Drawing on experience gained consulting on many anchor damage incidents, and the recent high-profile incident on BP’s 408 km, 36 inch diameter Central Area Transmission System Pipeline in the North Sea, United Kingdom, Mr Palmer-Jones discussed damage assessment methods and their limitations.
Sharing Penspen Integrity’s experience and insight into the challenges of defect identification, measurement and assessment, Mr Palmer-Jones also covered the challenges faced following an anchor damage incident, safety, assessment stages, typical damage, inspection, and repair options.
Mr Palmer-Jones said “Anchor damage must be assessed and repaired quickly and safely. Safety is ensured by having a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of any damage. A repair can be completed quickly if the right skills and equipment are available.”