Wellhead Expertise for ADNOC
Weir Oil & Gas Pressure Control Dubai has been awarded its first three-year contract to provide in-country wellhead equipment and services to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Onshore from its API 6A manufacturing plant in Dubai.The hardware and services agreement will see Weir Oil & Gas engineers delivering Wellhead production to include 1,100 total surface landing systems specifically manufactured in the UAE’s first and only API 6A Wellhead manufacturing…
New Cutmaster 60i Plasma Cutter
Thermal Dynamics, an ESAB brand, announced that its new Cutmaster 60i handheld air plasma cutting system is now available for purchase through traditional and online welding distribution outlets. Cutmaster 60i weighs 37 lbs. and provides a rated output of 7.6 kW at 50 percent duty cycle at 60A. It produces a recommended cut of 5/8 in., has a maximum sever thickness of 1-1/2 in., and provides the fastest cut speed at any thickness material for its class. "We have designed the Cutmaster 60i so that it provides the industry’s highest power-to-weight ratio in its class…
Subsea Pipeline Repair Restores Hong Kong Gas Link
Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has completed its first subsea isolation project in China on a 780-kilometer pipeline crucial for supplying gas to Hong Kong. STATS Group was contracted by COOEC Subsea Technology to provide a temporary isolation of the Yacheng pipeline in the South China Sea. The pipeline had been damaged by a ship’s anchor and left unpiggable at a location about 280 kilometers from shore and in water depths of 90 meters. After several detailed engineering studies and comprehensive risk assessments…
Hitachi Gas Supply System Order for MHI
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Hitachi Zosen Corporation for a high-pressure gas supply system enabling use of natural gas as fuel in marine engines. In lieu of conventional heavy oil, the system supplies liquefied natural gas (LNG), injected under high pressure, to the engine. This configuration curbs emissions of sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2), thus contributing to reduction of environmental loads.
Gas Discovery at Pyxis-1
Woodside advises that the Pyxis-1 exploration well in production licence WA-34-L has intersected approximately 18.5 metres of net gas within the Jurassic sandstone target. The well reached a total depth of 3347 metres. Wireline logging has confirmed the discovery through the recovery of gas samples to surface and establishment of a gas pressure gradient. Pyxis-1 is located in Production Licence WA-34-L, within Western Australia’s Dampier Sub-Basin and is located approximately 15 km north of Woodside’s producing Pluto Gas Field infrastructure. Woodside Burrup Pty. Ltd.
North Dakota's Train Safety Rules Inadequate
New regulations to cap vapor pressure of North Dakota crude fail to account for how it behaves in transit, according to industry experts, raising doubts about whether the state's much-anticipated rules will make oil train shipments safer. High vapor pressure has been identified as a possible factor in the fireball explosions witnessed after oil train derailments in Illinois and West Virginia in recent weeks. The new rules, which take effect on April 1, aim…
Gas Flows To Millions in Thailand While Pipeline Repaired
Responsible for providing Thailand with 20 percent of its annual natural gas supply, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) works hard to make certain that natural gas production from the Bongkot and Erawan Production Platforms, located in the Gulf of Thailand, flow with little disruption. PTTEP is vigilant for safety and efficiency, continually inspecting its pipeline network to ensure that repairs are made in a timely manner. PTTEP’s challenge is to repair its lines quickly and safely, with minimal disruption to production.
TDW Replaces Valves, Repairs Lines Offshore Malaysia
When it comes to keeping pipelines in top operating condition, the operator of two gas field developments offshore Malaysia has its work cut out. To make certain that the networks continue to deliver natural gas to the millions of residents and businesses in Peninsular Malaysia, dedicated maintenance teams work around-the-clock to monitor the lines for potential integrity threats, executing rigorous maintenance programs. When several leaking valves were detected across multiple major gas trunk lines…
Volumes Normal After Ukraine Gas Pipe Blast
Natural gas pressure and transit volumes on the border between Slovakia and Ukraine were normal at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Slovak gas transit firm Eustream said. Earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said an explosion rocked the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline, a major supply route for gas being transported through Ukraine to the European Union. Ukraine's state-run gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz, as well as a source at Russian gas producer Gazprom, also said earlier that shipments to Europe were unaffected. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Dale Hudson)
