PII will supply PipeView Integrity, its advanced suite of pipeline data monitoring and management software, for deployment on the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP) located in Western Australia, through Contract Resources, its Australian operational partner on the project.

PII General Manager Michael Bellamy said “We are very pleased to partner with Contract Resources in supporting the energy supply security priorities of the DBNGP with our reliable pipeline integrity technology.”

In May 2010, teams from PII’s American pipeline data management Centre of Excellence began implementing the project for the pipeline. The two software modules used include data-loading alignment and condition-assessment applications.

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PII also recently signed a three-year contract to deploy one of its newest pipeline inspection tools — the EmatScan CD — to inspect nine 150 km segments of APA Group’s Moomba to Sydney Pipeline.

Currently available for 30 and 36 inch pipelines, PII is developing a customised EmatScan CD to navigated the 34 inch diameter pipeline.

PII will use the new third generation EmatScan tool to perform an estimated two inspection runs each year over the three-year contract period for enhanced crack detection and analysis, as part of APA’s pipeline integrity management program.

“Multi-year inspection contracts, like the APA project, allow for a more seamless comparison of data from multiple inspections over a period of time. This approach enables us to support operators with more effective monitoring of potential crack growth rates and devise cost-effective mitigation plans,” Mr Bellamy said.

PII is leveraging project management and engineering resources from its facility in Stutensee, Germany, for the APA program.

PII has previously used its pipeline inspection technology for DBNGP and APA inspections. In 2009, APA was one of the world’s first operators to deploy PII’s latest generation of MagneScan magnetic flux leakage inspection tools.

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PII Pipeline Solutions is an industry leader in inspection and integrity services for gas and liquid pipelines in any environment and operating condition. The company provides comprehensive technologies, skills and field experience needed to confidently determine the present and future condition of a pipeline.

Its solutions go beyond defect detection to proactive risk assessment and threat management to maintain a long-term balance of safety and productivity while helping pipeline operators meet stringent regulations.