Register now for pipeline protection conference

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 2, 2005

BHR Group's 16th international pipeline protection conference is now open for registration.

BHR Group's 16th international pipeline protection conference is now open for registration.

Pipelines are often the most efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective way of transporting liquids and gases.

They are ideal for transportation over the short runs required in process plants or the longer distances involved in oil and gas lines.

A pipeline is also the most suitable solution when the product being transported or the surrounding environment need protection.

In each case the dependability of the pipeline is paramount.

Safe and economic installation and operation is always critical to a pipeline's success but in capital intensive and highly regulated sectors there is also a need to prolong the useful life of the existing infrastructure.

The 1996 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive from the European Council demands that industrial installations such as pipelines must be fully compliant by 30th October 2007.

Owners and operators will be responsible for the performance of their pipelines and to achieve compliance they must employ "best available techniques".

Pipeline operators should adopt a "whole pipe - whole life" approach and use economic assessments to evaluate the best protection methodologies.

The critical factor for pipelines is often leakage control.

BHR Group's 16th International Conference on Pipeline Protection provides the latest information on research, developments and applications in this critical area.

This biennial event was established in 1975 and is now recognised as the premier technical event on the subject.

Building on the success of its predecessors, the 2005 event presents an ideal opportunity for anyone involved in the construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of pipelines to share experiences across a wide range of situations.

Registration is now open for the conference which will be held in Paphos, Cyprus, from 2nd to 4th November 2005.

The conference offers pipeline owners, designers, financiers, suppliers, constructors, operators and consultants an unrivalled gathering in Europe of the world's leading experts to exchange ideas, discuss fundamental problems and debate the future direction of the pipeline industry.

Before legislation focuses directly on pipelines, industry has the opportunity to agree the economic parameters, the lifetime integrity demands, the investment infrastructure and the importance of standards and specifications in unifying pipeline performance criteria.

The conference programme has been devised to provide highly focused information about the latest research, developments and applications across existing installations, new build and rehabilitation projects.

Separate sessions will cover the key themes of: design, risk and management; coating failures and rehabilitation; development of FBE coatings; selection of coatings; materials testing and procedures; offshore; water; monitoring techniques etc.

The conference is designed for pipeline operators, contractors, coatings manufacturers and developers, consultants, designers, researchers and anyone associated with the oil and gas, chemical and water industries that needs to know about the best way to protect pipes and pipelines.

The event is cosponsored by the Pipelines Industries Guild and World Pipelines Magazine.

Additional sponsors include Bredero Shaw, DuPont Pipeline Solutions, Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings , Canusa CPS, Nova Chemicals, Jotun Powder Coatings, Copon In-Situ Pipelinings - E Wood, Basell Polyolefins, Borealis and Corus Tubes Energy Business.