BP decided to shut down its largest Alaskan oil field after inspections by "smart pigs" — multimillion dollar robots that root through the pipelines — showed damage from corrosion. But the pigs still ...

Around one-third of the world's gas pipelines can be inspected using 'pipeline pigs'. These cylindrical devices have figured in three James Bond movies, in one case being modified to secretly ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Operators of the trans-Alaska pipeline hope a scraping device will push out a piece of metal 20 inches in diameter that’s been missing in the pipeline since December. A pipeline ...

The University of Bristol’s patented ice pigging technology for cleaning pipes has grown into a global industry. Until the early 2000s, the essential cleaning of industrial pipes was only possible ...

STILLWATER, Okla., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA Rare Earth (USAR), Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) (USAR or the Company) today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Enduro ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The shutdown of a satellite field on Alaska’s North Slope will not stop BP PLC from beginning the process of cleaning out a corroded transit line in the nation’s largest oil field.

The maintenance and integrity of pipeline networks are critical to global energy infrastructure. Pipeline inspection and pigging operations employ specialised devices – commonly known as PIGs ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was on the lookout Monday for a piece of a cleaning device -- called a pig -- that mysteriously got dislodged somewhere ...

The 2010 Kalamazoo spill and the 2013 Exxon leak in Arkansas are the most glaring incidents, but these are just the big leaks that are found right away and reported. Most leaks are found ...

The ice PIG (pipeline inspection gauge) is transforming the way drinking-water pipes are cleaned and maintained. Developed by Professor Joe Quarini to clean pipes more thoroughly and produce less ...