Testing and qualifying a cylinder’s integrity on a regular basis is an important function of industrial gas distribution and is regulated by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Recently, DOT issued special permits that allow...
As anyone following the oil and gas market in the US knows, ethane is now plentiful and available at economical prices. The sudden growth in US shale gas development has brought an equally dramatic surge...
Amid increasing costs, ongoing political instability in nations with the largest proven reserves, and mounting concerns about environmental impact, crude oil/petroleum and its derivatives (gasoline/petrol, diesel, and propane/LPG, for example) face an ever-widening spectrum of...
Medical gas supply systems are a critical part of patient care in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Among medical gases, oxygen is one of the most widely used. Sourced from very large holding tanks installed...
Without gases, the barbecue on a perfect summer day wouldn’t be half as nice: anything delicious, aesthetic or practical almost always owes some of its pleasant properties to one or several gases.
Diving to see the seabed’s deepest depths; taking the plunge to get up close and personal with seldom seen marine life; taking a deep dive underwater to check out the integrity of an offshore rig;...
As I have mentioned in other articles written for gasworld, when the ‘man or woman on the street’ thinks of carbon dioxide (CO2), this is often related to soft drink carbonation, and CO2 in the atmosphere. In...
The gases industry is built upon a paradigm of safety, of the Zero Ambition, and layer upon layer of invaluable regulation. Safety in handling, using and distributing gas is paramount to the industry, its end-user...
Helium is a global commodity delivered though a complex supply chain. Diversity of sourcing and reliability of sourcing operations will be the drivers affecting level of helium supply and service by major gas companies.
The BLM Amarillo Field Office is currently planning for the closure of the Federal Helium Program, at the direction of the U.S. Congress.
