We are thrilled to have met you at Pipeline & Gas Expo 2024, the trade show in Piacenza where we showcased our specialty lubricants formulated to offer cutting-edge solutions to the complex challenges of the Oil & Gas industry.
Our innovative solutions to meet the challenges of the mid-stream and oil & gas industry
From May 29 to 31, we talked about the importance of proper lubrication and how the use of specialized industrial lubricants can radically transform operational efficiency, extend equipment life and reduce maintenance costs in the mid-stream and Oil & Gas industries. Mascherpa, with over 120 years of experience, offers solutions that directly address these challenges with innovative, high-quality and sustainable products. Watch the video about our participation in Pipeline & Gas Expo 2024.
Pipeline: the main challenges
In the mid-stream and oil & gas sector, there is a key player in the efficient management and distribution of energy resources: pipelines. This network of technically advanced pipelines spanning thousands of kilometers is not only the backbone of oil and natural gas transportation, but also underscores the crucial importance of maintenance and safety. In their energy resource distribution operations, pipelines face multiple technical, environmental and nature challenges. Some of the most important include:
- Corrosion: which can compromise the structural integrity of pipes;
- Erosion: caused by material flow and can lead to tube wear;
- Third-party incursions, such as unauthorized excavations that may damage the lines;
- Internal pressure management issues: very important to prevent leakage or explosion;
- Environmental challenges: for example, climate variations, which can affect pipeline operations and safety.
The benefits of proper pipeline lubrication
To reduce the challenges pipelines face on a daily basis, lubrication is a critical step that can even determine the success or failure of entire operations. Some key functions of proper lubrication are:
- Providing a constant coefficient of friction: on mating surfaces, this allows designers and applicators to minimize the complexity of obtaining preload forces and torque specifications for connectors;
- Limit the effects of temperature and load variations, reducing fatigue failure rates;
- Forming barriers between substrates and the oxygen gas layer; Preventing unwanted fouling on thread surfaces;
- Provide protective layers to mating surfaces;
- Reduce the effects of oxide layer depletion by reducing the occurrence of fretting, galling, seizing, and shear;
- Reduce exposure to corrosive, hydrogen-rich environments with poorly melting metals,reducing stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen and weld embrittlement.
A crucial aspect in optimizing pipeline performance concerns the proper management of the pressure of the transported gas or liquid. It is widely known that maintaining a high tightness of connections, such as flanges, and proper valve adjustment allows for increased pressure within the system resulting in improved operating efficiency and increased gas flow rate. In other words, maintaining optimal connection tightness and precise pressure regulation allow the pipeline’s transport capacity to be maximized, increasing the pressure of the transported gas and thus improving the overall efficiency of the system.
Check out the gallery with the best images from the Pipeline & Gas Expo 2024 exhibition
Check out the gallery with the best images from the Pipeline & Gas Expo 2024 exhibition
Download our Technical Guide
If you weren’t able to visit us at the fair, don’t worry. You can still download our Technical Guide to learn more about all the benefits of proper lubrication-because it is a critical step that can determine the success or failure of entire operations, right down to identifying the proper product to use based on the major components of cranes and pipelines.
