Monthly Archives: May 2011

Unpiggable pipelines

Posted on May 30, 2011 by petertuft

A brief follow-up to my recent request for comment on the pipeline integrity issues that trouble Australian pipeline engineers.   My reason for asking was that I had been invited to co-chair a workshop at the JTM on pipeline integrity and wanted to … Continue reading →

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Joint Technical Meeting

Posted on May 25, 2011 by petertuft

Apologies for the long silence.  After a couple of weeks away visiting family I spent last week in San Francisco at the Joint Technical Meeting of the international pipeline industry.  I feel that it’s important to report on this event, … Continue reading →

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Pipeline Engineer Training – 2

Posted on May 9, 2011 by petertuft

Further to the previous post on this topic, Chris Harvey has provided an outline of the next phase of this project: Familiarising the membership with the Guide and the Competency Standards – largely through presentations Setting up a mechanism for … Continue reading →

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Pipeline Integrity Issues

Posted on May 3, 2011 by petertuft

I’m under the impression that most Australian pipelines don’t have serious integrity issues.  There are one or two notable exceptions, and everyone has to keep a close eye on corrosion no matter how well-coated and well-protected their assets are, but … Continue reading →

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