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Read this Special Piping Materials interview with Kirsty-Lee Yon who is just one of the amazing people we have working for us. A company is nothing without its people and Special Piping Materials is lucky enough to have an amazing team of people working for us across the globe. They ... Read More

Pipeline transport and pipelines of all shapes and sizes cross the globe and are an essential part of the transportation of many vital materials and services. The oil and gas industry is completely reliant on pipelines, as are many other heavy industries such as desalination, LNG and petrochemical. There are ... Read More

When asked to think about the oil and gas industry, the Arctic circle probably isn’t the place that most people would traditionally think about. The Middle East and Mexican Gulf are probably more likely to spring to mind. However, public awareness of the Arctic oil and natural gas reserves seems ... Read More

Metallurgy is part of materials science and engineering that involves the study of the physical and chemical behaviour of metals. This includes metallic elements, their compounds and their alloys. The study of metallurgy has been considered extremely useful for many decades and it combines both the science and technology of ... Read More

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has swept the globe and affected every industry across the world in some way. The Oil and Gas industry is no different and has of course been affected by Covid-19. But how is the industry responding to it? How is the sector pulling together and fighting back? The retail, ... Read More

Stainless steel has been used in the Nuclear Industry for many years now. It has become a vital part of the industry and is a material that is relied upon to perform consistently time and time again. Nuclear power itself is a technology that generates energy from atomic nuclei through ... Read More

Texas has long been associated with the oil and gas industry. The history of oil in Texas is really quite remarkable and the economy of the North American state is surely linked to this exciting industry. The Special Piping Materials office in Houston, Texas was opened in 2008 initially only ... Read More

What does the future hold for the Middle East Oil and Gas sector? Let’s find out. . . The landscape of the Middle East Oil & Gas industry has always been one of interest and intrigue. In recent years the sector has mirrored global trends and has experienced both challenges ... Read More

The LNG market in Australia is officially booming. The country has been named as the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG), knocking Qatar off the top spot. A succession of new LNG projects have blossomed across Australia in recent years, with the demand being driven predominantly by LNG-hungry ... Read More

Stainless steel and the mining industry go together like strawberries and cream. . . only maybe not quite so sweet! Mining itself is the process of discovering, valuing, extracting and processing useful minerals such as iron, coal or other precious metals. These minerals can then be used by various industries ... Read More

The North Sea and Clean Energy are probably not two things you would traditionally associate together. The North Sea basin has produced nearly 40 billion barrels of oil over the past four decades, and the oil and gas industry in the region is inextricably linked with Europe’s consumption of fossil ... Read More

Juliana Tan is the newest Sales Manager to join the Special Piping Materials team, having started her role with us in May 2019. Our people are the most important asset of Special Piping Materials. Each one of our seven global offices is full of dedicated professionals who are committed to their ... Read More