The Unique Online Summit for Pipeline Operators and Service & Technology Providers
Following the lessons learned from two editions of the online ptc the organizing EITEP Institute has developed a new online event concept offering extended knowledge transfer and networking features.
The 4th Virtual Pipeline Summit (VPS) will provide a comprehensive overview and competitive technology showcase of a spectrum of problems and solutions related to the "Decarbonization of the Pipeline Industry".
The Virtual Pipeline Summit is organized by EITEP Institute, organizer of the Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) and publisher of the Pipeline Technology Journal (ptj).
The Virtual Pipeline Summit features the same essential success factors as a a face-to-face event.
Extensive conference program with lectures and discussions on current challenges in day-to-day operations.
(accessible from the day of the summit until one week after the summit)
Advanced networking features for all participants and possibility to initiate video calls with sponsors and exhibitors.
(accessible from a few days before the summit until one week after the summit)
Virtual exhibition for pipeline operators to get an overview of technological advances and new solutions in the market.
(accessible from a few days before the summit until one week after the summit)
2020 will be remembered as the year the Covid 19 pandemic changed the world. But there was also a conspicuous growing momentum behind the campaign to address the longer-term global challenge of climate change. More and more countries made pledges to achieve "net zero" emissions.
The entire oil and gas industry is undergoing a unique transformation. The industry has already set ambitious emissions-related targets to maintain its operating authority during and after the transition to a climate-neutral energy system. Unlike previous industry disruptions, however, "decarbonization" will bring entirely new rules, challenges, and opportunities.
Companies that act now will not only lead the way to climate neutrality by 2050 - they will also reposition themselves for potential commercial success for the years beyond.
The 4th Virtual Pipeline Summit will shed light on the challenges and opportunities that decarbonization will bring to the industry.
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Programme Officer - Green Gas Delivery and Use, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Germany
Barbara Jinks has over 35 years in the gas industry from greenfield pipeline projects to international corporate roles. Her academic training in engineering and law and experience across most parts of the gas industry has prepared her well in her current role with the intergovernmental organization IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency) where she looks after the topic of Greening the Gas Sector with a focus on the use of the gas grid to deliver biomethane and hydrogen.
CEO, The Sniffers, Belgium
As CEO of The Sniffers, Bart Wauterickx advises and supports Oil & Gas companies around the world, how to reduce their emissions and improve their asset integrity. With a recent focus on the reduction of methane emissions, The Sniffers contributes to limiting global warming.
Before joining The Sniffers in 2015, Bart was Vice President Operations at Atlas Copco Compressors and Operations Director EMEA at Brady, industrial identification.
Bart holds a Master in Mechanical Engineering from University of Leuven Belgium and a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Louvain La Neuve Belgium.
BD Project Division / Business Development & Equipment, Streicher Group, Germany
Boris Boehm, responsible for Business Development and Equipment at Streicher Group Germany has a demonstrated 25 years+ history of working in the global energy, pipeline & plant construction and heavy equipment industry as well as in the business & strategy-consulting sector.
Project Lead AquaDuctus, GASCADE, Germany
Carina Gewehr has been working for GASCADE, a German Gas TSO, since 2007. She is a specialist in regulatory affairs with focus on European Regulatory Developments in the gas market. Beside that she has led several gas transport related projects within GASCADE.
Since beginning of 2021 she is the project lead of the AquaDuctus project aiming at transporting green hydrogen, which will be produced offshore in the German North Sea, to Heligoland and at a later stage to the German mainland.
Technical Advisor, Quest Integrity, United Kingdom
Danny Molyneux is a Technical Advisor with Quest Integrity, specialising in ultrasonic inline inspection. His main focus is in challenging or unpiggable pipelines, building upon a decade of gel pigging after leaving the University of Aberdeen with a masters degree in Chemistry.
An advocate of industry collaboration, Danny served as Chair of Young Pipeline Professionals Europe and the global Young Pipeliners International community. No longer considered “young” by his own criteria, he has graduated onto the Steering Committee of YPPE as well as joining the board of the Pigging Products and Services Association and the Advisory Committee for the Pipeline Technology Conference.
Danny is Session Chair for the Technical Presentations part of the Virtual Pipeline Summit.
Global Head of Sustainable and Hydrogen Business Development for Industrial Applications, Siemens Energy, Germany
Peter Adam joined Siemens AG in 1981 and has since held various senior positions in strategy, sales, business and market development. He has extensive experience in leading several international ventures and task forces in China and the Middle East. Based on his deep expertise in sustainable engineering solutions and his experience as Head of Hydrogen Business at Siemens Oil&Gas, he took over the role of Head of Sustainable and Hydrogen Business Development within Siemens Energy, Industrial Applications in 2019.
Energy Analyst, IEA - International Energy Agency, France
Dr. Peter Zeniewski is Lead Gas Analyst for the World Energy Outlook at the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA). He was formerly the Product Manager for Wood Mackenzie's European Energy Service and was a Policy Officer at the European Commission JRC Institute for Energy. He is a Chancellor's Fellow of Edinburgh University and holds a PhD from the University of Oxford.
All time specifications are in Central European Time (CET). The presentations will be recorded and will remain available online afterwards.
Opening and Welcome Presention
Dennis Fandrich
Barbara Jinks
Panel discussion with live Q&A afterwards
Dr. Peter Zeniewski
Carina Gewehr
Technical session moderation and live Q&A afterwards
Danny Molyneaux
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Boris Boehm
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Peter Adam
Methane emission quantification is high on the agenda of asset owners. With the upcoming EU Methane Regulation and the OGMP 2.0 Reporting Framework, they are looking for effective ways to detect, quantify and report the methane emissions performances of their assets. The Sniffers helps pipeline operators develop and implement a structural multi-year program to reduce methane emissions year after year and report accurate and transparent figures to stakeholders.
Bart Wauterickx
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Technical Presentation with Live Q&A
Closing Remarks
Germany
The STREICHER Group understands how to combine quality and specialised knowledge with many years of experience in pipeline and plant construction, mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering as well as raw and construction material. STREICHER employs more than 3,900 people worldwide.
The pipeline and plant construction sector is an essential core competence – this business sector includes for example pipeline construction, alternative piping systems, water crossings by open and closed construction methods, gas measuring and regulating stations as well as biogas plants and is supplemented by services like pressure tests, chemical/mechanical cleaning or drying of pipelines and caliper pigging.
Germany
Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy.
Belgium
As your global service provider in the oil & gas and (petro)chemical industry, The Sniffers is committed to helping you realize your environmental, sustainability, and integrity ambitions. We develop and execute best-in-class emission management and pipeline integrity programs with a meaningful impact on safety, compliance, environmental footprint, and business profitability.
Our team of more than 100 technical specialists has realized more than 9.000 emission reduction surveys and pipeline integrity projects in more than 35 countries across the globe. Our customers value The Sniffers’ in-depth knowledge, dedicated people, innovative approach, and reliable, accredited processes.
Germany
The Pipeline Technology Journal (ptj) features latest developments, innovative solutions and a comprehensive news service for the international pipeline industry. All the technical articles are freely available on an open access basis. The ptj newsletter and the electronic journal reach more than 20,000 pipeline experts worldwide.
VPS is not just another webinar. The goal of the Virtual Pipeline Summit is to give back to the pipeline industry the lost opportunities for knowledge transfer and networking, and to provide a comprehensive overview and competitive technology showcase of a spectrum of problems and solutions in these challenging times.
The VPS provides a comprehensive overview of current problems and solutions in the market. The different technological approaches are in competition with each other and can be discussed online before, during and after the summit. The leading technology and service providert will present themselves in a virtual exhibition.
732 pipeline professionals from 74 different countries registered for VPS 3.
25% of the participants came from pipeline operators.
The presentation videos from the 3rd Virtual Pipeline Summit are now available via our YouTube Channel.
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