OG90
Course Contents
Module 1: Pipeline Ageing, Life Extension and Integrity Strategy
Key Topics
- Pipeline ageing mechanisms, fatigue limits and life-extension drivers
- Design life, remaining life and continued-service decisions
- Onshore, offshore, liquid, gas and multiphase pipeline issues
- Integrity standards, regulations and company requirements
- Threat identification for ageing pipeline systems
- Data review: design, inspection, operations and failures
- Life-extension workflow, governance and approval processes
Module 2: Inspection, Condition Assessment and Data Integration
Key Topics
- In-line inspection (ILI) tools and anomaly classification
- Hydrotesting, direct assessment and external surveys
- Coating surveys, CP records and corrosion monitoring data
- Dent, gouge, crack, metal loss and weld defect assessment
- Geohazards, spans, settlement and third-party damage checks
- Data alignment, validation and integrity database quality
- Baseline condition review and reassessment planning
Module 3: Remaining Life, Risk and Fitness-for-Service
Key Topics
- Corrosion growth rates and remaining-wall evaluation
- Remaining strength and pressure capacity assessment
- Crack growth, fatigue and pressure-cycle considerations
- Risk ranking using likelihood and consequence methods
- Fitness-for-service (FFS) concepts and acceptance criteria
- Operating envelope, pressure derating and safety margins
- Uncertainty, sensitivity and decision confidence levels
Module 4: Rehabilitation, Repair and Corrosion Control
Key Topics
- Repair selection: sleeves, clamps, composites and replacement
- Cut-out, spool replacement and hot-tap intervention issues
- Coating rehabilitation and field joint repair methods
- Cathodic protection upgrades and electromagnetic interference control
- Internal corrosion control, chemical inhibition and pigging strategies
- Flow, pressure and temperature changes affecting integrity
- Repair planning, execution risks and quality assurance
Module 5: Life Extension Implementation and Performance Monitoring
Key Topics
- Life-extension plan structure and implementation priorities
- Change-of-service reviews and repurposing considerations
- Integrity operating windows (IOW) and excursion management
- Inspection intervals, monitoring plans and KPI tracking
- Emergency response, leak detection and contingency readiness
- Documentation, audit trails and regulatory closeout records
- Practical capstone workshop: develop a pipeline rehabilitation strategy