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 6th Virtual Pipeline Summit (VPS 6) will provide a comprehensive overview and competitive technology showcase of a spectrum of problems and solutions related to the "Offshore Pipeline Technologies".
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)
Alternative & Clean Energy Technical Sales Advisor, Halliburton PPS, United Kingdom
With a background in ILI and pigging of challenging pipelines, Danny is a Director of the Pigging Products and Services Association and a member of the Pipeline Technology Conference Advisory Committee. Danny now concentrates on the role of pipelines in the energy transition, including repurposing of existing infrastructure to carry hydrogen and carbon dioxide for sequestration.
Director Conferences, EITEP Institute, Germany
Applications Engineering Manager - Europe Africa Caspian, Baker Hughes, United Kingdom
Peter Dixon is Regional Engineering Manager for Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian, based in the UK. He has since spent 17 years working in various engineering functions to support the deep-water pipeline pre-commissioning sector. His primary involvement has been with the development and sustaining of the Denizen™ deep-water pipeline flooding and hydro-testing systems. He led much of the conceptual and detailed engineering for the first Denizen system. His current role entails developing engineering methodologies, policies and competency standards across the region’s engineering team. He also works with the engineering teams to develop the unique solutions required to evolve the pre-commissioning service, offering and deliver competitive solutions for operations projects. Peter holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is a Chartered Engineer.
Head of Analysis UM, NDT Global, Germany
Thomas Meinzer is a Head of GMI Data Analysis and UT ILI specialist at NDT Global who is responsible for best quality services for all different kind of application scenarios related to compression wave data analysis projects globally.
Background of Thomas is electrical engineering.
After spending almost three decades in the UT ILI business with main focus on corrosion detection, Thomas knows exactly how to serve and advise pipeline operators best in various types of corrosion challenges.
Area Sales Manager, NDT Global, Germany
Thomas Mrugala graduated from the Technical University of Karlsruhe (KIT) in 2000 with a degree in industrial engineering. He worked in the mechanical and electrical engineering industries before moving into pipeline services. Thomas joined NDT Global in 2013 as Area Sales Manager and is currently responsible for in-line inspection in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway. He has over 8 years' experience in the pipeline industry and has a proven record of accomplishment in business development.
All time specifications are in Central European Time (CET). The presentations will be recorded and will remain available online afterwards.
Opening and Welcome Presention
Panel discussion with live Q&A session
Technical session and live Q&A moderation.
Newly installed gas export pipelines have traditionally been flooded, hydrotested, dewatered and air dried before finally being nitrogen inerted, prior to commissioning gas-up. For long export pipelines, typically of high diameter, this process is both time and resource intensive. A large volume of water is pulled from the sea, via a filtration and chemical dosing processes before being pumped into the pipeline. This water is then pressurized to provide a strength test of the pipeline and establish its leak-tightness. The subsequent dewatering and drying phases, particularly for deepwater pipelines, require enormous horsepower from air compression units that will run for weeks.
However, in conjunction with pipeline operators and DNV GL, Baker Hughes PPS has pioneered a new way to pre-commission these massive export lines, where the disadvantages with the system pressure test are extraordinary. Instead, the strength assessment of the pipeline is made under the DNV waiver via stringent requirements of the mill pressure tests, rigorous inspection and test of joints made during construction, higher design factors of safety and an installation track-record.
The term “dry pre-commissioning” refers to the removal of the flood and hydrotest operations. Consequently, the air-drying phase is also either eliminated or significantly condensed. Pipeline cleaning, conditioning, gauging and caliper inspection remain likely project requirements. Performing these operations without the traditional flooding of the pipeline is challenging, particularly where the pipeline profile has significant elevation changes. Prediction and control of the pig speed, ensuring consistent MEG swabbing, sufficient cleaning with minimum fluid and minimizing the diesel-powered air-spread are all competing factors.
This presentation details several of those technical challenges that were overcome in the development of a successful and innovative “dry pre-commissioning” methodology that demonstrates the viability of the no-hydrotest approach for major export pipelines.
Peter Dixon
Technical presentation with live Q&A session
An North Sea operator required inspection of a subsea line critical to the company’s business. The pipeline system is transporting gas and condensate form a template to a platform. The Flexible Riser with a diameter of 10" and a total length of 720 m as well as its End Fittings were intended to be inspected in order to be able to assess the conditions of both critical parts of the asset.
The flexible raiser starting at a platform, going to the seabed on 322 meters depth is connected by its end fittings to a 6,5 km 10" subsea pipeline which ends in a template. Due to the system layout the inspection had to be done by a BiDi tool.
Since the Flexible Raiser and its End Fittings had never been inspected before and in order to obtain reliable evidence on the condition of this critical pipeline section, the requested ILI solution had to be capable to perform a high resolution measurement of the pitch between the carcasses in the raisers whole length and the critical end couplings as well as the End Fitting positions.
After careful evaluation of its options for inspecting the line, the operator chose NDT Global’s tailored Evo Series 1.0 UG ultrasonic geometry and wall thickness inspection tool. This tool equipped with two UG modules offers unsurpassed axial resolution of 0.75 mm, and circumferential resolution of 6.2 mm and is capable to run in dual directions
Thomas Mrugala
Technical presentation with live Q&A session
Technical presentation with live Q&A session
Closing Remarks
United Kingdom
We help operators confidently manage their assets and prepare for their energy future, partnering to deliver data, technology, solutions and expertise for more innovative ways of working. The mutual goals - safe operations, asset integrity, enhanced profitability, and reduced emissions. Combining our powerful engineering capabilities and experience with a strong service footprint brings peace of mind to even the most complex challenges.
Switzerland
The ROSEN Group is a globally leading provider of cutting-edge solutions in all areas of the integrity process chain. Since its origins as a one-man business in 1981, ROSEN has rapidly grown and continues to do so. Today, the business is still privately owned and consists of a team of more than 4,000 employees, operating in more than 120 countries.
Germany
NDT Global is the leading provider of ultra-high-tech diagnostic inspection solutions, advanced data analysis, and integrity assessment services for ensuring the safety and longevity of assets. As the forerunner in ultrasonic inspection technologies, we also deploy a range of non-ultrasonic technologies, such as Inertial Measurement Units. We apply inspection technologies to detect, diagnose and model various types of threats across diverse classes of assets. By providing predictive, decision-ready insights driven by the world’s most accurate data, NDT Global enables the conditions for asset owners to optimize infrastructure health and drive operational efficiencies while reducing risk and minimizing their carbon footprint.
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.
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