An Intensive 5-Day Training Course
Pipeline Technology
Operation and Maintenance
Scheduled Dates
| 16 - 20 Oct 2023 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
| 24 - 28 Jun 2024 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
| 14 - 18 Oct 2024 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
Why Choose this Training Course?
Pipelines are a major asset in most Oil & Gas operators’ projects. Ensuring pipeline functionality and effectiveness is a paramount operation and business requirement.
Many problems occur during the operation of pipelines. Monitoring the health of pipelines during operation is very important to maintain the required pipeline lifetime. New technologies have been developed to monitor the pipeline health as part of pipeline integrity management. A sound monitoring system will help pipeline operators to improve their maintenance programs.
This Pipeline Technology training course will highlight:
- The main Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Problems
- Pipeline Inspection and Testing Technology
- Technologies used to monitor the pipeline health
- Case Studies illustrating different Pipeline Inspection and Monitoring Methodologies
- Integrity and Maintenance of Pipelines
What are the Goals?
This PetroKnowledge training course will help participants understand the main problems that occur during pipelines operation and different technologies used to monitor the health & threats of oil and gas pipelines. The participants will understand how these technologies will affect the maintenance program.
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
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Pipeline Technology training course will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, and retention of the information presented including:
- Course Manual
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Videos
- Competency assurance tests including pre-assessment and post-assessment tests
The daily session will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of applications as well as hands-on exposure to techniques using examples from case studies and real projects. Delegates are strongly encouraged to bring and share their own experiences and lessons learnt from the work domain. This adds greater relevancy to the content.
Organisational Impact
This Pipeline Technology training course will effectively impact the organization by understanding the different technologies of monitoring pipeline health and how this will affect the organization maintenance programs. The course will further consolidate the following:
- Main problems during pipeline operation and how to avoid or reduce them
- Old and new technologies used to monitor the health of pipelines
- Main techniques used to test pipeline integrity
- Pipeline maintenance and repair
- Case studies illustrating different technologies for pipeline inspection
Personal Impact
Upon successful completion of this PetroKnowledge training course, participants will be able to comprehend and effectively manage the challenges and risks encountered during the development and operation of pipeline projects within their organizations.
The Pipeline Technology training course is very comprehensive and will address the inspection methodologies and risk-based inspection for pipelines so that participants of any engineering discipline will have a rounded knowledge about oil and gas pipeline risk.
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
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
