Pipeline Technology Journal 2/2026

This second issue of the Pipeline Technology Journal - ptj in 2026 features a collection of papers on different topics and their influence in the pipeline industry.

For the third time the ptj features the ptj - My Pipeline Heroes collumn.

The papers in this issue focus on the following topics:

• Rethinking PHMSA Incident Data Through Detection Pathways
• Operational Safety in Offshore Flexible Pipes: Slow Crack Growth Behavior of Pressure Sheaths Polymers in Hot Hydrocarbon Environment
• A New Paradigm in Unpiggable Pipeline Integrity Management: Advancing Direct Assessment
• A Critical Review of Destructive and Non-Destructive Toughness Measurement Approaches for Pipeline Structural Integrity Assessments
• Next-Generation Vibroacoustic Technology: Field Validation for Real-Time Pipeline Integrity Monitoring
• TPI Alerts in Less Than 4 Minutes: Closing the Window of Risk in Pipeline Integrity
• Nonmetallic Composite Repair of Offshore Crude Oil Pipeline/Riser System
• From Excel to Platform: How a No-Code Digital Solution Achieved 90%+ Resource Utilization on Belgium's Hydrogen-Ready Pipeline
• Talent Pipeline – A Comprehensive Review on Talent Management and Career Journeys in the Pipeline Industry (The J.N.H. Tiratsoo Commemorative Whitepaper)
• From Readiness to Reality: Commissioning Repurposed Gas Transmission Pipelines for Hydrogen Transport (Dr. Klaus Ritter Award for Best Young Pipeliner Paper)