In Hanlontown Iowa, US an errant excavator has been blamed for damaging a pipeline that spilled nearly 47,000 gallons of diesel fuel.
A major theft of petroleum from the Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline was detected last week, where thieves had dug a large tunnel (15ft deep and 100m long) on the outskirts of R K Puram colony under Highway Police Station
On Monday General Electric Co (GE) announced that they would be merging their petroleum related operations with Baker Hughes Inc to create the second largest oilfield service company in the world.
GE’s Measurement & Control business has significantly enhanced its pipeline capabilities by entering a cooperation agreement with Atmos International, a leading global supplier of pipeline leak detection and simulation technology to the oil, gas, water and associated industries.
New reforms agreed by the state and federal ministers at the Coag energy council meeting in Canberra will expand gas supplies and force suppliers to publish previously secret gas prices.