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Weekly Brief 01 Nov – 07 Nov 2026: Capex Signals, Gulf Supply Risk and Winter Gas Readiness
Oil and Gas

Weekly Brief 01 Nov – 07 Nov 2026: Capex Signals, Gulf Supply Risk and Winter Gas Readiness

This week's oil and gas news for engineers and buyers: ExxonMobil's capex plan, Gulf refinery and LNG carrier incidents, new LNG supply, storage before winter, rig extensions and what to check now.

07 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

Hazardous Area Classification for Offshore Topsides: Gas Group, Temperature Class and Zone Extent Practice
Ex Inspection

Hazardous Area Classification for Offshore Topsides: Gas Group, Temperature Class and Zone Extent Practice

How release sources, ventilation degree and ventilation gradients set zone extents on offshore process decks, plus gas group and temperature class selection, with an inspector's checklist for keeping classification drawings accurate.

07 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

Calibration Intervals and Drift Management for Pressure Transmitters in Safety-Instrumented Systems
Instrumentation

Calibration Intervals and Drift Management for Pressure Transmitters in Safety-Instrumented Systems

How to use as-found drift data, proof-test coverage and SIL verification together to justify longer calibration intervals on SIS pressure transmitters without eroding PFD margin, with an illustrative drift calculation.

06 Nov 2026 · 9 min read

Sizing Pressure Safety Valves for Gas-Filled Vessels Under Fire Case
Production Operations

Sizing Pressure Safety Valves for Gas-Filled Vessels Under Fire Case

A technical guide for process engineers on API 521 fire-case sizing, distinguishing wetted vs unwetted area methods to prevent vessel rupture.

05 Nov 2026 · 7 min read

Fiber Optic Cable Installation and Maintenance Protocols for Deepwater Subsea Trees
Telecommunications

Fiber Optic Cable Installation and Maintenance Protocols for Deepwater Subsea Trees

How to install, baseline, monitor and repair optical fibre links serving deepwater subsea trees: handling, terminations, commissioning traces, fault localisation, repair readiness and safety limits for subsea engineers.

05 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

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Oil Traders Seek US Licenses for Sanctioned Tankers Some of the world's largest oil trading houses are asking the US government for permission to bring sanctioned oil tankers back into service, as a shortage of available vessels drives oil transportation costs to unusually high levels. According to a Bloomberg report published Friday, which cited peo US Nuclear Revival Faces Fuel Supply and Fleet Challenges The United States holds the largest nuclear power production capacity in the world, but the sector is confronting what the report describes as an existential threat rooted in decades of insufficient funding and policy support. The central concern raised in the analysis is a fuel supply wall: the cou Orsted's 704-MW Revolution Wind Begins Commercial Operation Orsted announced that Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind project in the United States, has reached commercial operation. The asset is held through a 50:50 partnership between Orsted and GIP, giving the two firms equal ownership of the development. The milestone marks the move from constru US Commercial Crude Stocks Drop to 409.76 Million Barrels Commercial crude oil stocks in the United States, which exclude the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, stood at 409.760 million barrels as of October 30, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest weekly petroleum status report. That represents a week-on-week decline of almost one mi Tourmaline expands long-term gas supply deal with Centrica Tourmaline, Canada's largest natural gas producer, has expanded its long-term natural gas supply agreement with Centrica, a UK-based energy company. The move builds on a supply relationship the two companies already had in place rather than establishing a new one. Specifics of the expanded arrangeme

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PDF ATEX / IECEx Compliance Checklist A 289-point field checklist for hazardous-area equipment inspections. PDF Anti-surge Design Checklist 277 design decisions for a centrifugal compressor anti-surge system. XLSX SIL Verification Worksheet PFDavg, RRF and achieved SIL for a safety instrumented function. XLSX Offshore RCM Starter Template Criticality screening, RCM worksheet and failure-finding interval in one workbook. XLSX Turnaround Scope Planner Scope register, crew loading, long-lead orders and gate timeline for a turnaround. XLSX Cause & Effect Matrix Builder An ESD / F&G cause & effect matrix that checks itself (15 checks). XLSX Relief Scenario Matrix 18 overpressure scenarios per item, the governing case and the API 521 fire case. XLSX Alarm Rationalisation Worksheet Master alarm database, priority matrix and ISA-18.2 alarm KPIs.

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