In September 2016, members of the pipeline industry from around the world will gather in Calgary for the 11th International Pipeline Conference (IPC 2016). Organized by volunteers representing international energy corporations, energy and pipeline associations and regulatory agencies, the IPC has become internationally renowned as the world’s premier pipeline conference. This is a not-for-profit conference and proceeds continue to support educational initiatives and research in the pipeline industry.
The conference will begin on Monday, September 26, with tutorial offerings in key areas of interest. Technical Track sessions will begin the morning of Tuesday, September 27, and run through to Friday, September 30.
The International Pipeline Conference is designed to inform, enlighten and motivate, therefore we encourage you to actively participate in IPC 2016 – five days of exceptional value, which you won’t want to miss!
Topic areas include:
Track 1: Pipeline Safety Management Systems
Safety and Loss Management, Safety Culture, Leadership Accountability and Policy, Management Review and Audits, Training and Competency, Regulatory Lifecycle, Quality Management, Risk Management Framework, Management of Change, Process and Personal Safety, Incident Investigation and Lessons Learned, Stakeholder Engagement, Comparison of Regulations and Standards, Integrating Safety, Environment and Emergency Management Programs, Industry Practices
Track 2: Project Management, Design, Construction & Environmental Issues
Team Leadership, Effective Communication, Collaboration, Joint Ventures, High Value Engineering, System Planning (Hydraulics), Design, Routing, Survey, Logistics, Construction, Geotechnical, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Testing, Commissioning, Coatings, Compressor and Pump Stations, Terminals, Pigging Facilities, Valves, Piping Stress Analysis, Change of Service, Abandonment, Satellite Imaging and Remote Sensing, Field and Inspection Data Management, Geomatics, Global Positioning System Applications, Environmental Case Studies, Socioeconomic Studies, Community Involvement, Permitting Strategies, Reclamation, Mitigation, Abandonment, Land Issues, Emissions, Hydrotesting Fluids, Remediation, Environmental Impact Assessments, Cumulative Effects Assessment, Route Selection, Monitoring
Track 3: Pipelines & Facilities Integrity
Hazard and Threat Identification, Engineering Assessments, Mitigation, Inline Inspection Technology, External Corrosion and Control, Cathodic Protection, Internal Corrosion and Control, Coatings, Environmental Stress Corrosion and Fatigue Cracking, Mechanical Damage, Tanks, Pumps, Compressor Stations, Station Piping, Field and Inspection Data Management, Geographical Information Systems, Defect Detection and Assessment, Direct Assessment, Tethered and Robotic Inspection Tools, Inspection Data Management, Inspection Intervals and Scheduling, Measuring Corrosion Growth Rates, Reliability, Field NDE for ILI Data Validation
Track 4: Operations, Monitoring & Maintenance
Applications of Technology, Operating Experience, Preventative-Maintenance Techniques, Lifecycle Engineering, Operating Equipment Optimization, Useful Life Extensions, Operating Cost Reductions, Vendor Alliances, Geohazard Management, SCADA, Communications, Automation, Control Devices, Instrumentation, Sensor Technology, Measurement and Metering, Hydraulic Simulations, Leak Detection, Operations, Simulation and Trainers, Field and Inspection Data and Records Management, Hydrostatic Testing, Geohazard Management (incl. geotechnical, hydrotechnical, and seismic ground movements/forces), Characterization, Monitoring, Mitigation
Track 5: Materials & Joining
Materials Design, High Strength Steels, Fracture Toughness Requirements, Welding, Properties of Girth Welds, Weld Flaw Acceptance Criteria, Hot Tapping, Mechanical Joining, Joining Alternative Materials, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Pipe Manufacture, Fittings, Nondestructive Examination
Track 6: Strain Based Design
Strain Demand, Characterization of Hazards, Methods for Estimating Strain Demand (in-situ, ILI, pipe-soil interaction), High performance pipe and fittings for high strain demand, Welding and Inspection for High Strain Applications, Tensile Strain Capacity, Compressive Strain Capacity, Small and Large Scale Tests for Material Characterization and Strain Capacity Determination, Project Experience and Lessons Learned in Strain Based Design, Regulatory Needs and Gaps
Track 7: Risk & Reliability
Risk Assessment, Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Modelling, Risk Based Maintenance Planning, Reliability Based Design and Assessment, Failure Data Analysis and Failure Rate Estimation, Failure Consequence Modelling, Risk Tolerance Criteria and Reliability Targets, Pipeline Security, Database Design
Track 8: Northern, Offshore & Production Pipelines
Emerging Technologies, Working in Permafrost, Stability of Frozen Slopes, Frost Heave, Thaw Settlement, Thermal Modelling, Logistics, Engineering in Cold Regions, Rapid Lake Drainage, Satellite Imaging and Remote Sensing, GPS Applications, Effects of Climate Change on Northern Pipelines to Offshore Pipelines, Flexible Pipeline Applications, Ice Scour, Infrastructure and Logistics Issues.
09月26日
2016
09月30日
2016
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