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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has fined SoCal Gas $2.25 million for 45 safety violations found during inspections in the Mid-City and Harbor area in April and May of 2015. The violations stemmed from the delayed maintenance of corrosion prevention systems, and not from actual corrosion of pipes or casings.

Last week Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, bemoaned growing pipeline vandalism in the country resuling in losses of some 800,000 barrels of oil per day. Nigeria’s crude oil production had declined from 2.2 million barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day due to pipeline vandalism.

Construction has begun on the 48 inch diameter Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) which will deliver 10 bcm/annum of new Caspian gas supplies to Europe from 2020.

The TAP, which constitutes the European leg of the Southern Gas Corridor, will ensure Europe’s energy supply as well as diversifying its energy sources.

Measurement and inspection technology specialist – Optical Metrology Services (OMS) – has chosen ptc Berlin to launch its revolutionary pipe bevel measurement tool.

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation serving customers in over 100 countries, has announced a new Pipeline Trainer 1.0 built on SimSuite 7 framework. The re-engineered tool will challenge pipeline controllers with real-life scenarios, strengthening their preparedness for such events when actually on the job.

After initially considering Kenya as the most suitable transit country for exporting crude oil, Uganda has elected to build a 1400 km oil pipeline through Tanzania, citing cost and security advantages. The pipeline is expected to begin operations in 2020.

The 3rd ROSEN Energy & Innovation Forum took place at ROSEN Technology & Research Center in Lingen from 10-12 May 2016. This year's topic was "Pipeline Integrity 2030 - Ensuring Future Performance". The results of the event will be presented by Hermann Rosen at ptc 2016 in Berlin on 25 May.

The upcoming Pipeline Technology Journal China (ptj China) will be available for the first time during the 11th Pipeline Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany (23-25 May 2016).

"It all started out as a joke in 2010," says Xavier Vanneste, heir to a dynasty of beer brewers in the ancient city of Bruges, Belgium.

TransCanada has received the final permits from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission for the $4.8 billion, 650 km Coastal GasLink pipeline from northeast B.C. to the west coast B.C. to serve export markets.

Indian-based Tata Steel company has manufactured a large diameter 42" pipe which will set an industry standard by becoming the deepest to be laid for 140 kilometers in the Mexican section of the Gulf of Mexico.

DENSO Group Germany, leading supplier of corrosion prevention and sealing technology, launches its new corporate website. The website offers new content, optimised technology and a modern design. Oriented on the demands of the customers, the product display has undergone a restructuring and an innovative product finder helps to easily select the right product.

In yet another legislative step to strengthen regulatory oversight of the national pipeline network at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a series of measures known as H.R.

With delegates from 50 different nations, with over 600 participants including staff and management of 53 international pipeline operators, 85 speakers and 12 poster sessions the 11th Pipeline Technology Conference (23-25 May, Berlin) is shaping up to be a pivotal event for the global pipeline community with the following 3 Panel Discussions:

In a decision which could have far-reaching consequences for the North American pipeline landscape, the independent National Energy Board (NEB) of Canada has given conditional approval Enbridge's application to replace its 1,660 km Line 3 oil pipeline between Alberta and Wisconsin.

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House of Representatives last week unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) for four years and maintain the safety of the United States' pipeline network.

In face of sustained political protest coupled with an indifferent future customer base, Kinder Morgan has decided to cancel the construction of a $3.3 billion, 188 - mile gas pipeline system from a point west of Albany, New York to Dracut, Massachusetts.

A.Hak Industrial Services has announced that its new 3 inch pipeline and furnace inspection systems are available for projects worldwide after the first pilot projects were successfully executed. This most recent development is part of a new range of faster tools with XYZ mapping possibilities.

H.E. Dr. Ali Majedi was Deputy Oil Minister for Foreign Affairs in Iran from 2013-2014. He is Iranian Ambassador to Germany in Berlin since October 2014.

Pipeline op­er­a­tors have long iden­ti­fied pin­hole and es­pe­cially em­bed­ded pin­hole de­fects as a sig­nif­i­cant risk fac­tor in their in­tegrity man­age­ment pro­grams.

While international sanctions against Iran were being enforced, the National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) was quietly building a gas pipeline to neighboring Iraq. And now with most restrictions on Iran lifted the country is ready to begin sending its gas to an energy-starved Basra as well as to other Iraqi cities.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has awarded a significant contract to Saipem SpA for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of the 36-inch offshore pipeline to be built across the Adriatic Sea.

105 years ago (in 1911), the first pipeline in Middle East was completed in Iran by Charlie Richi to move crude oil from Masjed Soleiman to Abadan. From 1911 to the present, the Iranian pipeline industry has expanded its huge network and also improved in the technical and engineering aspects of pipeline operations.

TransCanada, as part of the company's concerted effort to bolster its presence in the North American continent, will spend some $550 million on the construction of a 420-km natural gas pipeline in Mexico.

TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline has received the green light from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) to resume operations at reduced pressure, after a discovered leak nearly two weeks ago forced the company to shut the pipeline down.