The maintenance and integrity of pipeline networks are critical to global energy infrastructure. Pipeline inspection and pigging operations employ specialised devices – commonly known as PIGs ...

Pipeline pigging is the practice of propelling a device (“pig”) through a pipeline using product flow or a separate driving fluid to clean, inspect, or separate batches. It safeguards throughput, ...

'PIG' is an acronym derived from the initial letters of the term 'Pipeline Inspection Gauge'. Pigging refers to the practice of using devices known as "pigs" to perform various maintenance operations ...

Statoil ASA has installed and commissioned about 8,000 km of subsea pipelines in the North Sea area since 1985, including several of the world’s largest offshore gas trunklines. Commissioning and ...