While buildup in a pipeline can cause transmittal slows or even plugging of the pipeline, cracks or flaws in the line can be disastrous. A form of flow assurance for oil and gas pipelines and ...

The maintenance and integrity of pipeline networks are critical to global energy infrastructure. Pipeline inspection and pigging operations employ specialised devices – commonly known as PIGs ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest report published by Technavio, the pipeline pigging systems market size is poised to grow by USD 4.2 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of ...

To keep the country’s pipeline infrastructure safe and free of leaks and accidents, operators turn to a variety of foam or metal contraptions affectionately known as pigs. Named in part for the squeal ...

Oil pipelines are often in the news these days because they can have a big effect on oil prices. For example, if a war or terrorist activity threatens to shut down an important pipeline, oil prices ...

Last year Kirkland, Wash.-based National Energy Systems Company (NESCO), operator of the gas-fired Sumas 1 cogeneration plant in Whatcom County, Wash., conducted an extremely thorough examination of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was on the lookout Monday for a piece of a cleaning device -- called a pig -- that mysteriously got dislodged somewhere ...

There’s something ominous about robots taking over jobs that humans are suited to do. Maybe you don’t want a job turning a wrench or pushing a broom, but someone does. But then there are the jobs no ...