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PRCI Completes Full-scale Testing Milestone for Mechanical Damage Program (read more)
PRCI Completes Workshop to Initiate Facility Integrity Management Program (read more)
Project Completed - Assessment of Geosynthetic Fabrics to Reduce Soil Loads on Buried Pipelines (ENV-5) (read more)
Project Completed -Understanding of Pipe Material Properties Including the Stress-Strain Curve Shape on Strain Demand (MAT-4-2) (read more)
Project Completed - Criteria for Determining Seam Failure Susceptibility Due to Crack Defects (MAT-8) (read more)
Project Completed - Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines (MATH-1) (read more)
Project Completed - State-of-the-Art for Improving Weld Quality by Use of Commercially Available Real Time Welding Monitors (MATI-8-1) (read more)
Project Completed - Preparing for 2013 - Lessons Learned from NOx RACT and SIP Call (Phase 1) (CPS-14) (read more)
Characterization of Compressor Engine Lube Oil Carryover (CPS-10-2) (read more)
Investigation into High Pressure Differential Pressure Transmitter Calibration (MEAS-5-7) (read more)
Improved Site-Selection Model Based on Correlating ILI Results with Operational and Geotechnical Characteristics (SCC-2-10) (read more)
Subsea Pipeline Damage Inspection and Protocol - Guideline Development (SPIM-3-1) (read more) |
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Upcoming Events |
Pipe Tech Americas Summit
Houston, Texas
January 18-19, 2012
2012 PRCI Reseach Exchange Meeting
Phoenix, Arizona
Februart 7-9, 2012
Compressor & Pump Station Technical Committee Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
Februart 14-16, 2012
Measurement Technical Committee Meeting
Maitland, Florida
February 22-24, 2012
Executive Committee & Board of Directors Meeting
San Diego, California
March 4-6, 2012
Pipeline Technical Committee Meetings
Barcelona, Spain
May 14-18, 2012
Measurement Technical Committee Meeting
Antwerp, Belgium
May 29-31,2012
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Throughput NEWS & NOTES FROM PRCI
January 17, 2012 | Volume 6, Issue 1 |
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CPS-14 Preparing for 2013 - Lessons Learned from NOx RACT and SIP Call (Phase 1) (read more)
CPS-7-9 Pump Seal Leak Reduction Systems for Unmanned Stations (member link)
MAT-8 Criteria for Determining Seam Failure Susceptibility Due to Crack Defects (read more) (member link)
SPIM-3-1 Subsea Pipeline Damage Inspection and Protocol - Guideline Development (read more) (member link) |
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PRCI Kicks Off 2012 Research Program
The 2012 PRCI Research Program has been initiated and we would like to thank the volunteers leaders from the member companies for their hard work and dedication. Below is the 2012 Technical Committee leadership roster. Committee members are a crucial part of PRCI's operating model, a partnership between members and staff that has produced industry defining research for over 50 years.
Compressor & Pump Station
Chair: Bill Couch, El Paso
Vice-Chair: Ralph Dickau, Enbridge
Corrosion
Chair: Laurie Perry, SoCalGas
Vice-Chair: David MicQuilling, Panhandle
Vice-Chair: Robert Worthingham, TransCanada
Design, Materials & Construction
Chair: David Horsley, BP (acting)
Vice-Chair: Arti Bhatia, Alliance
Vice-Chair: Rick Gailing, SoCalGas
Measurement
Chair: Jim Witte, El Paso
Vice-Chair: Craig Chester, Williams
Operations & Integrity
Chair: Mures Zarea, GDF Suez
Vice-Chair: John O'Brien, Chevron
Underground Storage
Chair: Larry Kennedy, El Paso
Vice-Chair: Tim Maddox, NiSource
PRCI's 2012 Program addresses a spectrum of research needs and opportunities covering nearly every aspect of pipeline operations. (read full story) |
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Pipeline Industry R&D Summit Led by PRCI
In support of the current initiatives and high level of interest in the pipeline community on research and development (R&D) programs, PRCI hosted an R&D Summit in Houston, Texas on December 7 & 8, 2011. The R&D Summit was organized to establish consensus and unified agreement of the top priorities for pipeline R&D and developing a process by which the top priorities can be addressed in a more efficient and more collaborative manner by the industry stakeholders. The R&D Summit provided the forum needed to solicit input from industry experts with a diverse range of needs and interests, develop a framework to achieve better collaboration to meet the needs of the industry, and focus energy and resources on activities that have the greatest impact and benefit. Another objective of the R&D Summit was to bring together and align two separate initiatives of the liquids pipeline industry, AOPL/API Pipeline Safety Improvement Areas (or PSIAs) and INGAA Integrity Management Continuous Improvement (or IMCI), each of which has identified pipeline research as a core component to further improving pipeline safety and achieving the ultimate goal of zero incidents. The R&D Summit was an initial step to developing the pipeline industry R&D Roadmap, which is part of PRCI's Strategic Plan. ( read full story) |
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Pipeline & Gas Journal Article Highlights PRCI Research on Cathodic Protection Criteria
The December 2011 edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal included an article on Cathodic Protection criteria that is based on research completed by PRCI's Corrosion Technical Committee. The article, titled "Review of CP criteria in Five Standards," was authored by Dr. Fengmei (Frank) Song and Dr. Hsu Yu of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and was based on the research completed by SwRI for PRCI Project EC-3-5, Variable CP Criteria. The topic of CP criteria and the use of the -850mV "On" criterion has been a topic of substantial discussion within PRCI and NACE, which is continuing to work on revisions to NACE Standard Practice (SP) 0169-2007 (Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems). The article addresses the issue of multiple global/international CP criteria and selection of which is most appropriate for a given set of operational and environmental conditions. The full article can be accessed here. Please contact Mark Piazza, PRCI Program Manager with any questions regarding Project EC-3-5. |
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Welcoming New Members to PRCI
PRCI is pleased to announce that Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. has joined PRCI in 2012 as a full Associate Member. Also joining PRCI in 2012 is CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute, as a Technical Program Associate Member in the three Pipeline Program Technical Committees: Corrosion; Design, Materials & Construction; and Operations & Integrity.
Baoshan Iron & Steel, a subsidiary controlled by Baosteel Group, was established by Baosteel Group as the sole sponsor in February 2000. Mining, smelting and processing of ferrous metallurgy, iron & steel trade, metallurgical engineering technology service are the main business of Baosteel. Baosteel mainly produces the strategic products including automotive sheets, electric steel, stainless steel, special steel, steel tubes and pipes, and maintains the dominance in domestic flat and tubular product market. Since starting production in September 1985, Baosteel always regards steel as the core business, pursues the target of ranking among the top 3 in global steel industry in terms of comprehensive competitiveness, keeps growing stronger and larger, and develops itself into the most modernized super-large premium steel production base with the most state-of-the-art process technologies and the most complete varieties and specifications in China. The steel output of Baosteel ranked No. 3 in the world in 2010. We would like to welcome Zhang Jinwei, who will be representing Baosteel on the PRCI Board of Directors.
 CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRC) is located in the southern suburb of Xi'an,China, an ancient city in northwest China. Founded in 1981 and affiliated to China National Petroleum Corporation, TGRC is Chinese only institution specializing in scientific research and technical services in regard to oil tubular goods engineering. The main business of TGRC includes scientific research on Oil Country Tubular Goods (including transmitting pipeline, refining Pipeline, tubing, casing ,etc.), quality and technological supervision and engineering technological services. The basic research projects of TGRC involve such areas as oil well pipe and string mechanics, line pipe and high performance pipe line steel, integrity assessment of pipeline, corrosion and prevention of oil tubular goods and so on. We would like to welcome Luo Jinheng, Ji Lingkang, and Bai Zhenquan, who will be representing CNPC TGRI on the Pipeline Technical Committees.
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