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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

Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Subsea Pump Stations to Prevent Unplanned Downtime

Predictive Maintenance Strategies for Subsea Pump Stations to Prevent Unplanned Downtime

How to turn subsea pump sensor data into intervention decisions: failure-mode-based indicators, operating-point normalisation, prognostic method trade-offs, and a checklist for planning retrievals around logistics lead time.

04 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

Optimization of Liquefaction Train Design for Maximizing Throughput in Constrained Port Environments

Pipelines and Midstream

Optimization of Liquefaction Train Design for Maximizing Throughput in Constrained Port Environments

How to find the binding constraint on a space-limited LNG site, choose a liquefaction cycle and train arrangement to suit, and align storage and berth capacity so the train's rate becomes deliverable cargo.

03 Nov 2026 · 10 min read

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06 Nov 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 06 Nov Atlantic, Pacific spot LNG shipping rates up for third week Spot shipping rates for liquefied natural gas moved higher in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, marking the third consecutive week of gains, according to assessments from Spark Commodities. The rise applies to the two basins at the same time, so the firmer trend in freight costs is not confined to 06 Nov Aramco Explores Overseas Storage, Alternative Export Routes Aramco's chief executive has announced that the company is continuing to 'explore additional overseas storage capacity' as well as 'alternative export routes', describing both as ways to 'further strengthen' its global supply network. The phrasing presents the effort as ongoing rather than newly lau 06 Nov ORLEN Completes $153.44M Wierzchowice Storage Expansion ORLEN has finished a $153.44-million expansion project at the Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Facility, Poland's largest gas storage site. The work lifts the facility's storage volume by roughly a quarter, taking it to 74.2 billion cubic feet. Underground facilities of this type act as a buffe 05 Nov Equinor Opens Marine Robotics Test Center at Kårstø Plant Equinor has opened a marine robotics test center at the Kårstø processing plant in Norway. The facility is intended for the development and qualification of underwater robots, autonomous vessels and other equipment for use in offshore operations. The announcement was published alongside a video. Th

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