Oil and Gas Transportation In The CIS and Caspain Region 2009, 11th Annual meeting

Pipeline Technical Workshop

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR APPLICATION AT REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS IN RUSSIA AND THE CIS 

TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2009

08.30 Workshop Registration and Coffee

09.00  SESSION 1. How to identify the most appropriate pipeline design and construction approach for your project 

• How to define pipe material specifications while designing a pipeline onshore and offshore
• Cost effective solutions to challenges of pipelay in harsh environments
• How to ensure safe cutting and welding
• Why and how to conduct integrity tests before start up
• Innovations in construction and repair of pipeline systems by using horizontal directional drilling
• Regulatory and Engineering Provisions for design, construction and maintenance of pipeline systems

10.30 Coffee Break

11.00  SESSION 2. Best practice of pipeline maintenance and inspection to extend pipeline lifespan   

• How to ensure long-term performance of the coating system
• Solutions for the toughest inspection challenges: advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies and services
• Latest techniques in damage detection including ultrasonic flaw detection
• Intelligent pigging for safe and profitable pipeline operation
• Technology update on leak detection systems
• New control system of IKL pipeline (from Germany to Czech republic) with a view to safety

12.30 Lunch

14.00  SESSION 3. Minimising shutdowns through pipeline reliability and repair safety 

• A new method of corrosion protection: controlled superheating of natural gas for transmission
• How to select the most effective cleaning technique
• How to use damage prediction techniques to minimise or avoid failures and damage propagation
• Effective ways of repairing a leak without shutdown
• Research results on protection against corrosion, wear and damage of pipeline system equipment

15.30 Coffee Break 

16.00  SESSION 4. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

Roundtable discussions: Each roundtable will be led by a senior representative of a leading technology company having experience in the region. Attendees will be able to join a roundtable they like to exchange ideas and information and determine the most advanced and cost-effective solutions for their projects.

ROUNDTABLE 1 - PIPELINE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
ROUNDTABLE 2 - PIPELINE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
ROUNDTABLE 3 - PIPELINE RELIABILITY AND REPAIR 

19.00 Pre-conference Registration and Welcome Reception

For further details, please contact:
Jekaterina Sundaralingam, Conference Manager
Tel: +44 (0)207 067 1800
Email: j.sundaralingam@theenergyexchange.co.uk

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