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Libya has a unity government for the first time in seven years which is good news for the oil industry

What a new government in Libya means for oil and pipelines

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Libya has its first unity government for seven years – which is good news for the oil industry after production ground to a halt during years of civil war

Excavation of pipes for replacement or repair could become a thing of the past thanks to MIPP melt in place pipe being trialed by Severn Trent

Severn Trent complete trial MIPP installation

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Severn Trent have become the first company in the world to trial Melt in Place Pipe (MIPP) installation on a commercial water network

Trenchless pipe installation allows major pipelines to be installed without surface disruption caused by digging trenches

Trenchless pipe installation: Methods for easy pipeline fitting

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Trenchless pipe installation enables vast pipelines to be constructed underground without the need for surface disruption

Polybutylene is one of the worst pipe material in the world and responsible for numerous cases of water damage in the US

Worst pipe material: 3 pipe types that are bad & difficult to repair

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It takes years to find out that a pipe material is not suitable – with three very obvious contenders for being the worst pipe types on the planet

Sewage from wastewater plants could be used to warm homes through district heating systems under plans put forward by Thames Water

The power of poo: Using sewage to warm homes through district heating

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Could sewage power your home? Thames Water is piloting a scheme to use wastewater from a treatment plant to warm properties connected via district heating

The National Infrastructure Commission has said more needs to be done on water resilience in the UK to withstand a future extreme drought

National Infrastructure Commission report wants real progress made on water efficiency

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A report from the National Infrastructure Commission has said the water industry needs to make progress on efficiency to boost resilience against drought

The reinforcement of a 20 metre long pipe bridge in Lancashire using a composite pipe repair wrap

Pipe reinforcement: How to reinforce, strengthen and refurbish pipes

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The phrase ‘prevention is better than a cure’ is attributed to the 16th century Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus. It is one that rings true over […]

When a tank delivers a crack or a hole then it can often require a composite patch repair

Tank repair: How to fix a leaking tank by making a composite patch repair

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Fixing a hole in a leaking tank which has corroded or been damaged by wear can be done via a composite patch repair using brushable epoxy and fibregalss tape

Aquatherm polypropylene pipe was meant to be unbreakrable but now repair methods are being used across the world to fix bursts and leaks

They said Aquatherm couldn’t fail – but here’s how to repair polypropylene pipe anyway…

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They say that aquatherm pipes cannot fail – but just in case you ever need to repair a leaking polypropylene pipe, here is how to go about it

Sulphuric acid pipeline used to be made of ductile cast iron but more are now switching to construction from alloys

Alloy is your answer when it comes to sulphuric acid pipeline construction

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Ductile iron has long been used in sulphuric acid pipeline construction but the industry is now turning to alloys for a range of different reasons