Integrity
Case Study: Improved Efficiency of Integrity Programs Using EMAT Technology
Various inline inspection (ILI) tools exist for different line operating conditions and defect morphologies. To address these varying conditions and morphologies, operators often need to run multiple ILI tools receiving results in separate or combined reports.
Integrity Management of RNG Pipelines
(P&GJ) — CenterPoint operates a natural gas transmission pipeline (NE4018) in Indiana that feeds the town of Huntington and the surrounding area. After internal discussions, CenterPoint decided to perform a baseline inspection on the sections of the pipeline upstream and downstream of the connection point to determine if the introduction of RNG has a detrimental effect on the pipeline.
ROSEN Group Secures 5-Year Contract for Pan Malaysia In-Line Inspection
ROSEN Group has won three packages for five years each to provide pipeline in-line inspection services for approximately 200 pipelines for a Petronas group of companies that includes Pan Malaysia.
Identifying, Minimizing Sinkhole in Pipeline Rights-of-Way
Kentucky and Pennsylvania have several areas within their borders susceptible to karst formations, including sinkholes and surface depressions. These states also have substantial resources available for pipeline companies to review when attempting to identify locales with sinkholes as well as areas that are prone to karst formations.
Nigeria Takes $1 Billion Hit in Q1 Revenue Due to Crude Oil Theft
Nigeria lost $1 billion in revenue during the first quarter of this year due to crude oil theft, the petroleum regulator said on Friday, warning the practice was a threat to the economy of Africa's top producer.
API, AOPL Report Shows Strengthened Pipeline Safety Performance
The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) today released their annual 2021 Pipeline Safety Excellence Performance Report, which found that the safety of liquids pipelines increased across several key indicators.
Chevron 'Assessing' Status of Russian Terminal, Says Oil Pipeline Operating
Chevron holds a 15% stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which owns a 1,510-km (938 miles) pipeline that carries about 1.2% of the world's oil from oilfields in Kazakhstan to an export terminal in Russia.
Non-Intrusive Method Using Induced Pressure Waves to Track Moving Objects Within Pipelines
November 2019 saw the dawn of a new era in real-time pig tracking when Halliburton Pipeline and Process Services successfully validated a live pig-tracking method based on patented transient wave theory, the foundation of their InnerVue suite of services.
Extending Our Capabilities to Integrity and Beyond
In-line inspection (ILI) has long been the go-to method to prove the integrity of pipelines but what happens after the inspection report has been delivered?
Burns & McDonnell’s Glaeser Looks to Pipeline Integrity Future
In this conversation with P&GJ, Scott Glaeser discusses ramifications of the Mega Rule, upgrading existing pipelines and cybersecurity.
Nigeria Losing 200,000 BPD to Pipeline Damage, Minister Says
Nigeria is losing an average of 200,000 barrels of oil per day - more than 10% of its production - to pipeline vandalism, the country's information minister said on Monday.
'Eye of fire' in Mexican Waters Blamed on Gas Pipeline Leak
Pemex said that a fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula Friday was caused by a gas leak from an underwater pipeline. Videos of the blaze went viral.
Life Extension of Pipelines with Crack Defects Using Composite Repairs
Composite repairs are being used widely to restore the integrity of pipelines impaired by wall thinning arising from corrosion anomalies.
Appropriate Methods for Repairing Pipelines
Over many decades now, the ever-growing network of on- and offshore pipelines has transported an increasing volume of refined petroleum products, industrial chemicals, crude oil and natural gas to commercial and household customers. North America is a case in point.
Interstates Worry About Inspecting Farm Taps
Will transmission pipelines now have to worry about complying with distribution pipeline regulations in addition to their own? That is the concern with one of the key provisions in a proposed rule from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
CenterPoint Completes $240 Million Pipeline Modernization Plan, Seeks Cost Recovery
CenterPoint Energy's Southern Indiana Gas and Electric utility has asked regulators for a rate increase to recover the costs of its 7-year, $240 million natural gas pipeline modernization plan.
Overcoming Challenges of Pigging the “Unpiggable”
Accurate measurement and evaluation of the physical condition of oil and gas pipelines is critical to effective integrity management, as well as to the assurance of sustained pipeline safety.
Molecular Plasma Coating Process for Mitigating Deposit Adhesion
The deposition of solids, such as asphaltenes, scale and wax, in production systems can cause challenges to oil and gas producers.
Operating, Installation Considerations For Pipeline Composite Repairs
Composite repairs are no longer new to the pipeline integrity world. A significant body of work has been developed over the last several decades characterizing their performance and developing guidelines for end-users.
Buried Pipe Failures Dependent on Soil Stiffness, Too
Performance limits and potential failures must be identified for buried pipe design. Chief among those are excessive deformations of the pipe, wall buckling and collapse.
Causes, Effects and Solutions for Damaged Pipelines
The United States has more than 2.5 million miles (4 million km) of pipelines dedicated to liquid and natural gas. Although many are unaware, this large network provides a lifeline to everyday activities like pumping gas, generating electricity and even heating a home.
Canadian Agency Determines Corrosion Caused 2018 Enbridge Gas Pipeline Blast
An explosion and fire in 2018 along an Enbridge Inc natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia was caused by corrosion, Canada's Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said on Wednesday.
ExxonMobil Proposes Framework for Methane Regulations
ExxonMobil today released a model framework for industry-wide methane regulations that includes specific guidance related to transmission pipeline blowdowns between compressor stations.
Hot Tapping, Flow Stopping for Odd-Sized Pipes
Mainline Control Systems (MCS), in conjunction with Kleiss & Co., is offering utilities the technology and tooling to tap and stop flow on vintage piping materials and nonstandard-inch sized pipes.
Pipeline Integrity Management – Past, Present, Future
Before what was once a quiet middle-class suburban neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif. had cooled into silence, a decade-long response in the U.S. pipeline industry was already underway, focusing on the molecules making up modern large-diameter pipe and the densely populated areas in which these energy highways traverse.
AI Use in Improving Product Quality, Operational Processes
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be one of the most transformative technologies for business in the next 10 years. Early demonstrations of the power of AI in speech recognition and autonomous driving should remove those doubts.
Asbestos Abatement in Pipeline Repair
There are millions and millions of feet of vintage pipelines in use throughout the United States with an exterior coating that contains asbestos. There is probably an equal amount of footage existing in out-of-use, idled or abandoned pipelines.
Managing Selective Seam Weld Corrosion as Part of Integrity Management Plans
The industry expects that all operators take a robust approach to integrity management, resulting in safe and reliable pipelines. One of the many known threats to pipeline integrity that must be explicitly addressed is Selective Seam Weld Corrosion (SSWC). This article explores ways of reliably assessing pipelines for the threat of SSWC and actively managing SSWC when it is an active threat.
Pipeline Liquids Safety Record Reflects Inroads, Areas of Concern
Nearly 98% of barrel miles in the United States are governed by pipeline safety management systems, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). That, combined with greater public awareness, means that pipeline integrity and safety are under a greater degree of scrutiny than ever before.
In Situ Pipeline Coating – A Hidden Champion Comes Out Of Hiding
In situ pipeline cleaning and coating offers advantages over conventional methods, particularly if it is possible to coat multi-mile lengths of pipe at a time. Not only rehabilitation of lines suffering from corrosion or deposits, but also in situ internal coating of new lines can offer savings as well as results of high quality and durability.
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