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Pipeline management, control and safety
Pipeline management is used to maintain operation and integrity of the pipeline system. It is usually handled by a SCADA…
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Liquid pipelines, pump and valve stations
Liquid crude or product pipelines are handled much the same way, with pump stations and block valve stations along the…
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Pipelines Installations
Pipeline installations consist of driving compressors and pumps, valve stations, pig receive/launch facilities, where the pig is used for cleaning…
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Gas processing
Raw natural gas must be processed to meet the trading specifications of pipeline and gas distribution companies. As part of…
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Gas plants
Gas composition When gas is exported, many gas trains include additional equipment for further gas processing to remove unwanted components…
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Oil and gas storage, metering and export
The final stage before the oil and gas leaves the platform consists of storage, pumps and pipeline terminal equipment. Fiscal…
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Compressors, anti-surge and performance
Compressors are used in many parts of the oil and gas process, from upstream production to gas plants, pipelines, LNG…
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Scrubbers and reboilers
The separated gas may contain mist and other liquid droplets. Drops of water and hydrocarbons also form when the gas…
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Heat exchangers
For the compressor to operate efficiently, gas temperature should be low. The lower the temperature, the less energy will be…
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Water treatment
On an installation such as this, where the water cut is high, there will be a huge amount of water…
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Separation
As described earlier, the well-stream may consist of crude oil, gas, condensates, water and various contaminants. The purpose of the…
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Manifolds and gathering
Pipelines and risers This facility uses subsea production wells. The typical high pressure (HP) wellhead at the bottom right, with…
