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Man does additional training to close skills gap and maintenance man repair pipeline oil and gas industry.

Understanding the need for additional training to close the skills gap in the oil and gas industry

Anastassija Kinstler January 24, 2022

January 24 is celebrated as the International Day of Education to highlight of the role of education in promoting world peace and development. While this day emphasizes the need for equitable, quality learning for all, it also carries an important message for the industry in general.

This blog article discusses why employee training is important for the oil and gas industry. It also shows what causes the existing skills gap, how this gap can be bridged and the challenges of retraining employees. It emphasizes the importance of ongoing training for engineers, maintenance personnel & operators in the industry with a view to taking advantage of the latest technological advancements.

Lamp with green tree and H2 symbol and typical hydrogen applications and challenges.

Hydrogen valves and typical application challenges

Thomas Weisschuh January 19, 2022

Modern hydrogen applications demand durable valves. Beside the challenges with the media hydrogen they also often have to operate reliably under high pressure or at extremely low temperatures. There are some challenges that the industries have to face. In this blog article, we describe relevant key data on hydrogen, hydrogen applications and hydrogen valves.

3d image of natural gas storage in salt caverns and how to avoid hydrate formation.

How to avoid hydrate formation during underground natural gas storage in salt caverns

Stefan Heine January 13, 2022

In this case study, I focus on how to avoid hydrate formation in natural gas pressure measurement pipelines. I describe the traditional approach to avoid hydrate formation during natural gas storage in salt caverns. Furthermore, I explain a patented customer solution that AS-Schneider has industrialized.

3d image of natural gas storage in salt caverns and the challenge of hydrate formation.

Underground natural gas storage in salt caverns and the challenge of hydrate formation

Stefan Heine December 9, 2021

Many of my customers use natural gas storage facilities in order to balance out low and peak demands over the course of a year.
Over the years, I have gained a lot of valuable experience on this topic. This knowledge is what I would like to share with you in the context of a blog article.

Oil and gas plant with closed and locked valve shawing different isolation methods.

4 most important mechanical isolation methods of process piping & equipment

Tim-Frederik Kohler October 13, 2021

Positive isolation is the isolation of process piping, equipment, or vessels from hazardous materials such that it is impossible for the material to enter the work area. Positive isolation must remove all risk of accidental reconnection to the source of the hazard due to equipment failure or operator error. There are several methods of achieving positive isolation some of which are discussed below.

Infographic of solar steam process (steam injection) as an enhanced oil recovery application.

Case Study: High temperature DBB valves for steam injection – A common enhanced oil recovery method

Kevin Alamag September 1, 2021

Case study about high temperature Double Block & Bleed valves for steam injection. We have successfully installed the DBB valves at the Amal oilfield in Oman which uses “green” steam, generated at the Miraah solar thermal facility.

AS-SCHNEIDER INSIGHTS

Understanding the need for additional training to close the skills gap in the oil and gas industry

Hydrogen valves and typical application challenges

How to avoid hydrate formation during underground natural gas storage in salt caverns

Underground natural gas storage in salt caverns and the challenge of hydrate formation

4 most important mechanical isolation methods of process piping & equipment

Case Study: High temperature DBB valves for steam injection – A common enhanced oil recovery method

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