Pipeline Technology

What are the Goals?

By the end of this Pipeline Technology training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the main problems during pipeline operation
• Appreciate different techniques for pipeline inspection and technology
• Learn about some case studies of pipeline problems during operation
• Understand the threats to pipeline integrity
• Appreciate how to improve the maintenance of oil and gas pipelines

Who is this Training Course for?

This Pipeline Technology  training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Pipeline Engineers who want to expand their knowledge in the pipeline industry
• Engineers working in oil & gas integrity departments
• Project Engineers
• Operation and Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
• Engineers from all disciplines who are new to the pipeline industry
• Managers and Executives who are new to the pipeline industry

Daily Agenda

Day One: Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Problems

• Pipeline Health Status Globally
• Global Pipeline Inspection and Monitoring Standards and Specifications
• Flow Assurance 
• Hydraulics
• Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation
• Hydrates
• Wax and Asphaltenes
• Erosion and Sand Management

Day Two: Pipeline Inspection and Testing Technology

• External coatings 
• Thermoplastic liners for oilfield pipelines
• Cathodic Protection
• Inspection and monitoring
• Direct assessment
• Intelligent Pigging
• Eddy current testing in pipeline inspection
• Non-Destructive tests (NDT) and Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) techniques and technologies
• Ultrasonic monitoring of pipeline wall thickness

Day Three: Pipeline Health Monitoring Technology

• Different technologies of monitoring
• Advantages and disadvantages of leakage monitoring methods for oil and gas pipelines
• Performance indicators of some monitoring methods
• Health monitoring technology based on artificial intelligence
• Pipeline leak detection

Day Four: Case Studies of Pipeline Inspection and Monitoring

• Case histories of pipeline failure
• Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspection
• Magnetic Flux Leakage Inspection 
• Remote Field Eddy Current  
• Pipeline Monitoring in the Landslide Sections 

Day Five: Integrity and Maintenance of Pipelines

• Threats to pipeline integrity and safety
• External corrosion of pipelines in soil
• Evaluation and mitigation of mechanical damage in pipelines 
• Erosion-corrosion in oil and gas pipelines
• Black powder in gas transmission pipelines
• Pipeline cleaning
• Managing of aging pipelines
• Pipeline repair
• Pipeline abandonment
• Risk Management of Pipelines