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International Women’s Day Q&A: Heather Butler

World Pipelines talks to Heather Butler, Service Line Manger – Geophysics, Fugro, about her experience as a woman in the engineering industry, as part of the 2024 initiative ‘Inspire Inclusion’.

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International Women’s Day Q&A: Somaieh Salehpour

World Pipelines interviews Somaieh Salehpour, Vice President of Technology and Marketing, Seal For Life Industries, about her experience of being a women in the pipeline and technology sector.

 

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International Women’s Day Q&A: Rana Alnasir-Boulos

World Pipelines asks Rana Alnasir-Boulos, Chairperson of the Global Women Forum, about her experience as a woman in the industry as part of this year’s International Women’s Day theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’.

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Transition trends in hydrogen

Steve Biagiotti, Jr. P.E., Chief Engineer and Gary P. Yoho, P.E., Principal Consultant, Dynamic Risk, discuss the evolution of hydrogen adoption in the pipeline industry and the role it will play in reaching global net-zero goals.

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Coating challenges in cold environments

David D’Ambrosio and Richard Norsworthy, Polyguard Products, USA, discuss the development of new pipeline coatings to meet the demands of extreme cold weather environments, whilst referring to girth weld coating application issues.


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A clean sweep for welding

Tony Hufford, Category Manager – Metal Fabrication, Weiler Abrasives, outlines tips for addressing challenges in midstream pipeline weld prep and cleaning.

Sealing the breach

Benjamin Fuentes, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA, explores how the oil and gas industry is addressing methane emissions, highlighting technologies to improve LDAR strategies and the challenges of identifying fugitive emissions.

Progress in pipe protection

Meghan Connors, President of PipeSak, Canada, provides the backstory to the development of the company’s latest pipeline protection solution, and outlines a couple of case studies, including one from the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

A transformative fibre optic partnership

Hifi (Canada) discusses partnering with Trans Mountain to complete the world’s longest fibre optic sensing deployment on a liquids pipeline, while ensuring comprehensive pipeline integrity.

Moving towards the edge

Sheeraz Ahamed Khateeb, Rockwell Automation, USA, explains how adopting edge solutions is pivotal for pipeline operators looking to extract value from data.

The power of prediction

Ryan Conger, Technical Sales Manager for APM at ABB Energy Industries discusses taking asset performance management to the next level using industry 4.0 technology, and how these digital solutions can help pipeline operators drive efficiency, predict failures, and reduce downtime.