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Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Innovation and Renewables Integration

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Innovation and Renewables Integration
Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Innovation and Renewables Integration
Consequences of global warming on Earth’s climate are one of the greatest challenges worldwide faced, particularly by industry players. To effectively reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, it is necessary to increase efficiency and exploit renewable energy sources. Baker Hughes (BH) developed technologies to reduce CO2 emissions and...

OMEGA Fiber Optic Monitoring System: New Features for Technological Security of Transneft Pipelines

OMEGA Fiber Optic Monitoring System: New Features for Technological Security of Transneft Pipelines
OMEGA Fiber Optic Monitoring System: New Features for Technological Security of Transneft Pipelines
Since 2009 the OMEGA Company develops and produces multifunctional monitoring systems for extended facilities indicating in online mode oil, oil products and gas leaks as far as third party activity in the protected zone using a fiberoptic cable (FOC) as sensing element. Imp lementing distributed acoustic and temperature sensors the Leak Detection...

Quantitative Pipeline Risk Assessment (QPiRATM) Fire and Dispersion Analysis of a Subsea Gas Pipeline Leak Using Empirical Consequence Modelling

Quantitative Pipeline Risk Assessment (QPiRATM) Fire and Dispersion Analysis of a Subsea Gas Pipeline Leak Using Empirical Consequence Modelling
Quantitative Pipeline Risk Assessment (QPiRATM) Fire and Dispersion Analysis of a Subsea Gas Pipeline Leak Using Empirical Consequence Modelling
A subsea pipeline transporting gas in Malaysia has a smal l leak at its subsea flange at 70m water depth, located 140m away from the processing platform. The flange has undergone three rectification works; however, the repair works were unsuccessful to achieve zero leak. A Quant itative Pipeline Risk Assessment (QPiRATM) fire and dispersion...

North Sea Wintershall Dea Case Study

North Sea Wintershall Dea Case Study
North Sea Wintershall Dea Case Study
Mittelplate is the largest oil field in Germany, located in the environmental ly sensitive Wadden Sea of the German State Schleswig-Holstein. An artificial Drilling and Production Island, named “Mitt elplate A” (MPA), was build early 1980`s on a tidal shoal and is operated by Wintershall Dea. In 2005, a 10 km, 10” stainless steel (1.4462 Duplex) p...

Cost-effective Ultrasonic Inspection of Large Diameter Pipelines: Technology Update

Cost-effective Ultrasonic Inspection of Large Diameter Pipelines: Technology Update
Cost-effective Ultrasonic Inspection of Large Diameter Pipelines: Technology Update
To be successful in the ILI business, organization require the right mix of technological capabilities, operational agility and quality standards. The business is fairly competitive, and often technological capabilities are pivotal in the customer proposition of the company. However, the best technologies are not solely required for successful ILI...

Editorial ptj 2-2020

ptj-2-2020 Editorial
ptj-2-2020 Editorial
Today you receive the 2nd edition of ptj, with which we publish the presentations of the “Pipeline Technology Conference”, ptc, which was cancelled due to the corona epedemia. The third special issue with the remaining 20 papers will be published soon. The online ptc 2020 as a replacement has brought a surprisingly positive response. The repayment...

Pipeline Technology Journal 2/2020

Issue 2/2020 of ptj is the second special edition for the ptc - Pipeline Technology Conference

For the second time the ptj will feature all papers from the Pipeline Technology Conference.

On its 88 pages this issue will discuss several topics. From Ultrasonic Inspection to the prediction of Leak Mass Rate. This issue contains 8 papers from different companies.

Motion Method Selection For Improved Accuracy Of Time-Domain Analysis For Subsea Installation

Motion Method Selection For Improved Accuracy Of Time-Domain Analysis For Subsea Installation
Motion Method Selection For Improved Accuracy Of Time-Domain Analysis For Subsea Installation
When installing subsea structures and pipelines, the ability to capture the worst case loading and limiting sea states during the installation analysis can improve safety offshore and l ower the operational risks. Therefore, it is important to select the correct analysis method to obtain the most accurate results. Time-domain irregular wave dynamic...

The Impact Of Geohazards On The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project - TANAP

The Impact Of Geohazards On The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project - TANAP
The Impact Of Geohazards On The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project - TANAP
The routing of a pipeline is one of the most critical but often underrated activities in establishing a pipeline and has a direct impact on all aspects of building the pipeline – design, construction, operation, maintenance and most importantly on the overall cost of the pipeline. A key element which governed the route and design of the Trans...

Zero Harm As An Achievable Target - How To Build A Journey Towards Zero For People, Significant Impacts On The Environment And The Community

Zero Harm As An Achievable Target - How To Build A Journey Towards Zero For People, Significant Impacts On The Environment And The Community
Zero Harm As An Achievable Target - How To Build A Journey Towards Zero For People, Significant Impacts On The Environment And The Community
NTS is committed to ensuring everyone return home safely at the end of each day, and that our assets are operated in a safe manner. This commitment to safety is based on caring for employees, our contractors, the communities in which we operate and the environment. We are certain that Zero Harm is an achievable target and for this we focus on three...

Challenges in the hydraulic simulation of slurry transportation through pipelines

Challenges in the hydraulic simulation of slurry transportation through pipelines
Challenges in the hydraulic simulation of slurry transportation through pipelines
The transport of solid particles in a gaseous or l iquid carrier fluid, usually referred to as slurry transport, is an import - ant technology in various industrial fields. Examples for slurry usage are dredging and mining processes, fer tilizer and cement production, desalination plants, the food and paper industry, sewage disposal and agriculture...

Construction Of Pipelines In Steep Terrain With Cable Crane Systems

Construction Of Pipelines In Steep Terrain With Cable Crane Systems
Construction Of Pipelines In Steep Terrain With Cable Crane Systems
Cable crane systems provide the solution when pipelines need to be built in inaccessible terrain. Pipes, construction material and equipment can be transported easily over demanding areas and be positioned at any point of the track. With a max. length of over 3.000 m and a payload of up to 20 metric tons material ropeways (cable cranes) can be...

The Integrated Solution of Distributed Acoustic Sensing, Fibre Optic Technology with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) For A Rapid Response To Protect Pipelines.

The Integrated Solution of Distributed Acoustic Sensing, Fibre Optic Technology with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) For A Rapid Response To Protect Pipelines.
The Integrated Solution of Distributed Acoustic Sensing, Fibre Optic Technology with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) For A Rapid Response To Protect Pipelines.
When a pipeline comes under threat from criminal intent on stealing product by hot-tapping, a rapid and precise response is required to prevent the crime before damage can be done that results in spillage and costly clean-up. Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), uses fibre optic cables which are already in place alongside most pipelines for...

An Increasing Concern: Third Party Interference Damage On Buried Pipelines.

An Increasing Concern: Third Party Interference Damage On Buried Pipelines.
An Increasing Concern: Third Party Interference Damage On Buried Pipelines.
Encroachments on buried HP Gas pipelines represent 50% of accidents on pipelines world-wide. The consequences for pipeline owners can be critical, resulting in fatalities and injuries, but also economic cost: shutdown of refineries, damage to the environment, increased compliance etc. This is a huge issue for both types of pipelines: • Older...

100km Pipeline Monitoring: Record Length For Intrusion And Leakage Detection

100km Pipeline Monitoring: Record Length For Intrusion And Leakage Detection
100km Pipeline Monitoring: Record Length For Intrusion And Leakage Detection
We demonstrate a record length of distributed acoustic fiber sen sing (DAS) for pipeline monitoring. Both intrusion (third party interference) and leakage can be detected. An ultra-sensitive architecture enables record length (100km for a single ended fiber sensing system or 200 km for sensing from both ends) detection while advanced classification...