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Reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) is a type of pipe reinforced using a high strength synthetic fibre such as glass, aramid or carbon. It was initially developed in the early 1990s by Wavin Repox, Akzo Nobel and by Tubes d'Aquitaine from France, who developed the first pipes reinforced with synthetic fibre to replace medium pressure steel pipes in response to growing demand for non-corrosive ...
The oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom produced 1.42 million BOE per day [4] in 2014, of which 59% [4] was oil/liquids. In 2013 the UK consumed 1.508 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 2.735 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas, [5] so is now an importer of hydrocarbons having been a significant exporter in the 1980s and 1990s.
UK oil exports peaked 1986 Advance Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1986 (c. 68), repayment of advance petroleum revenue tax 1986 Gas Act 1986 (c. 44), privatised the gas industry, established British Gas and Ofgas as regulator 1986 Fall in oil price 1987 Explosion at BP Refinery Grangemouth, one fatality 1987 Government shares in BP sold 1987
It develops, manufactures and markets RTP, which is a flexible high pressure pipe. It is supplied in long length coils of up to 400m length and has design pressure ratings from 36 to 450 bar. This type of pipe is typically used in the oil and gas industry for oil and gas flowlines, high pressure water injection and water transportation lines.
Rix Petroleum Ltd is the largest subsidiary of J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd which turned over £425.4 million in 2011. [6] It is headquartered in Hull but has depots across the UK, from Aberdeen down to Coleshill in the West Midlands. A Rix fuel tanker A now closed Rix filling station in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Tranmere oil terminal – Stanlow refinery: 9 (24 km) [17] 24 /28 inch Shell 1960 linked six 20,000 tonne tanks at terminal to refinery, operating at 696 psi Angle Bay Milford Haven – Llandarcy oil refinery: 62 (96 km) 46 cm BP 1961 5 million tonnes/year 8 million tons/year [17] Tranmere oil terminal – Heysham oil refinery 70 30 cm Shell 1966
Genuit Group plc, formerly Polypipe Group, is a manufacturer of plastic piping systems, for use in the residential, commercial, civils and infrastructure sectors.The piping systems are used for a variety of applications including drainage, plumbing, water supply, water management, cable management, heating and ventilation.
The company was originally formed in 1975 as the British National Oil Corporation (BNOC), a nationalised body, under the provisions of the Petroleum & Submarine Pipe-lines Act 1975. [2] Its objective was to maintain adequate oil supply levels. [3] Britoil's interest in UK oil and gas fields in 1982 was as follows. [4]