Penspen

Penspen Limited

Industry	Energy
Headquarters	150 Holborn , England
Number of locations	12+ Offices Worldwide
Key people	Peter O'Sullivan (CEO)
Number of employees	1,100+
Website	www.penspen.com

Penspen has been providing engineering, project management, asset management, and integrity services to the energy industry worldwide for over 70 years. Originally founded in the UK in 1954 as Spencer & Partners, the company has now grown to include over 1,100 employees, with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Latin America, and The United States.

The company has conducted the front-end engineering design for the Greece–Italy[1][2] and Nabucco[3] pipelines, feasibility studies for the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline[4] and Azerbaijan–Georgia–Romania Interconnector,[5] developed integrity policies and procedures for Pemex.[6]

In 2007–2012, Penspen in cooperation with Manchester Jetline and Newcastle University researched the feasibility of using trained dogs to detect leaks in pipelines.[7]

References

1. "Penspen Lands FEED for Greece-Italy Natural Gas Interconnector". OilVoice. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
2. Badalova, A. (16 February 2011). "Greece awards Penspen FEED for IGI". Trend News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
3. "Penspen takes on Nabucco role". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
4. Binniyat, Luka (10 March 2008). "14tcf of gas reserved for Trans-Sahara gas pipeline". Vanguard. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
5. "Study examines options for new Caspian offshore gas pipeline route to Europe". Offshore Magazine. Pennwell Corporation. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
6. "Penspen signs contract with PEMEX". Pipelines International. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
7. "Barking up the right tree with an innovative pipeline leak detection method". Pipelines International. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.