| November/December 2011 |
COVER STORY:
Sticking to Safety
Vacuworx Developed Vacuum Lifting Industry for Pipeline Construction to Help Save Lives
The story goes that Vacuworx International was born at the family dinner table. While talking about the oil and gas pipeline industry with his father, Bill Solomon got the idea to adapt vacuum lift technology to move steel pipe around the jobsite.
The old way was just too dangerous, he thought, and so he invested — “every money source I had,” Solomon says — in starting a new company and, in turn, forming a new industry for the construction market.
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FEATURE:
Understanding Pipeline Coatings
Pipeline Coatings Used With Cathodic Protection
Understanding the issues that can develop when using pipeline coatings with cathodic protection (CP) continues to be a problem in the pipeline industry. Read More »
FEATURE:
Can You Afford the Risk?
Taking Care of Contaminated or Abandoned Pipelines
It has come to our attention that your company may be in possession of contaminated pipes. In other words, the pipelines you own may be coated with coal tar with asbestos containing material (ACM), or coal tar coating that contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or quite possibly both. Read More »
FEATURE:
Better Welds
Ways to Improve Productivity on High-Strength Pipelines
The transition to using high-strength pipe for onshore pipeline projects continues to expand globally as companies seek to increase lay time and build in progressively more remote areas. Read More »
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MARKET WATCH:
U.S. Petroleum Exports Rise to Meet Global Market Integration
EIA Reports Pennsylvania Leads Northeast in Natural Gas Production
Total U.S. exports of finished petroleum products have increased more than 60 percent since 2007, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which credits worldwide market integration for the rise. This trend is driven primarily by finished motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil, which are increasingly exported to Latin America. Annual U.S. exports of gasoline and distillate increased by 133 percent and 144 percent, respectively, from 2007 to 2010. Read More »
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