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16 Jan 2025
US is expanding LNG export capacity by 33%
Alright, so picture this: Europe can’t get their gas from Russia anymore, right? They’re like, ‘Okay, we’ll get it from the US!’ Sounds simple, yeah? Except… it’s not. See, the US only has so much ‘capacity’ to send gas overseas – like, not enough. It’s not like flipping a switch. You can’t just decide to
15 Nov 2024
PetalC and Petal17 – what has changed with Gall Thomson’s latest Marine Breakaway Coupling evolution
PetalC, the latest addition to Gall Thomson’s Petal Valve Marine Breakaway Coupling (MBC) range is hailed as a significant advancement in MBC technology, but how does it differ from Petal17, the established market leader? The PetalC MBC has been designed to enhance protection of breakstuds during exceptional bending movements without affecting their axial load
16 Oct 2024
Oil Spill Statistics 2024 to 2014
1. Overview Oil tanker spills have been a problem for years, polluting the ocean, damaging the environment and the economy. Knowing the trends in oil spill statistics will help us see what’s working and what’s not in prevention and response. This article will look at the data from 2014 to 2024, trends, notable incidents
07 Oct 2024
Marine Breakaway Couplings Field Verified
The importance of Field Verified in achieving reliable Marine Breakaway Coupling activations Gall Thomson recently reported there were 16 known activations of its Marine Breakaway Couplings (MBCs) during 2023. The activations were in response to offshore emergencies during media transfer and the activations occurred in nine different countries around the world. Each MBC operated exactly
07 Jun 2024
Gall Thomson confirms total known Marine Breakaway Couplings activations for 2023
Gall Thomson has revealed there were 16 known activations of its Marine Breakaway Couplings during 2023. The activations occurred in nine different countries around the world. On each occasion, the Marine Breakaway Coupling (MBC) operated exactly as expected. Oil spills, injuries and damage to assets such as vessels, hoses or facilities was avoided. There
27 Jul 2018
Single Buoy Mooring Procedure
Single point mooring (SPM), also known as single buoy mooring (SBM), is a floating jetty/buoy that is anchored offshore to allow liquid cargo handling such as products of petroleum for tanker ships. Single buoy mooring is mostly used in places where dedicated facilities for unloading or loading liquid cargo isn’t available. They are often positioned
21 Apr 2017
KLAW launches new lighter and shorter marine breakaway coupling
The new marine breakaway coupling launched by KLAW is called the Marine2, which is 25% lighter and 32% shorter than alternative marine breakaway couplings available in this sector and was designed and developed to reduce the stresses placed on hoses used on offshore hose reel applications. Marine2 Breakaway Coupling This new Marine2 design has been
28 Nov 2016
Russia to cap oil production but is it anything new
The price of oil has shaped the financial fortunes of many oil producing countries. To address this, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has looked to reduce the output of oil not just from their members, but non-members as well. Non-member Russia has shown its willingness to freeze its production of oil at present
09 Sep 2016
What is the Container shipping outlook in 2016?
In the recent years, container freight industry has been on the downward trend in regards to profit made cutting down to high sales revenue obtained from this industry. This phenomenon has seen carriers struggling to find a permanent solution to this catastrophe compelling some to work independently embracing such initiatives like organisational cost-cutting. These efforts
09 Sep 2016
What are Cam-lock couplings and when should you use them
Cam-lock couplings Cam-locks are a hose couplings used to connect fittings on piping. They are available in different materials and can be used in various mediums.They replace the traditional, unsafe and time-consuming nut, bolt flange and drift pin methods of pipe connection. A lever or joint on the cam lock coupling connects one hose pipe
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