Month: April 2015

The following statement was made in a communication about welding two fittings directly to each other. This situation also applies to a fitting welded to a weld-neck flange or two weld-neck flanges welded together. “Fitting to fitting welding is not permissible; a pipe shall be (placed) between fittings.”

The following article is a work of fiction. It portrays a hypothetical conversation that has not happened yet, between two people, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of one of the world’s largest EPCM companies and the President of Project Operations (PPO) for one of the world’s largest energy conglomerates. Let’s pick up the conversation …