Plan of Communications and Relationship With Third Parties for the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline Right-of-Way

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma´rcia Cauduro
Keyword(s):  
Management Program ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Corporate Communications ◽  
Technical Staff ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Global Statistics ◽  
The Right

Objective: This work aims to present to the Plan of Communications and Relationship with Communities implemented by TBG as a tool for the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline integrity management. Scope: In studies carried out by the European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group (EGIG), global statistics demonstrate that most accidents involving pipelines are caused by improper actions of third parties. The expansion of sugar cane crops and the improvements in utilities, such as telephone, electricity, water and sewage services in the cities along the pipeline have increased the number of events of interference in the right-of-way. These facts have evidenced the need for creating a Plan of Communications and Relationship with landowners and neighboring communities to assure the continuous monitoring of the Bolivia-Brazil Pipeline right-of-way. The Plan of Communications and Relationship with Communities is designed to reduce the risk of accidents caused by the improper action of third parties. The strategy of action is focused on strengthening the relationships among the right-of-way technical staff, TBG subcontractors, and other publics affected by the pipeline. It also encourages the use of the toll-free Gas Hotline (0800 026 0400) - TBG main communication channel with communities. The intensive publicity targeted at specific audiences ensures that local populations and other relevant publics raise their awareness on the importance of preserving the right-of-way, and the precautions that must be taken in their neighborhoods, mainly in cases of interferences, such as urban improvement projects and farming activities by keeping permanent contact with TBG through the Gas Hotline. This work will also present the interfaces among the right-of-way technical staff, the corporate communications team, and specific target audiences; communication resources, guidelines, technical training programs, Gas Hotline monitoring and management plans, indicators of services provided to the communities and landowners, and the results of the Gas Pipeline Management Program.

Pre-Assessment is Key to Success for Direct Assessment in Integrity Management Programs

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Valdes ◽  
Richard McNealy
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Method ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Practical Consideration ◽  
Direct Examination ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Direct Assessment ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Pipeline Safety

Direct Assessment is allowed under the new Gas Pipeline Integrity Management Rules published by the Office of Pipeline Safety as an assessment method subject to specific applicability restrictions, direct examination criteria and restrictions to re-inspection intervals. The final developed costs for implementing direct assessment is largely dependent upon the extent of direct examination that in turn is a function of the pipeline condition and actual threats discovered and validated. Effective utilization of Direct Assessment within an Integrity Management Program is dependent upon the recognition of the value inherent in the Pre-Assessment Stage of the Direct Assessment Process as defined by the Rule, in which, threats are predicted, applicability confirmed and as a result of data and risk analysis, it is possible to estimate the condition of the pipeline to determine if the use of Direct Assessment is a practical consideration as well as permitted under the Gas Pipeline Integrity Management Rule.

IMPAKT: Oil and Gas Pipeline Integrity Management Program Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 06018003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Iqbal ◽  
Bushra Waheed ◽  
Solomon Tesfamariam ◽  
Rehan Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Integrity Management

Case Study of “TIEAMM” Approach to Geohazard Identification, Characterization, and Mitigation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Nasrallah ◽  
Bailey Theriault ◽  
Andreas Kammereck
Keyword(s):  
Management Program ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Construction Work ◽  
Differential Movement ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Mitigation Design ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ongoing Monitoring

Abstract This study presents the implementation of a multidisciplinary team approach to geohazard identification, characterization, assessment, and mitigation \, that includes landslide subject matter experts (SMEs) in geotechnical and hydrotechnical engineering and geology and pipeline stress analysis with the pipeline owner/operator (Owner). This approach provided targeted and programmatic geohazard training, identification, exploration, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring, and hase been coin as the “TIEAMM” approach. The Owner worked with the geohazard SMEs to develop a system-wide geohazard pipeline integrity management program, including a phased geohazard assessment along the right-of-way, office and field-based training for the local operations staff, risk-based design mitigation approaches, on-site construction support, and continued monitoring. The landslide discussed in this study is used as an example to demonstrate the TIEAMM approach; this site was identified by local operations staff, documenting differential movement of approximately 15 feet between November 2018 and February 2019. A more detailed geological exploration and assessment as well as a pipeline strain assessment was completed. The work allowed for mitigation efforts and corresponding costs to be optimized. The mitigation design was flexible to address ongoing monitoring, and then field-fit to address site conditions observed during the construction work. The approach to geohazard management completed for this site provided the data and information needed to make informed decisions to support targeted optimization for the scope and scale of mitigation work, and thereby avoided over-conservative (and thereby overly-costly) mitigation efforts.

Determining Critical Limits for Creep Velocities of OSBAT Right-of-Way Slope

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Hideki Ito ◽  
Vinicius Carvalho Peixoto
Keyword(s):  
Management Program ◽  
Pipeline Network ◽  
Gas Processing ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
Risk Management Program ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The Right ◽  
Huge Variety ◽  
Critical Limits

Petrobras Transporte S/A – TRANSPETRO – is the largest natural-gas processing company in Brazil and holds the leading position in fuel transportation and logistics in the country. The 14,000-km pipeline network, like other civil transportation infrastructure, crosses a huge variety of geological-geotechnical terrains, including those susceptible to natural hazards. The OSBAT right-of-way, which belongs to TRANSPETRO’s pipeline network, has become the object of study in this paper because some sections along the right-of-way have installed geotechnical instrumentation that indicates creep movements, which have been acting continuously for decades. Due to the importance of the OSBAT pipeline, a bibliographic review to support the development of limits for displacement velocity of slope shearing zones was concluded to assist the department responsible for evaluating when atypical behavior in the historical displacement data occurs. This geotechnical warning, allied with field and in-line inspections, will improve the pipeline risk management program. The limits for inclinometers were established using T-Student statistical analysis from a reading database based on geotechnical field inspections. However, direct correlation with pipe strain was not verified due to small accumulated displacements.

In Situ Monitoring of Environmental Conditions for Stress Corrosion Cracking

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fraser King ◽  
Katherine Ikeda-Cameron ◽  
Greg Van Boven ◽  
Tom Jack ◽  
Robert Sutherby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Potential Temperature ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Management Program ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
The Right

TransCanada Pipelines have been involved with monitoring environmental conditions at pipe depth for almost 10 years. The purpose of this monitoring is to understand the mechanism of SCC as it occurs in the field and to assist in the development of site-selection models for identifying locations where SCC might be occurring. Monitoring can either be done at many locations along the right-of-way at a given time or continuously at discrete locations in order to observe seasonal variations. A range of environmental parameters can be monitored. Early work focussed on parameters relevant to corrosion, such as soil resistivity, redox potential, temperature, pH, and on- and off-potentials. More recently, parameters relevant to SCC have also been monitored, such as soil CO2 and permeable hydrogen concentrations. In addition, the extent to which these parameters change seasonally has been monitored to determine if the environment is conducive to SCC continuously or whether cracking might only occur at certain times of the year. In terms of implementation, the results of in situ monitoring can be used as part of a larger integrity management program to decide where and when to mitigate SCC. Correlations between soil parameters measured using the portable probe and known SCC sites can be used to identify other susceptible locations or to prioritize different lines for inspection. Seasonal variations at a particular location can be used to derive effective crack growth rates from accelerated laboratory testing in order to determine re-inspection intervals. Examples are provided of both portable and permanent NOVAProbe measurements for low-pH and high-pH SCC.

Interferences by Third Parties: The Challenge of the Construction of Highways on the Right of Way of Oil Pipelines — Case of Autopistas Del Nordeste-Ocensa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Javier Corrales Cobos
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The Road ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
Oil Pipelines ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hydrocarbon Transport

Abstract The development of third world countries is surrounded by a thousand challenges, one of them is to increase and modernize the transport infrastructure to improve competitiveness in an increasingly interconnected world. Colombia in recent years has undertaken a titanic task of construction of highways to meet this purpose, have hired more than 8170 km of roads, however, this task generates a major challenge for the oil industry since the construction of these roads generates an unplanned interference with the hydrocarbon transport infrastructure that, if not handled correctly, can cause ruptures or damage in the pipelines and the consequent economic and environmental losses. In 2015 the design of the highway that interconnects the municipalities of Remedios and Caucasia in the department of Antioquia began. This project was called Autopistas del Nordeste. The road was designed to pass through the Pocune river valley, however, the environmental licensing of this type of project requires the revision of the interference with other networks. It was found that the new road crossed the Ocensa pipeline at 26 points. The geographical conditions require the use of this small corridor by many lines, 2 pipelines (Ocensa and ODC), a 500 KV power line and, of course, the current tertiary route and the projected highway that connects these municipalities. The challenge is huge, in this article the project is described, the negotiation stages that have been necessary to carry out with the way to make compatible the projects and the threats that have been overcome in the constructive stage.

Early Experience With Integrity Management Inspections for US Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Hansen ◽  
Jeff Wiese ◽  
Robert Brown
Keyword(s):  
Management Program ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Require Time ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Level ◽  
Pipeline Safety ◽  
Integrity Assessments

In 2000 and 2002, the US Department of Transportation’s Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) published new regulations requiring integrity management programs for hazardous liquid pipeline operators. OPS had four fundamental objectives: 1) to increase the level of integrity assessments (i.e., in-line inspection or pressure testing) for pipelines that can affect high consequence areas; 2) to improve operator integrity management systems; 3) to improve government oversight of operator integrity management programs; and 4) to improve public assurance in pipeline safety. At the core of this new rule is a set of management-based requirements (referred to as “Program Elements” in the rule) that are fundamentally different from the existing, largely prescriptive pipeline safety requirements. The evaluation of operator compliance with these requirements requires the examination of management and analytical processes-aspects of operator’s business that are not reviewed in standard OPS compliance inspections. OPS realized a fundamentally different approach to oversight was needed to assure operators are developing and implementing effective integrity management programs. This paper describes the comprehensive changes to the OPS inspection program that were developed to perform integrity management inspections. OPS completed the initial integrity management inspection of all large hazardous liquid pipeline operators in early 2004, and is making progress in reviewing the programs of smaller liquid operators. During this initial year OPS gained substantial knowledge about the state of hazardous liquid pipeline operator integrity management programs. At a high level, OPS learned that operators generally understand what portions of their pipeline systems can affect high consequence areas, and are making the appropriate plans and progress in conducting integrity assessments for these areas. However, the development of effective management and analytical processes, and quality data and information to support these processes takes time. While most operators appear to be headed in the right direction, fundamental changes to management systems require time. OPS recognizes this situation and has developed an inspection and enforcement approach that not only assures compliance with the rule requirements, but also fosters continuous improvement in operator integrity management programs. This paper describes the lessons learned from the initial inspections, and OPS expectations for future integrity management program development. Finally, the intial year of integrity management inspections provided some valuable insights about how to perform these new type of inspections and improve external communication. This paper also addresses what OPS learned about its inspection program, and how this program is being positioned to support on-going inspections of hazardous liquid operator integrity management programs.

Best Practices for Third Party Pipeline Damage Risk Management With Social and Environment Responsibility: Transpetro—Petrobras Transporte S.A.

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Bomfim Boszczowski ◽  
Carlos Renato Aragonez de Vasconcellos ◽  
Kleber Vini´cius da Cruz ◽  
Ozias Pereira Filho ◽  
Sarah Marcela C. Cartagena
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
Quality Life ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Pipeline Failures

The present paper describes the tasks developed along 550 kilometers of PETROBRAS TRANSPORTE South Region right-of-way where there are more than 1000 kilometers of onshore pipelines. This work was based on the company Integrity Management Program, with focus on risk reduction due to third party damage, promoting social accountability and environment preservation. On the Introduction there are presented pipeline failures stats in USA and Europe. It’s visible in the stats that third party damage is one of the most common pipeline failures responsibleness. In the next topics we list the mitigation methods based on the Integrity Management Program that involves risk analysis; inspection plans based on risk; plan check and program audits. On the Detailed Plan we present standards and normal requirement for pipeline integrity; the Company GIS — Geographic Information System — where you find the pipeline data with its position and depth from ground level; the action plan to correct anomalies found during inspections; and the awareness programs performed through the Communication System to answer the solicitations registered at TRANSPETRO Call Center. We also present the social and environment Responsibility Program that includes the Identification of the communities around our right-of-way, the social and environment classification and the projects development to guaranty the installation integrity that contribute to the communities quality life raise. The Communication Plan for the stakeholders is based on API 1162 – Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators. This plan is accomplished by a team of different professionals such as communication and social service professionals and others. They visit Public Officials (City Hall, Civil Defense, Fire Department, Road Police and Public Services Providers), Excavators, land owners and communities with the objective to guide and publicize safe and co-responsible manners to pipeline installations. It’s remarkable the creation of especial projects in the communities along the right-of-way, such as Communitarian vegetable fields, mobile movie theaters and educational effort in high schools. We also present the results from the Integrity Program to prevent third party damage, the improvement promoted and the recommendations to make it better. At the end we present the costs involved in all actions to prevent third party damage by Brazil South Region Pipeline Operator.

Application of Geotechnical Criteria for the Occurrence of Earth Flows (Avalanches) on the Right of Way of Pipeline Transportation System of Camisea in the Coast Zone of Peru

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Oliveros ◽  
Emilio Hernández ◽  
Guillermo Soto
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Mass Movements ◽  
Pipeline Transportation ◽  
Nazca Plate ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
Peruvian Coast ◽  
The Right

The Camisea’s Pipeline Transportation System (PTS) in Peru, owned by Transportadora de Gas del Perú (TgP) and operated by Compañía Operadora de Gas del Amazonas (COGA), stars in the Amazon rainforest, crosses the Andes Mountain (4850masl) and descends finally towards the coast of the Pacific. The PTS has more than 10 years of operation and it has two pipelines: one transports Natural Gas (NG) and the other Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipelines. The NG pipeline has a length of 864km including a Loop pipeline of 135km. The NGL pipeline has a length of 557km. Because of particular physiographic conditions of each geographic sector that cross the right-of-way (ROW), the integrity of the PTS acquires a level of significant susceptibility to the occurrence of geohazard, which are the product of natural erosive processes and mass movements. In the coast sector, one of the most representative processes of geotechnical instability is the soil or debris flow (mass movements of soils). The occurrence of this type of flow has a greater incidence in the torrential creek, which generate transport of large volumes of sediments during rainy seasons. The flow has destructive effects and therefore, it is necessary to analyze the geomorphological, geological and hydrological aspects of the main creek and rivers that crosses the ROW with the objective of maintaining the integrity of the pipelines. In Peru, the flows are associated and known as Huayco or Huaico. As an additional component, it is highlight that the Peruvian coast is located within the area of interaction between the South American Continental Plate and the Nazca Plate, where there is evidence of seismic activity with different magnitude that influence on the occurrence of geo-dynamic processes with certain periods of frequency that could change the terrane’s morphology. The current article describes technical aspects of identification, intervention, monitoring, and geotechnical control in sub-fluvial crossings with levels of potential damage to the geohazard defined as huayco in the integrity management program of PTS. This activity include 63 main sub-fluvial crosses, approximately 30% are of the seasonal flow regime, located in the coast zone; at the same time, these are tributary to main rivers of constant flow as is the case of the Pisco, Cañete and Mala rivers. In this paper, it is place a special emphasis on the fourth crossing of the Huáncano creek, because it is a place of potential impact in the occurrence of soil flows. Within the annual geotechnical maintenance of the sub-fluvial crosses, in the part of the Peruvian coast, for the operation of the PTS of TgP, bed and banks protection some works are implemented, such as: Check dams, re-channeling, levees and stone riprap (Stone armour). Likewise, a program of evaluation and technical inspection is develop: it includes the analysis of the expected levels of undermining and performance condition of the existing works, which allow defining the geotechnical intervention in a term according to the identified risk level. All in all framed within a process of permanent geotechnical monitoring of the right of way. Finally, it is highlighted that to date the application of the process described above has been continued, which has facilitated the development and continuous assessment of the risk condition by huaycos in the PTS of TgP. This program has maintained an operation with an acceptable level of risk in the areas of interest and avoiding problems and consequences of great impact to communities, the environment and the operation of the system.

scholarly journals New locality record of Cypripedium guttatum (Orchidaceae) in Sakhalin Island

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A. Korznikov ◽  
◽  
T.Ya. Petrenko ◽  
V.D. Dzizyurova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Community ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sakhalin Island ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Locality Record ◽  
Right Of Way ◽  
The Right ◽  
Oil Gas

A new locality of Cypripedium guttatum was discovered near the right-of-way zone of the oil-gas pipeline in the Makarovskiy District, south of Sakhalin Island (48.2248° N, 142.5470° E). We guess, that propagules of plants were dispersal from the nearest localityon Zhdanko Ridge, 10 km south. Over the 5 years since the first record of C. guttatum in 2016, the subpopulations increased almost 10 times, which indicates the successful introduction into the plant community.

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