Almost a year after the Richmond, California fire, Chevron decided to conduct a voluntary inspection at their El Segundo refinery. Chevron’s El Segundo and Richmond refineries were both built in the 70s, process the same type of crude oil, and are nearly identical. During the tests, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) discovered [...] Continue Reading…
Once again, BORIN Manufacturing, Inc. enjoyed a successful NACE Conference, this year in Orlando, Florida. Although the foot traffic in the exhibit hall seemed light, we enjoyed seeing most of our more than 114 distributors from 83 different countries. BORIN hosted their annual gala reception, this year at the Rosen Plaza Hotel with more than [...] Continue Reading…
The NACE 68th Annual Corrosion 2013 Conference and Expo took place last month March 17-21 in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. NACE publishes standard practice, test method, and material requirements for the corrosion industry. To date, there are to more than 29,000 corrosion professionals. Borin Manufacturing joined over six thousand executives and [...] Continue Reading…
Pipeline violations occur more often than we would like. Some blame vague wording when it comes to reporting threats. Some states have passed bills that increase fines in order to reduce careless behavior by pipeline companies. According to a North Dakota NBC affiliate, the state passed legislation that increased fines from “ten thousand dollars to 200-thousand [...] Continue Reading…
Cathodic protection requirements before 1970 were different than the requirements for pipelines built after 1971. As a result, many of the pipelines are crippling communities. How? Tax payers often end up paying for waterline breaks repairs in addition to what companies have to pay to fix/replace pipes. In Allentown, PA they are dealing with the [...] Continue Reading…
Ever since the GOM British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in 2010, companies are taking the necessary precautions in order to avoid a similar disaster. This morning Bloomberg news is reported that the U.S. has halted drilling on some oil and gas wells with “flawed bolts” on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). A flaw was discovered after [...] Continue Reading…
Why is cathodic protection so important? You can ask any oil and gas company that question, and they will say that cathodic protection is imperative to protecting their assets. Cathodic protection is the key to protecting and extending the life of metal equipment such as pipelines. It reduces or eliminates corrosion of assets. Many of [...] Continue Reading…
NACE International, The Corrosion Society, will be hosting their conference in Orlando, FL this March 17-21, 2013. NACE International is the leader in the corrosion control community, and is recognized worldwide as the premier authority for corrosion solutions. Companies from the following industries will also be in attendance: Cathodic Protection Chemical Inhibitors Coatings Department of [...] Continue Reading…
According to a report from he U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Corrosion has caused between 15 and 20 percent of all reported “significant incidents.” Over two million of America’s pipelines are corroding as a result of age, lack of maintenance or testing. This has caused hundreds of leaks and ruptures [...] Continue Reading…
Over the next five years, we will see an increase of pipeline construction. Pipelines are built near water and heavily populated communities. As a result, leak detection is detrimental to the industry’s plans to build thousands of miles of new pipelines. Having a leak detection system is necessary. An effective system assures that monitoring and [...] Continue Reading…
