Hanover/Berlin, 9 March 2020: The annual Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) will be held online this year. This was announced by the organizer EITEP, immediately after the cancellation of the annual event. The rampant corona virus has made it impossible to hold the event safely and has led to the cancellation of numerous well-known events worldwide.
In the US, cybercriminals have succeeded in shutting down an industrial plant. All it took was a wrong click from an employee.
The attack was launched by what is known as spearphishing. It appears that a company employee clicked on a link in an e-mail that looked deceptively real, but was malicious. The Departement of Homeland Security will not reveal which company it is.
Africa, the planet's second largest continent after Asia, is in the throes of great change.
The Pipeline Technology Conference, Europe's most important pipeline event, will enter its 15th round at the end of March. ptc is essential for the global pipeline industry in order to find out about the latest technological developments and solutions.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL) has claimed responsibility for attacking a gas pipeline in the Sinai this past Sunday. The insurgents were attempting (unsuccessfully) to disrupt the transmission of gas between Egypt and Israel.
In the third sophisticated attack on Syria's Banias Oil Refinery within the past seven months, persons the government labeled "terrorists" planted underwater explosives this past week damaging offshore oil facilities including pipelines used to transport oil into one of Syria's two main refineries.
Despite of the well-publicized dangers the number of Nigerians willing to risk their lives by tapping into the extensive state-run oil pipeline system in Nigeria continues to grow.
A two-day event will explore the cutting-edge pipeline and data integrity solutions ahead of the introduction of the new PHMSA ‘Mega’ Rule later this year.
The organizers of the upcoming 15th Annual Pipeline Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany have announced the location of the traditional conference dinner. This year conference participants are invited to visit the Trabrennbahn Mariendorf, one of the most successful harness racing tracks in Germany, hosting more than 650 races a year.
With our new series Pipeline People, we would like to introduce you to some of our pipeline experts: informal and up close. The first one is our long-time and valued companion, Steffen Paeper.
The passing of John Tiratsoo fills me with sadness as I have come to know John as a visionary and motivated person in the international pipeline family who has pushed his work forward with dedication and endurance.
Thanks to its steady growth and ever-increasing reach, the ptc Exhibition is now listed in the catalogue of AUMA, the Association of the German Fair Trade Industry.
The recent drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais have caused the loss of 5.7 million barrel oil per day. Houthi rebels claimed responsability while Saudi Arabia and the US are investigating who caused the damage.
The german association MWV, short for Mineralöl Wirtschafts Verband (mineral oil economic association), welcomes VARO Energy Refining and several other companies as new members.
European leaders this month once again clashed over future polices concerning the role natural gas should play in the European Union’s energy landscape.
