While buildup in a pipeline can cause transmittal slows or even plugging of the pipeline, cracks or flaws in the line can be disastrous. A form of flow assurance for oil and gas pipelines and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The operator of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System was on the lookout Monday for a piece of a cleaning device -- called a pig -- that mysteriously got dislodged somewhere ...

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, ...