Inspection

Pipeline pigging helps operators remove debris, improve flow efficiency and prepare pipelines for inline inspection by selecting the right pigging tools and cleaning strategies.

A database-driven corrosion diagnosis system can help operators identify deterioration mechanisms, improve inspection planning and reduce reliance on scarce corrosion experts.

Advanced data analytics can help pipeline operators better identify geohazard risks, connect terrain movement with integrity data and prioritize areas for field review.

Nonintrusive acoustic monitoring is enabling earlier detection of debris, cavitation and seal degradation, helping pipeline operators improve reliability and prevent costly pump failures.

Black powder buildup in sour gas pipelines is creating electrical bridging, cathodic protection failures and isolation breakdowns—raising corrosion risk and increasing pipeline integrity challenges.

NDT Global’s CIGMA-x ultrasonic inline inspection tool improves crack detection in gas pipelines, using Lamb wave technology and machine-learning-enhanced analysis to strengthen integrity management and regulatory compliance.

Pressure vessel inspections in midstream operations often require more than strict code defaults. This article examines how common-sense engineering judgment can improve mechanical integrity outcomes while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Part 2 presents new analysis of how burial design variables—especially bedding angle, depth of cover and compaction—shape slow crack growth risk and long-term reliability in HDPE pipelines.

Drone use across the oil and gas supply chain is growing, but midstream adoption still hinges on costs, methane-sensing payloads and FAA rules around beyond-visual-line-of-sight flight—especially for long, remote pipeline corridors.

EUROPIPE expert Christoph Bosch outlines a new toughness model using drop-weight tear testing to improve safety in CO₂ pipelines, addressing limits of traditional Charpy impact tests.

Generative AI is reshaping geospatial technology, giving energy companies powerful new tools to detect pipeline leaks, methane emissions, and right-of-way risks. AI-driven satellite imagery analysis is helping operators cut costs, improve safety, and reduce environmental risks.

Part 2 of this cathodic protection series examines how alternating current (AC) interference affects sacrificial anode performance, including polarity reversal in magnesium and corrosion rates in zinc ribbon anodes used for pipeline protection.

Cathodic protection (CP) is a technique to reduce the corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode of an electrochemical cell. The cathode in an electrochemical cell is the electrode where reduction (and no corrosion) occurs.

IMI is ready to deliver 15 QuickTrak Digital Valve Control System and Positioners for one of the world’s largest oil pipelines, which spans approximately 800 miles (1,287 km) across Alaska, marking a significant step forward in enhancing the efficiency and safety of this piece of critical infrastructure.

In 2007, the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released a Notice of Preliminary Rule Making (NPRM), known as the Control Room Management (CRM) rule. Since the CRM rule went into full effect in 2012, pipeline operators have seen significant transformation in the control room operation.