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 ...

Of all the technologies available to maintain the United States' 2 million miles of pipelines, one of the most critical devices evokes images of a muddy farm animal — the pig. Now erase the image. The ...

Pigs. Oil. Brushes. Swine art? Nay – or oink? Either way, you’re way off. Pig brushes mean oil pipeline cleaning for some of the world’s biggest oil companies – and they’re connected to Galaxy Brushes ...

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 ...

What are Pipeline Pigging Services? Pipeline pigging is a notion in pipeline preservation that includes the usage of gadgets known as pigs, which clean pipelines and are competent to inspect pipeline ...

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 ...