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MIDDLE EAST PIPELINES REHABILITATION PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP
2nd Annual Meeting
WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 2010

08:00  Registration and coffee

09:00  Official Welcome, attendee introductions and business card exchange

Workshop Introduction: regional onshore buried pipelines with external rehabilitation issues

09:15  Session one: Establishing the case for pipeline rehabilitation

  • Identifying many of the main factors relating to external corrosion of a pipeline.
  • Ongoing challenges facing the effective yet individual rehabilitation approaches of onshore pipelines within the region.
  • How to quickly identify solutions to the common problems of leaking and structurally defective pipelines.


10:30  Coffee break

11:00  Session two: Pipeline repair: assessing the correct methodology and procedures requires

Site preparation, including: right of way, excavation and backfilling.
Removal of an existing pipeline coating and surface preparation
Application requirements of selecting the correct coating system for your specific pipelines.
Case study presentation hosted by: Nadhir Al Nasri, Chairman Piping Standards Committee, Mechanical Engineering Division, Consulting Services Department, SAUDI ARAMCO

12:15  Lunch

13:30  Session three: Selecting and applying the correct materials for your pipeline

  • Establishing the criteria and properties for the selection of your replacement external pipeline coating system.
  • Points to be considered when preparing technical specifications.
  • Application procedures and requirements.


14:45  Coffee break

15:15  Session four: Interactive panel discussion: summary and key learnings

Q&A with your Workshop moderators, to include:

  • Check in - did the workshop cover individual attendee requirements?
  • Were there any areas covered in the workshop programme which cannot be adopted?
  • What were the key learnings which you will action and take back to the office?


16:15  Close of Workshop

WORKSHOP MODERATORS

Graham Young, Managing Director, ANTI CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Chris Dorsey, Senior Manager, UK, Middle East and Asia, TIB CHEMICALS AG

If you are working on an exciting project within this field and would like to present a case study highlighting the challenges faced and lessons learnt, please download the abstract subscription form or contact:

Yuliya Hare, Conference Manager, Middle East Operations
Tel: +44 (0)207 067 1800, Fax: +44 (0)207 430 9513
Email: y.hare@theenergyexchange.co.uk

Claire Pallen, Director, Middle East Operations
UAE Mobile: 00 971 50 264 1202, Fax: +44 (0)1242 529 060
Email:c.pallen@theenergyexchange.co.uk

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View the programme for the 10th Anniversary Middle East Oil and Gas Pipelines Conference