Ask most any knowledgeable engineer in any industry what complexity has done to modern design, and they'll likely tell you the number of risk points has increased. This of...
Risk and Reliability Evaluations Help the Industry Stay Lean
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Pipelines & Terminals
Developing and Implementing a Pipeline Integrity Management Plan
Over time, both onshore and offshore oil and gas pipelines degrade from corrosion and degradation caused by normal operation. As such, regular auditing of existing pipeline...
Mechanical Integrity Vital to Entire Oil and Gas Chain
From design to decommissioning, mechanical integrity is vital to the entire process chain of the oil and gas industry. California's 19 CCR 2735.3 provides a quality...
Components of a Compressor Station
Compressor stations are a vital part of any gas transmission system, keeping gas at a particular pressure so it can continue to flow to its destination. According to numbers...
Pigging Reduces Pipeline Incidents, Improves Longevity
We previously talked about automated pigging systems and their advantages over manual systems, but we didn't discuss why pigging is such an important part of a pipeline...
Small-scale and Micro LNG Provide New Opportunities
Development for traditional LNG production and distribution is increasingly cost-prohibitive, with only so many purpose-built ports capable of taking on high-capacity LNG...
Professional Right-of-way Services Vital to Project Timelines
Oil and gas projects — especially those that span across several property lines — require significant planning and analysis before construction can even begin. The legal...
Commissioning Management Systems Keep Facility Planning and Operation Efficient
A commissioning management system (CMS; sometimes referred to as a completions and commissioning management system or CCMS) is often used on upstream and downstream...