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Can new technology ease concerns over pipeline safety?

September 10, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Who could have ever imagined that North America would surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas liquids? A decade ago, that would have seemed laughable. Yet that’s exactly what has happened; and it’s not just Saudi Arabia that has been left in North America’s dust — Russia has, too. […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, Environment, Innovation, News, Safety Tagged With: Canadian, corrosion, data analytics, detecting, Enbridge, environmental, Fox-Tek, Keystone XL pipeline, minimum regulatory requirements, monitoring, Northern Gateway pipeline, oil and gas, pig, Pipeline safety, pipelines, smart pigs, spills, underspend on safety

Pitch for drones in the oil and gas industry

July 9, 2014 by Rob Hislop Leave a Comment

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), more commonly known to the general public as drones, is seen as a major step forward in aerospace. The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is suggesting the use of UAS could grow into a $140 billion dollar global market. In the oil and gas industry, the technology can be […]

Filed Under: Alberta, Canada, International, News Tagged With: corrosion, detect, drone, leaks, monitoring, oil and gas industry, pipeline, tank, Technology, theft, UAS, Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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