In the past, data availability and reliability characterized the main challenges to understanding and improving operations in the oil & gas industry. Today, data flows in by the millisecond, however - most of the engineering practices remain the same. Are oil companies extracting the full potential of their investments in data infrastructure?
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Besides the main show in Berlin, additional ptc-related events will take place in other "regional hubs". Upcoming: Kuwait (gateway to the Middle East) and Tunisia (gateway to Africa).
Delegates from 42 different nations travelled to Berlin for the 9th Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) from 12-14 May, in order to gather information from nearly 70 presentations on the latest trends in design, construction, operation and maintenance of onshore and offshore pipelines. A new attendance record was set with over 420 participants.
The annual Pipeline Technology Conference, ptc (www.pipeline-conference.com) is known for its enduring dealing with the latest technological developments in the pipeline industry.
The annual Pipeline Technology Conference ptc is known for its permanent dealing with the latest technological developments in the pipeline industry.
Participants have increasingly requested to treat some developments with regard to a deeper application in their companies. Therefore in the past 1-2 years special seminars have been appended to the conference.
Uwe Ringel will succeed Heinz Watzka as co-chair of the Pipeline Technology Conference from today.
The 5-day seminar on "Pipeline life-cycle extension strategies - new technologies in operation" gives detailed information about well-approved strategies for a failure-free and economic operation and maintenance of high-pressure oil and gas pipeline systems. It will take place from 21-25 October 2013 in Hamburg, Germany.
On 1 March 2013 Dr. Thomas Hüwener provisionally took over the technical directorship of Open Grid Europe from Heinz Watzka who left the company at his own request for personal reasons on 28 February 2013.
Dr. Thomas Hüwener will be new member of the ptc advisory committee.
As well as last year, Siemens will join Pipeline Technology Conference 2013 as a Platinum Sponsor.
The last Pipeline Technology Conference advisory committee meeting took place from 6-7 Sept. at the line pipe manufacturing plant of EUROPIPE in Mülheim, Germany. Main points of discussion were:
Frank Rathlev, Manager of Network Operations at Thyssengas joins the ptc Advisory Committee as a new member.
Manfred Bast, Managing Director of GASCADE is new member of the ptc Advisory Committee. His company is an operator of a more than 2,200 kilometer long natural gas pipeline system which covers large parts of Germany.
As a longtime exhibitor of the pipeline technology conference (ptc) in Hanover, Germany, NDT Systems & Services will join ptc 2013 as Golden Sponsor. After its successfully completed restructuring by transfer, the high-tech company headquartered in Stutensee will retain the excellent and proven business contacts and will economically rev up.
The Pipeline Technology Conference 2012 has just started and the first sponsor has already signed for ptc 2013 - Rosen Group will again be Platinum Sponsor.
