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Oil via Russia's Druzhba pipeline halted by technical problems

Russian and Kazakh oil flows to Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany via the Druzhba pipeline have stopped since Thursday due to technical problems at a Russian pumping station.

Russian oil flow to Czech Republic expected to resume after halt

Russian oil flows to the Czech Republic via the Druzhba pipeline were seen resuming on Friday after payment issues linked to the transit via Ukraine, which caused a halt, have been sorted.

Safe design and operation of burn pit flare systems

Saudi Aramco: Al-Tijani, A. H.  |  Al-Mubayedh, M.  |  Al-Sanad, A.
Zeeco: Seefeldt, G.

This article will mainly focus on horizontal flare systems and grade-level burn pits. Design considerations, operational challenges and several lessons learned will be discussed. 

CB&I ships Viva Energy Modules from its Thailand fabrication facility

CB&I, a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of McDermott, has shipped three out of five process assembly unit (PAU) modules for Viva Energy Australia.

North Dakota (U.S.) approves Summit Carbon pipeline permit

North Dakota regulators on Friday approved Summit Carbon Solutions' application for a permit to run a section of its carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline through the state and store the captured greenhouse gas (GHG) underground.

Exolum begins demonstration of transport and storage of green H2 in existing terminal infrastructure

Exolum has started the world’s first project to transport and store green H2 on a commercial scale in existing oil infrastructure using liquid organic H2 carriers (LOHCs).

Examination of design temperature allowance on creep range piping

This article delves into the effects of providing standard design temperature allowances for piping systems operating in the creep range. The aim of examining this practice is to enhance the understanding of its implications for pipe engineering. 

Enterprise opens new facility in Utah to expand strategic fuel storage

Enterprise Products Partners said the second phase of its Texas Western Products System, which houses 400,000 bpd of gasoline and diesel, was now complete with truck loading operations beginning at company's fuel terminal located in Utah.

U.S. West Coast refiners boost imports of light Canadian crude

Canadian waterborne exports of light crude to the U.S. West Coast have surged since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) began operating in May, data shows, surprising some market participants who thought it would mainly be used to send heavy crude to Asia and California.

Four new petroleum liquids pipelines have been completed in the U.S. since 2023

Since 2023, pipeline companies have completed four new petroleum liquids pipeline projects in the U.S.—three crude oil pipeline projects and one hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) project—according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) recently updated Liquids Pipeline Projects Database.