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Europe pipeline news

Is DCVG obsolete? New shifts in corrosion detection

Markus Büchler, SGK, Switzerland, and Mark Glinka, EMPIT GmbH, Germany, draw conclusions from measurements and assessments of different coating integrity techniques on buried pipelines, namely the newly developed current magnetometry inspection.

 
 
 

DNV releases new standard for hybrid TCP’s

The latest DNV standard facilitates the integration of innovative technologies like carbon fibre armor into flexible riser designs to enhance efficiency and reliability for deepwater projects.

 
 
 

Fluxys appointed Belgium's 'hydrogen network operator'

A specially formed subsidiary of gas pipeline operator Fluxys has been appointed Belgium’s “hydrogen network operator”, putting it in charge of building out and operating an H2 pipeline grid in the country.

 
 

Decouplers making a difference

Jay Warner, Dairyland Electrical Industries, USA, Jerzy Sibila and Jerzy Mossakowski, CORRSTOP, Poland, explain how AC mitigation is a proven technique to solve AC interference problems on pipelines, referring specifically to the use of DC decouplers.