Issues and news relating to the transportation of “natural gas”
SF6 – A New Perspective on an Old Problem Ever since pipelines were installed, the need to test their integrity by means of a pressure testing has presented the fabricator with a problem. “what do you do when it fails?” Do you adopt the following non-routine procedure or something like it? For obvious reasons the…
Demand for Meter Investigations Rises The independent forensic testing facility for the investigation of possible fraudulent us of supply meters is well established at Scienco. The service includes the production of reports for the Crown Prosecution Service and when required the provision of expert witnesses for court appearance. The following article summarises some of the recent interest…
Do you have a problem with black deposits in your copper carcass? Although at first sight this black dust may appear to be quite harmless, it is a starting to cause big problems throughout the UK. Produced by a reaction between trace amounts of hydrogen sulphide in natural gas, and domestic copper pipe work. The…
Gas Explosion 1977 – The King Inquiry Following several gas explosions over the Christmas and New Year period of 1976/77, the Secretary of State for Energy commissioned an inquiry chaired by Dr P J King, to examine the circumstances surrounding the incidents and to consider improvements to existing procedures or systems, and new measures which…