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CorrConnect | Cessna Unveils Inspection Program Cessna is launching one of the largest aging aircraft programs to be undertaken for a fleet of single-piston airplanes. The Wichita plane maker has developed a supplemental inspection program designed to stem concerns of possible corrosion and fatigue stress on its fleet of nearly 145,000 100- and 2...

CorrConnect | Sour gas pipelines – how do we deal with them? Sour gas is evident in various oil and gas producing regions of the world, in particular, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The product can not only cause deterioration to pipelines, but is potentially harmful to the environment and personnel health. This calls for specific...

CorrConnect | Pipeline deal could open up Alaskan oil reserve Two U.S. agencies have reached an agreement with ConocoPhillips on a plan in Alaska that could let the company be the first to drill for crude and gas in a national oil reserve in the state, the Interior Department said on Monday.

CorrConnect | Air Force Prepares to Certify Fuel Infrastructure for Alternative Blend In order to meet aviation fuel demands in the face of energy security concerns and the quest for greener fuels, the United States Air Force is evaluating the introduction of bio-based fuel blends into its aircraft and fuels infrastructure. While the use of bio-based jet fuels has been in the news la...

CorrConnect | Alberta study disputes oil sands corrosion claims An Alberta study has found that crude from the province’s oil sands is no more corrosive to pipelines than conventional oil, but it points out there is no definitive peer-reviewed research on the issue, which has played a role in Keystone XL pipeline controversy.

CorrConnect | General Motors creates new recipe for brakes to prevent rust, increase life So how many of you are familiar with walking to your car after having it sit for an unusually longer period, only to find rust plaguing your disc brake rotors?

CorrConnect | Corrosion protection to ensure sustainable zinc production The demand for corrosion protection will ensure the development and sustainability of zinc-related mining projects currently under consideration and in progress in the Southern African region, says the International Zinc Association of Southern Africa (Izasa). Zinc operations in Southern Africa incl...

CorrConnect | The Militarizing of Local Police The Pentagon spends nearly $23 billion annually on rust. Seriously, corrosion costs American taxpayers more than Canada or South Korea spend on defense, total. This gem plucked from our bloated budgets is ripe pickings forBoeing and other contractors eager to offset promised cuts by former Defense S...

CorrConnect | Phoenix Road bridge reopens The bridge on Phoenix Road that spans the Gunpowder Falls and the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail is now open to two-way traffic.

CorrConnect | Oando’s 128km gas pipeline reinforces local content drive The N26 billion128kilomtres gas pipeline system from Akwa Ibom to Cross River State constructed by Oando is a clear manifestation that the local content in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has come of age. In several ways, it has developed local skills as the engineering company, Oilserv, which did...

CorrConnect | ASTM A744 / A744M – 10e1 standard specification for castings, iron-chromium-nickel,. This specification covers standard requirements for iron-chromium-nickel alloy, stainless steel castings intended for particularly severe corrosive applications. Alloys shall be melted by the electric furnace process with or without refining such as argon-oxygen-decarburization. Castings shall be he...