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…
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…
If you live in California, then you have watched gas prices go over $4 the past couple of weeks. For the most part prices had remained stable throughout the summer, but Californian drivers are currently looking at an average of $4.11 a gallon. Why is that? Chevron, the USA’s second largest gas and oil company, [...] Continue Reading…
We are constantly reporting about pipeline ruptures that have caused millions in damages around the globe. Pipeline accidents are preventable. Companies can save themselves money by establishing a plan to prevent corrosion related ruptures by monitoring pipelines. It is estimated by the Pipeline and Gas Journal that almost 120,000 miles of pipelines are currently being [...] Continue Reading…
Last week we learned that The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued one of its largest fines to date. After further investigation, the NTSB determined that the probable cause of the pipeline rupture was corrosion fatigue cracks. The cracks grew along with the corrosion resulted in substantial defects. As a result, the polyethylene tape coating [...] Continue Reading…
According to NACE International, approximately twenty-five percent of states currently require cathodic protection be installed and maintained on new, refurbished, or repaired tanks in contact with soil or sand foundations. Similarly, several states are in the process of implementing regulations governing AST’s. The maintenance of cathodic protection systems protection systems requires annual and conduct testing [...] Continue Reading…
Debate is heating up over Enbridge, an Alberta based company, and their proposed $5.5-billion Northern Gate Pipeline project. The proposed pipeline would deliver crude from Alberta’s oilsands to the major port city of Kitimat, B.C. The crude would then be exported to the Asian markets from there. Environmentalists contend that the history of pipelines imply [...] Continue Reading…
