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Editor’s note PROTECTING PIPELINES FROM integrity threats, ranging from corrosion to hot-tapping, is a top priority for oil and gas companies. Combining a DAS monitoring system with integrated UAV technology can create a powerful detection and response system (p28). Our pipeline technology feature also covers a new solution to detect clogs in subsea pipelines and a system to retrieve cleaning devices stuck in pipelines. Sustainability and emissions reduction are critical concerns now for oil and gas companies, many of which have set ambitious net zero targets. Digitalisation offers the potential to gain actionable insights into assets and processes, enabling better decision making for sustainable operations, as Martin Piesker, head of digitalisation at Siemens Energy, explains (p24). Elsewhere, we cover the latest compressor developments (p26), Bahrain’s energy transformation (p14) and the benefits of knowledge automation (p32).
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International Representatives
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Nigeria
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Executives’ calendar
Digitalisation can help companies achieve both their sustainability and their business objectives, says Martin Piesker, head of digitalisation at Siemens Energy
Listings of events, and a report of the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC)
News 8
Developments A round-up of the latest news from around the region
Pipeline Technology 27
Production: Srinidhi Chikkars, Dinesh Dhayalan and Eugenia Nelly Mendes production@alaincharles.com Subscriptions: circulation@alaincharles.com Chairman: Derek Fordham
Detecting clogs in subsea pipelines Studies conducted at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have found a new neutron-based method to detect clogs in subsea pipelines
Bahrain 14
Achieving net-zero goals with digitalisation
Bahrain’s energy transformation
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Bahrain’s energy infrastructure is being upgraded and modernised as the country transitions to a new era, where production and environmental performance get equal billing
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Rapid response pipeline protection Integrating DAS and UAV technology offers an effective solution to protect pipelines
Corrosion protection in pipelines How GPT Industries has addressed the weak links in monolithic isolation joints
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Energy Transition
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Fuelling the energy transition What midstream operators can do to support the energy transition
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Oilfield Communications 34
Managing latency and congestion for improved performance How oil and gas companies can overcome the negative impact of latency and congestion
High hopes for hydrogen Prospects for Engie in the green hydrogen space
Well Intervention Power 20
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Driving down intervention costs How GMS is facilitating more efficient heavy well intervention operations to save time and costs
The benefits of cogeneration Cogeneration technologies can play an important role in combatting climate change
Arabic Digitalisation 22
Unlocking the value in digital information How to speed up the implementation of a digital twin with a trustworthy asset information system
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Analysis
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