The line’s structural integrity could be assessed using pipeline inspection gauges, or “pigs,” which are cleaning devices— smart pigs have sensors—that are inserted into an oversized section of pipe, ...

The maintenance and integrity of pipeline networks are critical to global energy infrastructure. Pipeline inspection and pigging operations employ specialised devices – commonly known as PIGs ...

Since the advent of miniature cameras, plant and utility personnel have used them to assess pipe condition and troubleshoot problems. Over the years, new delivery mechanisms have emerged to carry ...

In-pipe inspection robotics encompasses advanced robotic systems designed to autonomously traverse pipelines and conduct thorough inspections for defects, corrosion, and structural anomalies. These ...

A stretch of Texas Eastern pipeline that runs below Quakertown to the New Jersey border was inspected for problems last year, but it has been eight years since the company did its in-line inspections ...

SAN FRANCISCO — An audit of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. pipelines that was performed four months before September’s deadly explosion near San Francisco suggests the utility took shortcuts during its ...

Years ago, employees at PG&E decided not to classify a certain natural gas pipeline as “high-risk.” The pipeline in question was one of the oldest pipelines still in use and ran directly under a ...

A tip led us to a storage yard holding hundreds of pipeline segments in Blanco. The segments will become the Permian Highway Pipeline. The group fighting the pipeline is concerned the anti-corrosion ...

Oceaneering International, Inc. OII and TotalEnergies SE TTE, a France-based integrated oil and gas company, joined forces to unveil a revolutionary advancement in pipeline inspection technology — the ...

Regional water officials in San Diego County announced Tuesday that an innovative pipeline-inspection regime has saved ratepayers more than $200 million to date. During the last two decades, the San ...

BISMARCK, N.D.—North Dakota officials are trying to determine if Tesoro Corp. knew about potential problems—including one deemed “serious” in documents obtained by The Associated Press—with a pipeline ...

Mile for mile, California conducts the fewest natural gas pipeline safety inspections of any state, prompting federal officials to sanction the state for seven years running and warn its regulators ...