Nitrogen Services
The Important Role of Nitrogen in the Oil and Gas Industry Nitrogen pumping, purging, and pressurising is at the core of Oleum’s service offering to the Southern African oil and gas industry, [...]
Nitrogen and Helium Leak Detection Services
Nitrogen/Helium Leak Detection in the Oil and Gas Industry A combined nitrogen and helium test is now widely used in the commissioning of process plants, vessels, and piping systems in refineries [...]
De-Coke Reactor Tubes
Why It Is Essential To De-Coke Reactor Tubes At Regular Intervals By the end of the 19th century, coal had begun to replace wood as the fuel of choice both in the home and in industry. Its main [...]
De-Coking of Furnaces
The Regular De-Coking of Furnaces Has Numerous Benefits Among the nation’s industries, there are countless instances in which heat is required to facilitate some essential process. In some cases, [...]
Ultrasonic Pipeline Inspection
The Principle and Purpose of Ultrasonic Pipeline Inspection Sound waves at frequencies beyond the range of human hearing have long been adapted for a wide range of applications. Of these, the [...]
Certified Pig Traps
The Important Role Played by Certified Pig Traps In the oil and gas industry, the word “pigging” has a very different meaning as what most people might suspect. In this environment, it describes [...]
Helium Leak Detection
The Use of Helium for Pipeline Leak Detection The first use of pipelines for general purposes can be traced to the US during the 1830s. Later, with the opening of the country’s first commercial [...]
Non-Piggable Pipelines
Assessing the Integrity of Non-Piggable Pipelines To the average householder, pipes are simply a convenient means to deliver water or natural gas to the home and are perceived to be of relatively [...]
Assess Pipeline Stress
How to Assess Pipeline Stress and Why This Is Important Whether they are installed in a power station, a chemical plant, or another type of engineering environment, pipes are subjected to a [...]
Test Pipelines for Leaks
How Can One Test Pipelines for Leaks? Pipes have proved to be a highly efficient way to transfer water for centuries. Today, however, they are used to carry a far wider range of liquids, from [...]
