Webinar – NOW AVAILABLE – Register below
With the advent of greater demand for online training, HERA, IIW-India, SAIW and the CWB Association are cooperating and collaborating to transfer the knowledge and experience of world experts into as many countries on a global basis.
Presenter: Dr Phil Hopkins
Phil Hopkins Learning Ltd.
With the continuous growth in the global demand for energy, the use of oil and gas as energy sources is evidenced by the major new pipeline projects taking place around the world as well as the continued use and upgrading of the enormous existing 4 million kilometres global network of pipelines. This presentation will give particular attention to the following areas:
• The need for safety and integrity of pipelines
• Challenges being faced with aging infrastructure
• Challenges with re-purposing pipelines
• Future threats
Dr Phil Hopkins is an independent consultant, specialising in the integrity of transmission oil and gas pipelines. He has his own company (Phil Hopkins Learning Ltd) which focuses on on-line teaching and learning, and Phil has trained over 15,000 engineers over 40 years. He was previously Executive Director of the pipeline engineering company Penspen Limited, UK, and Managing Director of the pipeline engineering consultants, Andrew Palmer and Associates (APA), UK. He has previously held a number of senior management roles in the oil and gas business, including the Research and Technology Division of British Gas, and he was also a Professorial Fellow at Newcastle University, UK, and a Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, UK. Our oil and gas pipelines are classed as ‘critical infrastructures’ - we cannot do without them. Most countries now have large oil and gas pipelines systems: these 4 million kilometres of pipelines transmit energy 24 hours a day, every day of the year, yet we do not see them, and most of us are unaware of them. Why are they important? Well, oil and gas provides more than 50% of the world’s primary energy
needs, and this will only decline slightly up to 2050.
This presentation gives a brief overview of the history of oil and gas pipelines, from their origins in the mid-1800s to today. It gives a glimpse into future pipelines, such as those transporting hydrogen, and issues we will be facing, as we continue to burn fossil fuels and look for alternatives.
The big issue facing this vast pipeline system today is age; for example, many of our pipelines will be close to 100 years old by 2050. The continuing demand for oil and gas will mean these ageing systems will need to function safely and efficiently for many more years, but what threats will this ageing system face? An ageing asset can be managed, but the threats have to be understood. What about new threats? More threats? Our politicians are rightly looking towards cleaner fuels, and will likely use existing infrastructure to aid this transition, through re-purposing, but what problems will this create?
This presentation takes a closer look at all these threats
– past, present, and future.
WHERE and WHEN:
The WEBINAR will be of one and a half hours duration including half an hour for questions and discussion. It will be held on three separate occasions to accommodate the four different regions of the globe: The Americas; Africa and Europe; Indian sub-continent, Asia and Australasia.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Personnel of all types and at all levels in manufacturing, fabrication, construction, maintenance, standards, regulatory, education, training and research organisations related to pipelines are welcome to attend. Delegates are welcome to bring along their questions to contribute to
discussions and positive outcomes.
WHAT INDUSTRY SECTORS IS THE WEBINAR RELEVANT FOR?
All pipeline related industry sectors will benefit from involvement in the webinar.
Helping build up your National Welding Capability (NWC) in the Pipeline Industry.
IIW also shows the importance of education, training, skills and careers in its recently released report “The Importance of a Country’s Welding Industry, its National Welding Capability (NWC) and their Significance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, The report provides guidance, including practical ideas and recommendations, on how a country’s welding industry can improve its national welding capability and simultaneously progress targeted UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) where resources are available. This includes pipeline projects as shown in the Long Report Volume 2 pages 8 to 42. The report can be downloaded free of charge https://iiwelding.org/iiw-jointothefuture/iiw- andsustainable-development/
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Cost – The webinar is free to all applicable areas. Membership may be required.
Cancellations – Please note: The organisers reserve the right to cancel the webinars due to
insufficient registrations or other reasons beyond their control, as well as altering the programme if
they deem it necessary. The organisers also have the right to refuse registrations.
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