Pipeline Integrity Management
إدارة سلامة خطوط الأنابيب
- Next date
- 1–5 February 2027Madrid
- Fees from
- £2,950per delegate
- Formats
- Classroom · Online6 sessions
- Duration
- 5 daysCertificate
Overview
Pipeline failures are rare, but when they happen the consequences for people, the environment and the business can be severe. Integrity management is the discipline that keeps those failures rare. This course explains how operators identify the threats to their pipelines, assess the risk each segment poses, and choose the inspection, monitoring and mitigation measures that keep risk at an acceptable level. Participants study the main threat categories, including internal and external corrosion, third-party damage, cracking, geohazards and operational errors. They then learn how in-line inspection, direct assessment and hydrotesting work, how defects are assessed for fitness-for-service, and how repair decisions are made. The final part of the week links these technical activities into a documented integrity management system with clear responsibilities, performance measures and continuous improvement.
Objectives
- Identify the main threats to pipeline integrity
- Apply risk assessment methods to pipeline segments
- Select inspection methods including in-line inspection and direct assessment
- Interpret in-line inspection results and assess defects
- Choose suitable repair and mitigation options
- Develop the key elements of a pipeline integrity management plan
- Define integrity performance indicators and reporting
- Relate integrity activities to international codes and standards
Who should attend
Pipeline engineers, integrity and corrosion engineers, inspection personnel, pipeline operations supervisors, and asset managers responsible for onshore or offshore pipeline systems.
Training methodology
The programme blends structured lectures with worked examples based on recognised codes such as ASME B31.8S and API 1160. Participants assess risk on a sample pipeline network, review real in-line inspection data and calculate the remaining strength of corroded sections. Failure investigations from around the world are analysed to draw out lessons. Group work leads to an outline integrity management plan, and a final assessment completes the course. Participants also receive templates for a threat register and an integrity plan outline.
Programme outline
Day1Integrity Management Fundamentals
- Why pipelines fail: lessons from major incidents
- Regulatory and code framework
- Elements of an integrity management system
- Pipeline data gathering and integration
- High-consequence areas
- Roles and responsibilities
- Practical exercise: building a threat register
Day2Threats and Risk Assessment
- Internal and external corrosion
- Third-party damage
- Cracking: SCC, fatigue and weld defects
- Geohazards and natural forces
- Incorrect operations and equipment failure
- Qualitative and quantitative risk methods
- Practical exercise: ranking pipeline segments
Day3Inspection and Monitoring
- In-line inspection technologies: MFL, UT and geometry tools
- Piggability and ILI planning
- Direct assessment methods
- Hydrostatic testing
- Corrosion monitoring and cathodic protection surveys
- Leak detection systems
- Practical exercise: reviewing an ILI report
- Case study: ILI run planning for a legacy pipeline
Day4Defect Assessment and Repair
- Corrosion defect assessment: ASME B31G and RSTRENG
- Dents, gouges and mechanical damage
- Crack assessment basics
- Repair methods: sleeves, clamps and replacement
- Re-inspection intervals
- Integrity of pipeline facilities and stations
- Practical exercise: remaining strength calculation
Day5Integrity Programme and Performance
- Preventive and mitigative measures
- Management of change and records
- Integrity key performance indicators
- Emergency response and incident reporting
- Audit and continual improvement
- Group presentations: integrity plan outline
- Final assessment
Dates and fees
Fees are in GBP. per delegate.
Certificate
Every delegate who attends the full programme receives a Harfard Technology certificate of completion stating the course title, duration, dates and venue.
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