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Pig meaning in oil and gas

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It is not acronym, this is a pig, even in the pipeline

Pig means It is not acronym, this is a pig, even in the pipeline. Early pigs were made of pipe or mandrel bodies, with flanges welded onto each end, and rubber or leather cups. Early pipelines used to comment about…

Early pigs were made of pipe or mandrel bodies, with flanges welded onto each end, and rubber or leather cups. Early pipelines used to comment about "hearing that pig squeal" as it passed by. I paid $25K, to know it. Tahir Magerramov

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