Pipelines/flowlines/risers
This paper presents a study that confirms glass-reinforced-epoxy-lined tubing as a reliable, cost-effective solution for long-term water-injection service in moderate-salinity offshore environments.
This paper introduces in-pipe inspection technologies enabling high-resolution digital measurements of tubular internal diameter and wall thickness for critical downhole applications.
A circular economy emphasizes reducing, reusing, recycling, and removing parts of existing systems to optimize them with respect to resource utilization. The following papers demonstrate how these pillars of a circular economy are enabling operators all over the world.
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The authors of this paper find that elongation, reduction in area, and time to failure of Fe17Cr5.5Ni-based alloys were greater than those of Fe13Cr5Ni-based alloys in high-pressure/high-temperature carbon dioxide environments, indicative of better stress corrosion cracking resistance. -
The second of Nord Stream 2’s twin pipelines is scheduled for completion in August, with the first line having been finished and prepped for filling earlier this month. Politically, Nord Stream 2 has been nothing less than a high-stakes poker game among nations to achieve geopolitical goals.
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President Biden is seeking plans from pipeline operators aimed at curbing methane emissions in their daily operations.
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Fuel is being delivered to the US East Coast again after hackers infiltrated the company’s operation. Colonial reportedly paid a $5-million ransom.
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Colonial Pipeline shuttered its East Coast fuel pipeline system as data were hacked and held for ransom.
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The paper reviews an operator’s deepwater field project offshore Mauritania, for which several techniques were considered with respect to decommissioning a subsea pipeline system at water depths of 700 to 960 m.
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BP says its new $1.3-billion Grand Slam electrified oil, gas, and water-handling facility is a clear example of its net-zero strategy in action.
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Includes oil ports, refineries, and storage facilities; crude and refined product pipelines; coal and nuclear power plants; and EV battery factories.
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Under pressure from the Kingdom to help boost the private sector’s contribution to Saudi Arabia’s GDP to 65% by 2030, Aramco secures a cash payout of $12.4 billion in one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure deals ever.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers deferred any decision to shut the line back to the district court.
