Introduction to Pipeline Engineering
- Basic pipeline concepts and definitions
- Stages of a pipeline project
- Standards, codes and regulations
- Principles of pipeline design, construction and installation
- Wall thickness calculation based on different design codes or standards
Material Selection and Corrosion Control
- Material science including the properties of steel and other materials used for pipeline fabrication
- Process of pipeline material selection, including code/standard requirements
- Manufacturing process, including welding standards, procedures and non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for qualifications
- Corrosion, including definition of the corrosion phenomenon and chemical principles
- Types of internal and external corrosion
- Methods to prevent or mitigate corrosion in pipelines
Pipeline Design, Installation and Construction
- Introduction to different approaches of pipeline design for offshore and onshore
- Safety and reliability factors, Codes, Standards, Recommended practices
- Pipeline configurations, including pipe-in-pipe, bundles, etc.
- Flexible pipelines: principles and concepts
- Introduction to hydrodynamics around offshore pipelines, including the definition of the different wave theories
- Stress assessment of pipelines, including definition of stress on pipelines and an introduction to fatigue analysis
- Stages of pipeline construction
- Hydro-testing, Commissioning operations, Procurement, Quality assurance
- Methods of onshore and offshore pipeline installation
Pipeline Hydraulic Analysis
- Thermodynamic principles and flow properties of the different flow transported by pipelines
- Flow calculations for gases, liquids and multiphase pipelines
- Problems caused by changes in flow condition during the pipeline’s operations
Defect Assessment on Pipelines
- Types of defects on pipelines, including failure statistics and the relative causes of pipeline failures
- Failure modes and a description of how pipelines fail
- Defect assessment
- Different codes and standards used to carry out fit-for purpose assessments of defects and damage
- Design code and standard requirements
- Introduction to pipeline engineering critical assessment (ECA)
- Case studies on pipeline defects
- Exercise on defect identification and assessment
Pipeline Integrity: Maintenance, Inspection and Risk Assessment
- Pipeline anomalies and defects
- Principles and applications of the in-line inspection techniques and existing tools
- Survey methods for onshore and offshore pipelines
- Walking patrol
- Air survey
- Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV)
- Acoustic Diver
- Above-ground monitoring techniques
- Principles and application of NDT techniques used to detect and evaluate pipeline defect and damage
- Preparation of integrity management plans for onshore and offshore pipelines