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PipeLine industry heavyweight celebrates 5 years of service

Tue, 20 July 2010 PipeLine Machinery International (PLM) has celebrated its 5^th anniversary supplying the pipeline construction industry with Caterpillar machinery.

Screening soil in South Africa

Pipelines International — June 2010 Construction is continuing on Transnet’s Durban to Gauteng Pipeline, with works progressing as smoothly as the backfill soil that is being sifted onto the pipeline via Allu screening buckets.

Pipeline construction companies handling the heat in desert terrain

Pipelines International — June 2010 Constructing pipelines through desert terrain gives rise to a range of logistical challenges.Here, companies experienced in desert environments explain the challenges and how these are overcome.

COOEC presents new pipelay vessel

Wed, 2 June 2010 China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC), a unit of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, has launched its first flagship deep-water pipelay vessel, the Haiyangshiyou 201.

Pipelayer safety made simple

Pipelines International — March 2010 PipeLine Machinery International has recently teamed up with Cranesmart to become the exclusive distributor of the Pipelayer System, the industry’s first wireless load monitoring indicator system for pipelayers.

Crossings on the great pipeline of China

Pipelines International — March 2010 China’s 8,704 km Second West – East Gas Pipeline is one of the largest pipelines currently under construction. The pipeline crosses many different terrains, some of which require specialist installation techniques. One of China’s main specialist manufacturers, Drillto, provided a horizontal directional drilling rig to complete a 510 m crossing of an environmentally sensitive area along the pipeline route.

Analysing Alberta HDD

Pipelines International — March 2010 Pembina Pipelines completed the construction of a pipeline project to supply oil pipeline services to one of the new oil sands mines in northern Alberta, western Canada, in 2008. Near the middle a horizontal directional drill was required due to access, environmental and land constraints encountered.

Subsea pipeline communication challenges

Pipelines International — March 2010 More and more subsea pipelines are being laid and, as time progresses, exploration and production is taking place in deeper waters. Some offshore pigging providers are now planning for operations down to 5,000 m as operators find that more traditional techniques will no longer meet the demand.

Products & Services

Pipelines International — December 2009 Learn to weld with Lincoln Electric’s virtual welding system

CTDUT: a model for sharing facilities and costs in research and development

Pipelines International — December 2009 Any dedicated facility for pipeline industry testing has high costs of construction, operation, and maintenance, and few companies can afford this structure without imposing extensive costs on their customers. Centro Tecnologia em Dutos (CTDUT) has been formed to offer such a service to pipeline owners and operators.

A place for science in pipeline design

Pipelines International — December 2009 The advantages of X80 pipe, importance of drop-weight tear tests and new welding processes were topics high on the agenda at the Pipeline Technology Conference held in Ostend, Belgium, during October 2009.

5 simple steps to total valve integrity

Pipelines International — December 2009 Careful handling and storage of valves prior to installation, as well as following correct procedures during construction and commissioning, ensures a more efficient and safe pipeline, with less chance of lost production and failed isolations. This article outlines five steps to follow for a healthy valve.

Ensuring pipeline integrity: talking pigging in Houston

Pipelines International — December 2009 Houston, Texas, will be abuzz with pipeline pigging in February 2010, with the annual Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference and Exhibition gearing up to be a great success.

PPSA: providing squeaky clean pigging advice

Pipelines International — December 2009 The Pigging Products and Services Association plays a major role in promoting the knowledge of pipeline pigging and related products and services.

Prickly pigging: PipeWay’s Porcupine reaches the international market

Pipelines International — December 2009 PipeWay’s Porcupine ultra high resolution technology has been developed to solve some of the limitations of magnetic flux leakage and ultrasonic technology that affects detection and definition of internal defects on pipeline systems.

GE’s MagneScan inspects Normandy pipeline

Pipelines International — December 2009 Establishing a technical benchmark in pipeline security and environmental protection, GDF Suez’s wholly-owned gas transmission system operator, GRTgaz, has completed its first project with the new MagneScan in-line inspection system.

Pipelaying with the PL61

Pipelines International — December 2009 The Caterpillar PL61 pipelayer provides 40,000 lb lift capacity and the capability to meet pipeline contractor requirements, with improved control, transportability, operator comfort, visibility and durability.

Pipelayers and sidebooms: the essential pipeline machinery

Pipelines International — December 2009 Pipelayers and sidebooms are an integral piece of machinery on any pipeline construction site. There are many machines currently available to choose from, and issues such as safety and the environment are driving further developments within the industry.

Protecting pipelines in mountain areas

Pipelines International — December 2009 Steel transmission pipelines going through mountain areas often face significant risks during their construction and service life. One of the biggest challenges is to protect the pipe and its external coatings against mechanical damage from impact and penetration.

Saipem’s subsea pipelay vessel overhauled

Tue, 1 December 2009 Saipem’s semi-submersible pipelay vessel, Castoro Sei, is undergoing repair and modification works in the Netherlands.

Brazil launches cathodic protection pilot test unit

Tue, 27 October 2009 The Brazilian centre for pipeline technology CTDUT has signed a co-operation agreement with Petrobas that will pave the way for the construction of a pilot test unit in cathodic protection, anticorrosive covering, research and evaluation of pipelines in Brazil.

Safety and efficiency on the job site

Pipelines International — September 2009 Manufacturer of vacuum-based pipe lifting systems, Vacuworx International, can provide safe and efficient solutions for pipe lifting on a range of pipeline projects.

Advantages and limitations of using chain trenchers in rock

Pipelines International — September 2009 There are various methods for excavating trenches in rock – principally drill and blast, hydraulic breakers and chain trenchers. This article focuses on the use of chain trenchers because they are sometimes overlooked on projects when they may be the best tool for the job.

CRC-Evans introduces BendPLUS & tandem technology

Pipelines International — Archive CRC-Evans is introducing new technologies that make pipe bending more accurate and faster, even in challenging conditions.

PipeLine Machinery and Caterpillar team up on sale into China

Pipelines International — Archive PipeLine Machinery International (PLM) has delivered twenty Caterpillar 320D excavators and four D7G tractors to Langfang, China, for China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPPB) projects.