Editorial

Editorial: Pipelines of the Future: The Impact of Digitalization, AI and Cyber Security

Editorial: Pipelines of the Future: The Impact of Digitalization, AI and Cyber Security
Editorial: Pipelines of the Future: The Impact of Digitalization, AI and Cyber Security
As vacation season ends and we leave behind blue waters, cold mountain air, and colorful foreign dishes, we also return to a new kind of awareness: sensing with artificial intelligence, detecting cyber threats, and anticipating maintenance. Digitalization in the pipeline sector enhances asset management and operations. Real-time data analytics and...

Editorial: The Pipeline Industry in a Changing Energy Landscape

Editorial: The Pipeline Industry in a Changing Energy Landscape
Editorial: The Pipeline Industry in a Changing Energy Landscape
Welcome to the 2nd issue of the Pipeline Technology Journal in 2024 which is addressing aspects of the climate emergency and the role the pipeline industry can play. As an integral part of the advancing global energy transition, it is expected to supply cleaner, more sustainable yet affordable energy in the near future. An emphasis on decarbonizing...

Editorial: Selecting the proper inspection programs

Editorial: Selecting the proper inspection programs
Editorial: Selecting the proper inspection programs
Considering systemic approaches and effective models, with detailed steps and an integrated management program for all components and assets in any pipeline network can enhance the reliability of the network, and promote the system to the next level of excellence. Pipelines comprise of the most efficient methods of energy transportation and...

Editorial: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Editorial: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Editorial: Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
W. Edwards Deming, a prominent statistician and consultant in the field of quality management during the latter half of the twentieth century, asserted that every corporation should have a skilled statistician reporting to the senior leadership so that critical decisions could be based on sound statistical evidence. The rise of data science as a...

Editorial: GRTgaz is a European leader in natural gas transmission and a world expert in gas systems.

Editorial: GRTgaz is a European leader in natural gas transmission and a world expert in gas systems.
Editorial: GRTgaz is a European leader in natural gas transmission and a world expert in gas systems.
In France, the company operates more than 32,500 km of buried transportation pipelines. These structures cover most of the French territory and are subject to regular monitoring and inspection, as part of our maintenance programs, to ensure their operational safety. Some of these pipelines cross areas that can be hard to access or where field...

Editorial: Greetings to all our esteemed readers

Editorial: Greetings to all our esteemed readers
Editorial: Greetings to all our esteemed readers
As managing directors of the EITEP Institute, it is our pleasure to welcome you to our 10th anniversary edition of the Pipeline Technology Journal (ptj). Since its first issue in 2013, our journal has grown into a widely recognized and respected source of information and analysis for pipeline professionals. As we mark this milestone, we want to...

Editorial: Offshore Pipeline & Subsea Technologies

Editorial 1-2023
Editorial 1-2023
Apart from typical technical and operational challenges of onshore pipelines i.e. 3rd party, corrosions, geohazards; offshore pipelines and subsea facilities have additional challenges i.e. logistics and weather-related, ultra-high pressure/temperature for ultra-deep/deep water. Thus, that’s the reason why the front-end loading (FEL)/design stages...

Editorial: ptj Editorial

Editorial 4-2022
Editorial 4-2022
Welcome to the new issue of the Pipeline Technology Journal (ptj). I am honoured to sit on the ptj Editorial Board and am pleased to introduce this issue’s editorial theme: leak detection and monitoring. The latest CONCAWE Performance of European Cross-country Oil Pipelines report (https://www.concawe.eu/) highlights that since 1971 (the start of...

Editorial: The Future in Pipeline Industry

Editorial 3-2022
Editorial 3-2022
Welcome to this latest edition of the Pipeline Technology Journal addressing a variety of contemporaneous pipeline topics including improvement in productivity and safety, repurposing old pipelines, advancement in repair techniques and inspections, coating integrity and achievements in under water installation. I am honored to have this opportunity...

Editorial: PTJ – Your Quality Pipeline Journal

Editorial 2-2022
Editorial 2-2022
Welcome to this latest edition of the Pipeline Technology Journal with a special focus on topics around decarbonization and hydrogen! But before we dive into the interesting and important articles of this issue, let me spend a little time on the Journal itself. It is a privilege and honour to have the opportunity to address you as the Chairman of...

Editorial: Dear Readers,

Editorial 1-2022
Editorial 1-2022
With this issue you are holding a redesigned Pipeline Technology Journal in your hands. We have been developing this design for some time, so that the presentation of the journal conveys its content more effectively. As in all aspects of our business, the founder of the EITEP Institute and publisher of ptj, Dr. Klaus Ritter, was involved in every...

Editorial: Visions for a Safer Future

Editorial 4-2021
Editorial 4-2021
What is your vision for the future? Does our world have to become even safer? Surely! There are an unbelievable number of opportunities to make our plants even safer. However, we have to redefine safety and dare to cut off old “braids”. Safety technology must become intelligent and adaptable to processes, and we must stop discharging hazardous...

Editorial: Responsibility Stimulates Flight Forward – Eco-Sensitive Solutions For Planning And Construction

Editorial 3-2021
Editorial 3-2021
Today, still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, which we hope will soon be overcome, the focus is fortunately once again on the future. And to ensure that this one future does not just happen, we in the pipeline industry must do everything we can, to make the future as sustainable as possible. Together, we are challenged, each of us in our...