To address the persistent threat of mechanical failure, innovations in engineering design have led to the development of ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a predictive maintenance method for actuated quarter-turn valves used in oil and gas applications and carbon capture systems. The identification and classification of the ...

Wagner Quarries Company, a part of the Hanson Aggregates, Inc. family of companies is a state-of-the-art limestone mining facility located in Sandusky Ohio. Established in 1912, the quarry produces ...

A consultant hired by U.S. Steel to investigate an August 11 explosion at the company’s Clairton Coke Works found water pumped into a valve during a scheduled maintenance exceeded the valve’s pressure ...

CORRECTION: Oct. 8: This story has been corrected to show that maintenance was being performed on a gas isolation valve. The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion at the Clairton Coke ...

Updated: October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM EDT This story has been corrected to show that maintenance was being performed on a gas isolation valve. The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion ...

Pipeline operator ultimate mission is to transport hydrocarbons with the highest standards of safety, reliability, efficiency and environmental responsibility. This mission cannot be achieved without ...

During a visit to Los Angeles last week, Trump vowed to increase pumping of water in California. Federal data show that pumping actually had lessened for several days last week, apparently to allow ...