Pipelines - Emerging Technologies and Design Criteria

Pipelines: Emerging Technologies and Design Criteria, the latest release in the Sustainable Oil and Gas Development series, delivers the tools needed to understand more environmentally-friendly design, construction and maintenance of oil and gas pipelines. Designed to introduce ideal solutions and current state-of-the-art practices, the reference includes guidelines on environmental impact assessment and sustainable route design as well as the sustainability of additives and power systems. Material selection, real-time processing of smart well data and remote sensing are also discussed.
Rounded out with inspection tools and emerging technology such as novel corrosion protection, this book gives pipeline engineers a guide on safer alternatives and upcoming guidelines in the race to reduce emissions.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Pipeline Route Selection and Geotechnical Guidelines
3. Liquid Flow and Pumps
4. Natural Gas Transmission
5. Material Selection and Quality Management
6. Pipeline Construction 6.1 Introduction
7. Pipeline Protection and Integrity
8. Specialty Fluid Transmission
9. Emerging Technology
10. Conclusions

About the author

M. Rafiqul Islam is currently the President of Emertec Research and Development Ltd., a company he co-founded in late 1980’s. Previously, he spent over 20 years as Professor, Research Chair and Director for various Universities, including Killam Chair at Dalhousie University. He earned Diplome d’État in petroleum production engineering from Institut Algérien du Pétrole. He then attended graduate programs at the University of Texas Austin and the University of Alberta, from where he received a M.Sc. and a Ph.D., both in petroleum engineering. He has been awarded multiple awards, including the Einstein Gold Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, which is the highest honor. He has over 700 publications to his name, including dozens of books in several disciplines and multiple TV appearances within Canada and worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: M Rafiqul Islam, M. Rafiqul Islam, M. Rafiqul (President Islam, Islam M. Rafiqul
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9780128206003
• ISBN: 978-0-12-820600-3
• No. of pages: 800
• Series: Sustainable Oil and Gas Development Series; Sustainable Oil and Gas Develo
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, environmental science, engineering & technology, Energy industries & utilities, Fossil fuel technologies, Structural engineering, Petroleum technology, Primary industries