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A pipeline protected by wood lagging. Wood lagging is a method of banding wooden slats around pipelines to protect against impact, abrasion, and corrosion.Wooden lagging acts as a sheath, protecting the pipeline from damage, [1] and is especially useful in rocky terrain; steep inclines; around rivers or swampy areas; and other rough terrain. [2]
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Willbros provides engineering, procurement and construction, such as refinery turnarounds, pipeline construction, pipeline integrity management, GIS consulting, and other specialty services. Willbros was founded by Williams Brothers Company, founded by Miller & David Williams, in 1908.
Services include pipe fabrication; oil, gas, and water pipeline installation; compressor and pumping station construction; and integrity, maintenance, and emergency repairs. Michels Pipeline has completed some of the most significant pipeline projects in recent history. [13] Michels Pipeline is known for its industry-leading safety culture. [14]
CRC-Evans provides pipeline construction equipment, automatic welding systems, managed subsea services, field joint coating, weighting systems and non-destructive testing. Other engineered equipment includes laybarge equipment, conveying systems and concrete weight coating plants. In 2010, CRC-Evans became a Stanley Black & Decker company.
A federal appeals court has again blocked construction on a segment of a contentious natural gas pipeline being built through Virginia and West Virginia, this time doing so even after Congress ...
Directional boring machine. Directional boring, also referred to as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), is a minimal impact trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipe, conduit, or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along a prescribed underground path using a surface-launched drilling rig.
The construction sector gained 2,000 jobs in November, which is down from the prior three-month average of 21,000 and the weakest monthly growth since March. Construction hiring misses ...