Newsletter | February 17, 2021

02.17.21 -- EIA Releases Short-Term Energy Outlook

In This Issue:
The True Cost Of Custody Transfer Mismeasurement Increase Reliability In OH Finned Air Cooler Condensers Chevron Announces Offer To Acquire Noble Midstream Partners LP	Offshore Platform Fire Safety Sprinkler System Depends On Liquid Flow Assurance Switch Energy Information Administration Releases Short-Term Energy Outlook Featured Products And Services

Featured Articles

The True Cost Of Custody Transfer Mismeasurement

A Q&A With ABB Measurement & Analytics

In the oil and gas industry, operations are only as good as what they can measure. When it’s time to move product from one place to another, accurate custody transfer measurement is paramount. Without a precise account of what’s been delivered, operations cannot accurately charge for their services and this can have major financial implications.

Increase Reliability In OH Finned Air Cooler Condensers

By CTI Industries

Every fixed equipment, mechanical and/or reliability engineer, corrosion specialist, inspector, etc. at refinery, chemical, and petrochemical plants is aware of the extreme financial penalties and, more importantly, the potential dangers associated with heat exchanger tube failures.

Offshore Platform Fire Safety Sprinkler System Depends On Liquid Flow Assurance Switch

By Richard Koeken, Fluid Components International (FCI)

Offshore platforms around the globe are essential to the production of oil/gas and the global energy supply chain, but they represent a daily hazardous operating environment to the employees that work there 24/7. The potential dangers range from a mix of toxic and combustible gases, including, but not limited to, deadly hydrogen sulfide (H2S), to explosive methane (CH4) and other mixed hydrocarbon gases that are easily flammable.

Industry News

• EIA Releases February's Short-Term Energy Outlook

• Chevron Announces Offer To Acquire Noble Midstream Partners LP

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation Successfully Emerges From Financial Restructuring

• Lawsuit Launched Over Army Corps’ Failure To Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program

• The First Discovery This Year Made Near The Troll Field In The North Sea

• Cavitation Technologies To Resume Produced Water Treatment Operations

• Maersk Drilling Awarded Two-Well Contract For Low-Emission Rig To Return To Aker BP

• Cudd Well Control Signs Alliance Agreement With Worldwide Facilities, LLC

• Twin Brothers Receives AISC Certification

• C-Innovation Signs One-Year Contract Extension With BP For Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) In Gulf Of Mexico

Recommended Resources

Emergency Shutdown (ESD) Water Hammer Characterization

Upstream oil collection networks have emergency shutdown systems to protect against damage; however, when the trip activates, rapid valve closure can cause water hammer to occur. This can cause mechanical damage to the system and vessels and/or cause relief valves or rupture disks to blow, with safety, reliability, and environmental impacts. The challenge faced by oil and gas operators is being able to proactively detect where water hammer happens to focus re-engineering of emergency shutdown (ESD) and equipment.

Mass Flow Meters In Oil & Gas Applications

Fox Thermal Instruments manufactures highly accurate and repeatable gas flow meters for the oil and gas industry. The Model FT4X was designed for use in upstream oil and gas flare and vent gas applications. Accuracy is compliant with BLM 3175.

New Radar Technology For Solids Level Measurement

In nearly every industry, operators use solids level measurement to track and monitor material stored in large vessels, silos, or tanks. They need to know the value of their inventory and to be able to conduct process monitoring. Key examples include corn milling, grains and powders, cement, wood chips, and even sand used for oil and gas drilling applications. Solids can be challenging to gauge. There are numerous available measuring methods, with varying degrees of accuracy.