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Covering a lot of ground

World º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø asks UAVOS, USA, about automated scanning and area surveying solutions for pipeline construction.

 
 
 

International Womenº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s Day Q&A: Heather Butler

World º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø talks to Heather Butler, Service Line Manger º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø“ Geophysics, Fugro, about her experience as a woman in the engineering industry, as part of the 2024 initiative º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø˜Inspire Inclusionº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™.

 
 

International Womenº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s Day Q&A: Rana Alnasir-Boulos

World º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø asks Rana Alnasir-Boulos, Chairperson of the Global Women Forum, about her experience as a woman in the industry as part of this yearº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s International Womenº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s Day theme º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø˜Inspire Inclusionº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™.

 

Transition trends in hydrogen

Steve Biagiotti, Jr. P.E., Chief Engineer and Gary P. Yoho, P.E., Principal Consultant, Dynamic Risk, discuss the evolution of hydrogen adoption in the pipeline industry and the role it will play in reaching global net-zero goals.

 

Coating challenges in cold environments

David Dº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™Ambrosio and Richard Norsworthy, Polyguard Products, USA, discuss the development of new pipeline coatings to meet the demands of extreme cold weather environments, whilst referring to girth weld coating application issues.

 

A clean sweep for welding

Tony Hufford, Category Manager º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø“ Metal Fabrication, Weiler Abrasives, outlines tips for addressing challenges in midstream pipeline weld prep and cleaning.

 

Sealing the breach

Benjamin Fuentes, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA, explores how the oil and gas industry is addressing methane emissions, highlighting technologies to improve LDAR strategies and the challenges of identifying fugitive emissions.

 

Progress in pipe protection

Meghan Connors, President of PipeSak, Canada, provides the backstory to the development of the companyº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s latest pipeline protection solution, and outlines a couple of case studies, including one from the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

 
 

A transformative fibre optic partnership

Hifi (Canada) discusses partnering with Trans Mountain to complete the worldº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s longest fibre optic sensing deployment on a liquids pipeline, while ensuring comprehensive pipeline integrity.

 

Moving towards the edge

Sheeraz Ahamed Khateeb, Rockwell Automation, USA, explains how adopting edge solutions is pivotal for pipeline operators looking to extract value from data.

 

The power of prediction

Ryan Conger, Technical Sales Manager for APM at ABB Energy Industries discusses taking asset performance management to the next level using industry 4.0 technology, and how these digital solutions can help pipeline operators drive efficiency, predict failures, and reduce downtime.