Talisman Adds Enviroline Monitors

Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Talisman Energy installed an additional 10 Enviroline Hydrogen Monitoring units this month to its network of upstream pipelines through Western Canada in a continued effort to proactively manage pipeline corrosion and integrity. The company has installed more than 25 Enviroline units since October 2007 and has been a strong proponent of the technology for many years.

As corrosion occurs and metal dissolves on the inside wall of a tank or pipe, atomic hydrogen is formed. This hydrogen migrates along the grain boundaries and inclusions of the steel, called hydrogen flux, and may get stuck inside the metal wall, or exit through the wall to the outside. Monitoring for corrosion potential by tracking hydrogen flux, an early stage in the corrosion process, is a 30 year old technology that Enviroline Monitoring Systems has updated with its continuous labor-free monitoring, satellite communication, web reporting and e-mail alerts, for instant, real time data available anytime, anywhere. Continuous real-time data provides tank and pipe owners with the timely information they need to correct a corrosive environment long before significant damage to the tank or pipe wall can occur.

SOURCE: Talisman Energy Inc.