Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) is the pre-eminent global collaborative research development organisation of, by and for the energy pipeline industry.

PRCI is a community of the world’s leading pipeline companies and the vendors, service providers, equipment manufacturers and other organisations supporting the industry.

Since 1952, PRCI has been recognised around the world as a unique forum within the energy pipeline industry delivering great value to its members and the industry – both quantitative and qualitative – through the development and deployment of research solutions to the operational, maintenance, and regulatory challenges that face it.

PRCI plans and develops research programs and projects through technical committees. These committees comprise technical and operations experts from member companies and are critical to developing and managing PRCI’s research objectives. They assure collaboration in identifying gaps in research and avoiding duplication.