STANTON, Texas — People can die when small rural pipelines called "gathering lines" explode. But after decades of talk among industry and regulators, the death of a little girl in Texas serves as a reminder that there are still no rules.
The latest federal report on measures being taken to ensure the safety of natural gas pipelines across the United States raises serious concerns. While...
( Wall Street Journal ) America's trade deficit narrowed sharply in June, driven by record exports and a shrinking bill for oil imports, brightening the picture for domestic growth in the second quarter
The trade gap fell more than 22% during the month, to $34.2 billion from $44.1 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Exports notched their sharpest rise since September 2012, hitting their highest level…
Four years ago, Bryan Dickson and Matt Ockree were among the youngest engineers working on gas well pads in Western Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale fields. 'I ...
A federal bankruptcy judge dealt a blow to pipeline operators and other midstream oil companies Tuesday, ruling that Sabine Oil & Gas Corp. can scrap pipeline deals it made before oil and gas prices plummeted.
Olympus offers an extensive range of inspection and measurement systems designed specifically to simplify the inspection of corrosion in pipes and vessels.
A project is underway to alter how deep sea oil and gas pipelines are constructed to improve Australia's oil and gas industry competitiveness.
The vertical-take-off-and-landing SkyOne UAS developed by SkyX, a new Canadian aerospace company, is intended to serve the oil and gas industry's need for pipeline inspection, mapping and surveillance.
The region could nearly double its crude oil production by 2023, accounting for 60 percent of the world’s production growth during that time.
With customer commitments, the pipeline will carry a capacity of about 900,000 barrels per day.
WATCH | America's massive network of oil and gas pipelines is getting older, making incidents like this week's deadly pipeline explosion in Alabama more common.
Structures built in or on the water need extra protection from the elements. The point at which the water meets the structural support is called the splash zone. The splash zone generally refers to the area around the pilings of a structure, such as a bridge, pier or oil rig. The pilings of these structures are …
Trends and Challenges for the Oil and Gas Industry
Trends and Challenges for the Oil and Gas Industry
March 01, 2014
The Technology Revolution in Oil and Gas
The last decade has seen enormous advances in technology related to finding, estimating, and producing oil and gas. A decade ago, many of these technologies would have seemed like scenes from a Sci-Fi novel. But today, they are…
Marine Energy Converters (MECs) and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) have, to date, been installed as individual prototypes, though arrays are in the early planning stages in Europe and Asia. As a result, standards for these installations are in early development. With regards to moorings, design requirements are currently based on oil & gas mooring…
Best Oil & Gas Pipelines Dividend Stocks
Oil & gas pipeline operators transport fuel through pipelines, often over great distances. Most of these companies are structured as Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), which helps limit costs by passing tax obligations along to shareholders. Since MLPs are required to distribute the vast majority of their earnings to shareholders, these stocks usually offer very high dividend yields. Some of…
TransCanada, and the oil and gas industry, is hoping 2015 is the year that the Keystone XL pipeline project gets the go-ahead.
Santos commits to NT oil and gas exploration — PPO Pipeline Plant & Offshore
This robot can crawl into parts of oil and gas pipelines that have never been inspected before, helping prevent oil spills.
The Texas Railroad Commission has proposed new rules it says will more tightly regulate the states’ network of oil and gas pipelines.