o Introduction to Pipelines - Historical – Pipelines as a transport mechanism
o Linepipe manufacturing – rigid, flexibles, seamless, spiral
o Linepipe tests – hydrotesting
o Pipeline pre-requisites – permits and authorisations, routings, seabed pre-sweeps
o Pipeline mechanical engineering design basics - pipeline mechanical design components (buckling, wall thickness, sizing)
o Pipeline – Introduction to Flow Assurance
o Pipeline codes, standards and regulations - API
o Pipeline deliverables – project documentation requirements

Material Selection for Onshore Pipelines:

     o Material Design & Selection for Onshore Pipelines - Carbon Steel (CS), Corrosion  Resistant Alloys (CRAs)
     o Material manufacture and testing
     o Codes & Standards, Legal & Regulatory
     o Case Studies, Interactive Discussions

Corrosion Engineering and Management:

    o Corrosion – mechanisms, types, corrosion testing
    o Corrosion – its effect in oil and gas assets
    o Corrosion mitigation – Cathodic Protection (CP) & Coatings
    o Corrosion monitoring
    o Corrosion management
    o Codes & Standards
    o What are coatings? And Why Do We Need Them?
    o Coating types and uses
    o Coating system – linepipe and field joint (FJCs) –design and selection criteria
    o Coatings application and testing
    o International Codes & Standards
    o Case Studies, Interactive Discussions

o Pipeline construction – tools of the trade
o Pipeline construction and installation methods, problems and mitigation measures
o Pipeline welding and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
o Onshore pipelay equipment
o Pipeline installation and completion
o Tie-In’s
o Pipeline pre-commissioning and commissioning
o Pipeline documentation – ‘as-laid’, as-builts’
o Case Studies, Interactive Discussions

o Pipeline Problems, Failures and Mitigation Measures
        o Pipeline loss of primary containment (LOPC)
        o Pipeline exposure
o ‘Duty to Care’ – looking after your pipelines – Risk-Based Inspection, Maintenance and Repair methodologies
          o The ‘PDCA’ Cycle
o Inspection and Survey methodologies
        o Pipeline Internal Inspections – ‘In-Line Inspection’ – magnetic flux, ultrasonics
o ILI – results, interpretation and assessments
       o Pipeline External Inspections and Surveys
o Pipeline Repairs
      o ‘Cut and Replace’
      o ‘Plidco’ Sleeves
o Mechanical Connectors
o Case Studies, Interactive Discussions

o Ageing assets and life extension studies
o Pipeline decommissioning and abandonment – regulatory and legislative, tests requirements for decommissioning, disposal
o Health and Safety Requirements for the Oil and Gas Industry
o Typical Legislation (UK Industry)
o International Codes and Standards
o Case Studies, Interactive Discussions