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Keeping the NT in line: Brett Struck

Brett Struck has been a part of the Northern Territory pipeline industry for a total of 29 years, with 17 years as the Northern Territory pipeline regulator, responsible for licensing transmission pipelines.

Pipeline issues on topic in Canada

Every two years, pipeliners around the world converge on Calgary, Canada, to discuss the latest issues challenging the industry at the International Pipeline Conference and Exposition. This year’s event will be held from 27 September to 1 October 2010.

PPIM: pigs on show in Texas

A dynamic forum discussing key trends, products and services in the pipeline inspection sector – the 22nd Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Maintenance Conference and Exhibition – was held in Houston, Texas, from 15 to 18 February 2010.

IPC/IPE 2006: The world gathers in Calgary

Members of the pipeline industry from around the world gathered in Calgary from 25 – 29 September for the 2006 International Pipeline Conference and Exposition. The Australian Pipeliner’s Editor Scott Pearce attended and filed this exclusive report.

Exciting developments for North American pipelines

Hollywood gave America’s natural gas pipelines a dramatic entrance into the public consciousness recently – with Bruce Willis’ John McClane narrowly escaping a far fetched and unlikely scenario in which there was a massive explosion at a power plant after a terrorist managed to redirect every gas pipeline in America in an attempt to blow the Die Hard 4 hero sky high – but aside from this, there have been some real-life exciting developments in North America in recent times, with a number of large-scale pipeline projects on the development horizon.

Tackle today’s pipeline issues: the 22nd PPIM Conference in Houston

The 22nd International Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Management Conference will provide the opporutnity for delegate to consider how companies should prioritise pipeline repairs, if too much debris can undermine the in-line inspection of a pipeline and whether they are getting the best out of their tools.

Regulating Canadian pipelines: Murray tells all

The National Energy Board of Canada encourages a goal-oriented approach to pipeline operation. The regulator is currently considering the elimination of hydrotesting and moving toward a more streamlined approach to regulating Canada/United States cross border pipelines.

A year on, PIPEd continues to grow

PIPEd has experienced a fantastic first year since fourteen people attended its first course, “Understanding hydrostatic testing and pipeline commissioning” in Brisbane, November 2006.

Vermeer: working in Texas

As a general superintendent for the pipeline contractor Driver Pipeline Company based in Dallas, Texas, Mark Wright currently oversees the installation of more than 213 km of natural gas lines. Using Vermeer’s track trencher units has meant that the company can keep on top of the work at hand.

A Keystone conversion

TransCanada is undertaking an innovative, cost-competitive way to accommodate the expected growth in Canadian crude oil production during the next decade. The Keystone Pipeline project not only involves the construction of a 2,592 km oil pipeline but also the conversion of an 864 km existing natural gas pipeline.