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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global pipeline pigging systems market to grow at a CAGR of nearly 5% during the forecast period, according to their latest market research ...

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 ...

Statoil has extensive experience in both dual-diameter pigging of subsea pipelines and the environmental ramifications of pipeline commissioning. This second article in a two-part series discusses pig ...

Baker Hughes has acquired Cornerstone Pipeline Inspection Group, a privately held company that owns a fleet of so-called "smart pigs" for doing pipeline inspections. In this case, the pigs are not ...

This story profiles one of the Offshore Technology Conference's Spotlight on New Technology Award winners. A subsea pipeline that's "piggable" is considered a positive. That means a pig, a tool sent ...

The operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is on the look-out for a piece of a cleaning device - called a pig - that was dislodged somewhere inside the 1287-kilometre oil pipeline in ...