline control rooms? Busy, highly focused, and fast-paced professional environments, these are sophisticated facilities where operators monitor pipelines 24/7. They use state-of-the-art computer systems (similar to air traffic control systems) to recognize and respond quickly to any unexplained changes to the flow or pressure in a pipeline. Within the control rooms, walls of
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Amid the chaos and confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic, work continues on Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway pipeline that will carry natural gas from the Waha hub in the Permian Basin’s Pecos County to the Katy area along the Gulf Coast. Kinder Morgan, which is building the $2 million project in partnership with Midland’s EagleClaw Midstream
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During the final weeks of April, oil prices plunged to the lowest they’ve ever been in U.S. history in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Just last week, crude oil trading was below zero for the first time in history. Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to halting the demand for oil, resulting
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The E&P industry, which includes oil majors, made $2.47 trillion in revenues globally last year, according to Rystad Energy. This year, it’s projected to bring in $1.47 trillion, reflecting a 40% decline year-on-year. It comes as the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdowns cripple demand and force companies to slash spending and cancel projects. The energy
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Digitization is on the rise in the conservative oil and gas industry as companies wake up to the cost and operational efficiency boost that sensors and algorithms can offer them. Meanwhile, cybercriminals are keeping ahead of the learning curve, forcing oil and gas to play catch-up. Energy companies—including pipeline operators and utilities—spend less than 0.2
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to put together a plan to get funding to the struggling U.S. oil and gas industry. Trump’s promise that he “will never let the great U.S. Oil & Gas Industry down” came as West Texas Intermediate crude futures continued trading
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Every minute of every day, pipelines deliver the energy supplies we all count on. Even now as most of us heed the call to stay at home, many others work heroically to get us through the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical Infrastructure Pipeline infrastructure delivers the energy that provides heat for hospitals and health care facilities, our
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Several major upcoming pipeline projects have been delayed due to adverse market conditions. The global oil and gas industry has been hit hard by the fall in oil and gas prices, demand destruction, and a weak global economic outlook, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The oil and gas pipelines segment is no exception, with
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Keeping busy on household projects is a great way to pass the time, but if any of those projects involve outdoor digging, do it safely. Did you know that there are approximately 2.06 million miles of distribution pipeline used to deliver natural gas to most homes and businesses? According to National Transportation Safety Board statistics,
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