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Maats is one of the leading suppliers of pipeline construction equipment and services to
the pipeline industry around the globe. Trading, renting and manufacturing equipment for
the construction of pipelines with all common diameters. Maats supplies a wide variety
of specialised construction machinery such as pipe layers, welding tractors, bending
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41.
A direct approach
Shamus McDonnell, PureHM (formerly Hunter McDonnell Pipeline Services),
Canada.
03.
Editor's comment
How to solve a problem like the North Sea.
05.
Pipeline news
Another pipeline for TransCanada is under consideration; the IP pipeline
project has been cautioned; new pipeline permits and routes are in discussion;
an innovative drone is able to seal and detect pipeline leaks; and an abundance
of contract news on pipelines and vessels.
REGIONAL REVIEW
12.
Shifting relationships in Russia
A review of energy superpower Russia and its strained relationship with
Europe, as told by Dr. Hooman Peimani.
18.
Pipeline transport of Russia: past, present
and future
Dr. Andrey V. Bystrov, the Head of the Department for Industrial Economy
of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (PRUE) and Vadim D.
Svirchevsky, Assistant Professor of the Department for Industrial Economy
of PRUE.
EPC PROJECT STORIES
25.
A polar-led project
Ariesza Noor, Wasco, Malaysia.
CONTRACTOR STANDARDS
30.
A rising tide lifts all boats
Dr. Chris M. Fowler, NACE International Institute, USA.
PIPELINE REPAIR AND REHABILITATION
35.
Performing live
Junkan Wang, Ali Mirzaee-Sisan, Jens Petter Tronskar, Dag Øyvind Askheim
and William A. Bruce, DNV GL.
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Shifting
relationships
A review
of energy
superpower
Russia and
its strained
relationship with
Europe, as told
by
Dr. Hooman
Peimani.
T
he fall of the Soviet Union brought about
awide range of difficulties for all of its
succeeding states, but it certainly set Russia on
the track to emerge as an energy superpower,
with large and growing exports of oil, gas and coal, in
addition to nuclear technology and uranium. Lacking
a significant range of competitive non-energy export
items in the post-Soviet era, the loss of its secured
markets for such exports in the Soviet blocmade Russia
fall back on its vast energy assets as themeans for
reviving its pre-1991 pre-eminent status.
The export-oriented energy sector has since
expanded as the single largest source of export revenue
for the Russian government, to promote Russia to the
ranks of theworld’s first and second largest exporter
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IN RUSSIA
13
&
Coatings
COMPRESSORS, ENGINES AND TURBINES
53.
Maximising flowrate while minimising pressure losses
Prashant Gijavanekar, P.E. and Jack Smith, SNC-Lavalin, USA.
PROCESS INSTRUMENTS
57.
How to care for your valves
Pedro Lopez and Shannon Nimchan, Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens, USA.
62.
Pump technology in India
Paul Davis, Wanner International Ltd.
67.
PED – a guide to compliance
Alasdair Reay, HPi Verification Services, UK.
71.
Keeping the pressure off
Mike Semens-Flanagan, IMI Critical Engineering, UK.
WELDING
75.
I got 99 problems but welding ain't one
Ron A. Sewell, Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd., UK.
79.
Clamps and staying cutting-edge
Stéphane Allain, Serimax, France.
HDD
81.
Reclaiming control
Gregg Hennigan, on behalf of Vermeer, USA.
SUBSEA MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT
85.
Subsea sensing
Jonathan Ainley, Craig Moir and Michael Quinnell, Fugro.
45.
World Pipelines'
annual Coating Q&A
featuring Seal For Life Industries, Aegion Coating
Services and Axalta Coating Systems.
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