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.
Satellite and aircraft methane monitoring are reshaping pipeline LDAR programs, helping operators detect leaks faster, prioritize repairs and integrate emissions data into long-term integrity and maintenance strategies.
NewTek Sensor Solutions is expanding the use of its LVDT position sensors in pipeline monitoring systems, helping operators detect vibration, deformation, and structural shifts in oil and gas, water, and chemical pipelines to improve safety, reliability, and asset integrity.
Penspen has begun a new NIA-funded study with National Gas Transmission to evaluate whether oxygen can inhibit hydrogen embrittlement in repurposed pipeline infrastructure—critical research as the UK develops a 1,500-mile hydrogen transmission network.
Current Magnetometry Inspection (CMI) uses multi-frequency AC fields, AI/ML, and dense aboveground sensing to 3D-map pipelines, calculate EIR-free, and distinguish passivated versus actively corroding defects—enabling targeted digs on unpiggable lines without disrupting CP or operations.
Incorrect internal diameter specifications in insulating gasket kits can cause electrical bridging and galvanic corrosion at pipeline flanges. Saudi Aramco engineers explain how proper bore sizing and torque control are critical to maintaining electrical isolation and long-term integrity.
Pipeline operators are turning to thermal insulative coatings (TICs) to combat corrosion under insulation (CUI) and prevent heat loss. These advanced coatings provide long-term protection, improve energy efficiency, and eliminate moisture-trapping insulation systems prone to corrosion and failure.
A new reliability study from Universidad Nacional de Colombia analyzes how slow crack growth (SCG) and burial design variables—such as soil class, depth of cover, and trench width—affect the long-term performance of HDPE pipelines. Using Monte Carlo simulations and machine learning, researchers identify key factors influencing pipeline failure risk.
PipeSense has signed an exclusive partnership with Indigenous-owned Monitor Emissions to expand leak detection, pig-tracking, and hydrotesting technologies across Canada.
Prospera Energy has completed three pipeline replacement and integrity projects across its Cuthbert and Hearts Hill fields, enabling injector and producer wells to return to service ahead of its 2025–26 winter capital program.
INEOS marked the 50th anniversary of the Forties Pipeline System, calling it a cornerstone of UK energy security while warning that high taxes and restrictive energy policies risk undermining future investment in the North Sea.
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.
A Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline ruptured in Wyoming on Sept. 21, igniting a massive fire that scorched Union Pacific freight cars and sent a glow visible from Colorado. No injuries were reported.
Enterprise Products is responding to a crude oil leak at its Houston terminal that temporarily reduced flows on the Seaway pipeline.
An explosives attack in Colombia’s Arauquita region forced the suspension of crude oil pumping through the 210,000 bpd Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline, operator Cenit said, as emergency crews worked to contain a spill.
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