The course, which will include corrosion mechanisms and control, will examine how the manufacturing and corrosion defects identified by intelligent pigging may arise, and how they may develop.
With a solid understanding of the ways in which these defects originate, course participants will be better equipped to characterise and prioritise them in review and analysis of inspection reports, and to minimise defects in the fabrication process. This course is a “÷linking’ course between the Pigging & ILI and the Pipeline Defect Assessment courses.
Who should attend?
The course is intended for managers and engineers who are responsible for the integrity of onshore and offshore oil, gas, and water-injection pipelines, and fills the gap between inspection and defect assessment.
Lecturers
Dr Michael Beller has more than 20 years experience in the pipeline inspection industry. Formerly with Preussag Pipeline Services, Pipetronix, and PII, he is today the global marketing manager of NDT Systems & Services AG in Germany. Dr Beller holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and obtained his PhD in fracture mechanics. He has been involved with a large number of inspection projects all around the world, including on- and offshore inspection work, and also has considerable experience as a presenter and trainer, and in lecturing. He is the former president of the Pigging Products and Services Association, where he still serves as a director.
Dr Roger King has over 30 years experience of corrosion in the oil and gas, civil, and nuclear industries. He has specialist knowledge of sweet and sour corrosion and its prevention by chemical inhibition, monitoring of corrosion, microbiological corrosion and the design of efficient cathodic protection systems for flowlines, structures and seabed installations. He has been an independent consultant since September 1989, prior to which he was a founder member of the Corrosion and Protection Centre Industrial Service (CAPCIS) at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).
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