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  In Support of Phosphoric Acid Wash for Pipe Coating

  As with most industries today, the oil and gas pipeline segment is undergoing major changes with regards to safety and liability. Governmental regulatory mandates are...

  By: Greg Denton | Pipeline Coatings Application Consultant, Crest Industrial Chemicals

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  Futureproofing New and Existing Pipelines

  The recent COVID-19 crisis and pandemic-induced lockdowns took a heavy toll on the global energy sector. In 2020, energy demand across advanced economies fell by over 6%...

  By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer

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  Stress Corrosion Assessment and Mitigation in Buried Pipelines

  Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is often the predominant failure in high–pressure gas transmission pipelines. Long-term operation of pipelines could lead to...

  By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.

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  Inspection / Monitoring

  The Ultimate Guide to Pipeline Pigs

  Pipelines are considered one of the safest and most feasible ways to carry hydrocarbons or gases from well heads to tankers or storage tanks.However, after their...

  By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines

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  How To Conduct An AC Attenuation Survey on an Underground Pipeline

  Underground pipelines are always prone to corrosion due to how they react to their surrounding environment. If corrosion is left untreated, the pipeline's integrity...

  By: Mohamed Adel Mohamadein | Head of the Corrosion, Arab Petroleum Pipelines

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  Internal Corrosion of Pipelines Carrying Crude Oil

  Crude oils are a highly complex combination of hydrocarbons, heterocyclic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, organometallic compounds (any member of a class of...

  By: Dennis Jayasinghe | Principal/Chief Technical Officer, Corr-Met Inspection & Consulting Inc.

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  Quiz: Health and Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry

  The oil and gas industry has some of the toughest jobs in some of the most difficult terrains and conditions, often bordering on the dangerous. Hazards and dangerous...

  By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer

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  Could Hydrogen Transport Mean Sustainability for the Pipeline Industry

  Sustainability and climate change awareness are increasingly becoming the key objectives of many organizations in response to climate change initiatives. If the world is...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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  Corrosion Prevention

  How to Improve Feedwater Quality to Prevent Boiler Corrosion

  Boiler failure is a major concern for heating and power plants, and the corrosion associated with the boiler's water quality is known to be the main cause. The total...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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  Engineering and Spec Writing

  The Growing Disconnect in the Pipe Coating Industry

  In the last twenty or thirty years, the oil and gas pipeline coatings industry has seen a lot of changes. From the days of coal tar coatings with relatively little...

  By: Greg Denton | Pipeline Coatings Application Consultant, Crest Industrial Chemicals

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  Corrosion

  Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy on Steel Pipelines

  Pipelines are an essential infrastructure component as a conveyance of utilities, commodities and other elements vital for a robust economy. Pipelines are typically...

  By: Della Anggabrata

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  Corrosion

  How to Avoid Chelant-Based Corrosion in a Boiler Water Pipe

  A chelating agent is an essential component in a boiler system where hard minerals exist and need to be “softened” and dissolved in the conveyance. Some...

  By: Della Anggabrata