Keystone XL Pipeline: TransCanada to sue over rejection

The pipeline, designed to carry oil from Canada to refineries in the US, was rejected by US President Barack Obama in November 2016.

Training pipeline controllers for the unexpected

Training your controllers so that they respond calmly and correctly to abnormal operating condition could make the difference between an emergency and a catastrophe.

Train crash reinforces need for more pipelines

Over 30 cars of a freight train derailed near Hyndman, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. One car was carrying liquefied petroleum gas and additional cars carried other hazardous materials. If the liquefied petroleum gas had been carried in pipelines, the accident might not have occurred.

Tracking batches accurately in a long pipeline with large elevation changes and prominent slack

It is relatively easy to track multiple batches in a pipeline with no elevation changes, and a fixed internal diameter. However, it is far more complex to track multiple batches in a pipeline with drastic elevation changes and many different sizes in diameter.

Thieves foiled by Atmos system in Peru

Thieves do not rest, not even during the holidays. At 18:34 on 6 December 2016 our client, who operates a 60 km long crude oil pipeline that runs through a remote area, received a leak alarm from their Atmos Wave (rarefaction-wave-based) leak detection system.