Pipeline Risk Management
The tutorial will provide an introduction to quantitative pipeline risk management and their application to integrity management planning. Topics will include:

• Basic concepts of uncertainty and risk
• Overall framework for risk management
• Pipeline integrity threats and failure probability calculation
• Failure consequence estimation
• Risk measurement and evaluationRisk management decision making
  
  

Examples demonstrating the application of risk analysis to pipeline integrity management will be discussed.

About the Instructor – Maher Nessim
Maher Nessim, Ph.D., P.Eng. is the Chief Engineer and Director of the Pipelines and Structures Division of C-FER Technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural reliability from the University of Calgary and has over 25 years of research and consulting experience in the area of risk analysis and structural engineering applied to pipelines and offshore structural systems. He has initiated and led the development of the most comprehensive software system for quantitative pipeline risk analysis and has been the main developer of the Reliability Based Design and Assessment Annex in the Canadian Standards Association's pipeline standard. He has authored and co-authored over 75 papers and has lectured widely on pipeline risk management and reliability based design.

In-Service Welding for Branch Connections and Pipeline Repairs: Design, Qualification and Implementation Issues
Welding on in-service piping may be required for installing branch connections, stopping the flow or performing pipeline repairs using sleeves or direct deposition welding. The concerns arising from such welding will be presented together with known strategies to address them at the design stage. The requirements for qualification of both welding procedures and welders will be discussed. Specific implementation issues, including inspection and pressure testing, will also be described with their impact on the overall performance of the connection or repair. Practical approaches will be offered to "deal with the unknown" that often characterizes such applications.

About the Instructor - Alain Loyer, P.Eng.
Alain Loyer’s background includes over 25 years of engineering, research and development in the field of engineering standards, materials and welding engineering, business processes and procedures. Alain Loyer is a Professional Engineer with a M.Sc. and a D.Sc. in metallurgical engineering. His background also includes promoting Knowledge Management as an enabler to a nimble and innovative organization. He is president of CogniSpecs Consulting Ltd., focusing on the design of procedures for welding on in-service pipeline systems. He has been active with CSA Z662 subcommittees since 1989.

Integrity Evaluations and In-Line Inspection Technologies

1. Pipelines: Why do they fail?
   
   
2. How to assess defects in pipelines:
   a. Corrosion (using ASME B31G, modified B31G, and DNV RP F101)
   b. Dents and Gouges
   c. Girth Weld Defects
   
   
3. In-line inspection:
   a. Brief introduction to pigging
   b. Detecting metal loss, dents and cracks
   c. What pigs can and cannot detect and size
   
   
4. Risk Management of Pipelines
   

About the Instructor – Phil Hopkins
Professor Phil Hopkins is the current Chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pipeline Systems Division. He has more than 25 years’ experience in pipeline and marine engineering, and is Technical Director with Penspen Integrity. He has worked with most of the major oil and gas companies and pipeline companies around the world providing consultancy on management, business, design, maintenance, inspection, risk analysis and safety, and failure investigations. Phil has served on many professional committees, including the British Standards Institution, European Pipeline Research Group, American Gas Association’s Pipeline Research Committee, ASME Pipeline Systems Executive Committee, and the DNV Pipeline Committee. He has extensive experience in both lecturing and training, and regularly presents on many aspects of pipeline engineering, training engineers all over the world.

Technical Standards and Safety Regulations/New BIS/OISD standards
This session is intended to provide participants with an overview of the essential regulations and standards/norms governing the design, construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines within India. The session consists of 3 – 45 minute presentations by Engineers India Limited, the Bureau of Indian Standards, and the Oil Industry Safety Directorate.

About the Presenting organizations
Bureau of Indian Standards – BIS - http://www.bis.org.in/
Oil Industry Safety Directorate – OISD - http://www.oisd.nic.in/
Engineers India Limited – EIL - http://www.engineersindia.com/