TDW : Ensuring throughput in Poland Dec 9, 2014
Keeping hundreds of miles of Poland’s pipelines flowing at optimum capacity isn’t easy. It’s a demanding job, requiring great care and attention to

Commitment to safety shines in Gulf of Mexico Nov 21, 2014
Oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico remains high, as does the commitment to operational and process safety. Every procedure involving a pipeline,

Inline inspection operation in subzero temperatures executed by TDW Offshore China Nov 20, 2014
Inspecting and maintaining sub-surface pipelines is always challenging. When the pipelines are located offshore in turbulent seas, the

Inline inspection operation in Subzero Temperatures executed by TDW Offshore China Nov 17, 2014
Inspecting and maintaining sub-surface pipelines is always challenging. When the pipelines are located offshore in turbulent seas, the

TDW facilitates flow reversal of Gulf Coast Pipeline - Gulf of Mexico Oct 21, 2014
Most pipelines only flow in one direction, usually from an oil or gas source to a market hub. But what happens if contingencies change, with source and hub effectively switching places? Changing the flow direction of a pipeline is not a simple matter of reversing a few valves. A pipeline designed to flow in one direction needs complex restructuring in order to flow in another. It’s not an impossible task, but it does require sophisticated engineering.

Production flows through high temperature steam line during maintenance work in Italy Sep 17, 2014
When engineers at the Saras Refinery in Sarroch, Sardinia needed to replace two valves on a section of line, which operates at 235°C and

Improving Hard Spot Detection, Characterization, & Prioritization Sep 8, 2014
Pipeline hard spots: created due to localized quenching of steel during the manufacturing process. A potential threat to pipeline integrity,

Gas flows to millions in Thailand while pipeline repaired Aug 21, 2014
Responsible for providing Thailand with 20 percent of its annual natural gas supply, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) works hard to make certain that natural gas production from the Bongkot and Erawan Production Platforms, located in the Gulf of Thailand, flow with little disruption.

Subsea Pipeline pressure isolation protects divers during Wye Installation in GoM Aug 5, 2014
When a commercial diving and marine services company began planning the installation of a piggable wye to tie-in a new

Cameroon Jungle Pipelines modified to make way for Lom Pangar Dam Reservoir Jun 18, 2014
With the completion deadline of the massive Lom Pangar dam construction project looming on the horizon, a leading Italian construction

Canadian operator safely relocates natural gas pipeline in environmentally sensitive area Jun 6, 2014
Rerouting a section of a natural gas pipeline is always a complex project.