Special Reports

The 22nd Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) will expand its role as a meeting place for the international pipeline community by hosting two co-located industry events for the first time.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the global shipping lanes and maritime chokepoints to geopolitical tensions, making pipelines critical for global energy security.  

The 21st Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) concluded last week in Berlin, reaffirming its position as The Global Pipeline Event. With 1,132 participants from 61 countries and delegations from around 100 pipeline operating companies, ptc 2026 was the largest and most international edition in the event's 21-year history.

The Pipeline Technology Conference Asia (ptc Asia) will return to Kuala Lumpur from 24–26 November 2026, building on the strong momentum of its successful inaugural edition and its ambition to serve as Asia’s Pipeline Technology Hub.

The inaugural Pipeline Technology Conference Asia (ptc Asia) concluded with outstanding success at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, attracting 1,123 participants from 41 countries.

Ricardo Emanuel Vaz Vargas, Senior Professional at Petrobras, has been named the winner of the 2025 ASME Hermann Rosen Award for Pipeline Innovation. The announcement was made during the official award ceremony held at the ROSEN booth at the Rio Pipeline Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 10, 2025.

The 21st Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) returns to the Estrel Congress Center as The Global Pipeline Event, welcoming participants from more than 60 countries to Europe’s leading pipeline conference and exhibition.

The Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) announces the establishment of a Young Pipeliners Engagement Committee (YPEC), a group of young professionals dedicated to promoting young talent in the international pipeline industry.

Russia plans to significantly accelerate its pipeline building activities this year as part of the plans for diversification of its oil and gas deliveries from the West to Asian and Middle East directions.

Russia has traditionally exported its oil and gas through pipelines, with the majority of the volume being intended for the EU market.

For several years, the EITEP Institute is organizing English language seminars on pipeline related topics as part of the international Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) in Berlin.

The famously known East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is a clone of the never-implemented Uganda-Kenya Crude Oil Pipeline (UKCOP), shaped by political intrigues within the EAC bloc,  a report published on ScienceDirect by Brandon Cannon and Stephen Mogaka reveals.

As the energy crisis in Europe continues to hit the European Union member states hard, the oil and gas industry in Saudi Arabia is very promising. According to Engineer Abdullah S. Al-Zahrani, an expert consultant in the oil and gas industry specializing in drilling and exploration, the Master Gas System expansion phase III project would be a significant boost to the Saudi oil and gas markets.

The prevailing energy crisis in Europe has exposed the EU's underlying problems that were overlooked for many years.

When Vladimir Putin decided to attack Ukraine, he opened a new chapter in European history. Russia has started a war against Ukraine. This is not only a threat for Ukraine, but also for Europe as a whole, for the security of Europe.

Facing this conflict, the EU is standing together as one, together with the US. It has been long since such a scenario could be seen - if ever.

After almost 50 years in various positions in the energy and water sector, Dr. Klaus Ritter passed away peacefully on the 19th of December 2021 surrounded by his family.