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Tracking pigs from a central location
Every day, oil and gas pipelines transport critical resources that help fuel the economy, vital industries, and our communities. Without pipelines, it would take thousands of tanker trucks to transport these resources, which is impractical from both a safety and cost standpoint. Although pipelines are an extremely efficient means of transport, they also carry significant risk for owners and the ...
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Advanced Pig tracking provides recordable data
In order to mitigate risk, pipeline owners spend approximately $1.5 billion every year on pipeline integrity for the thousands of kilometers of pipe across North America. Pipeline integrity often employs the use of inline inspection (ILI) tools known as pigs. These pigs are inserted into a pipeline and pushed along the pipeline by the flow of product. ILI tools have multiple functions, and can be ...
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Precise pig tracking from start to finish
The most common form of pipeline integrity used by oil and gas pipeline owners is inline inspection (ILI). Inspection pigs are widely used to clean pipelines, as well as identify areas of damage along the pipe wall to ensure the safe delivery of energy products. Historically, once a pig is deployed in a pipeline, a technician confirms the tool’s arrival time at various tracking locations ...
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