Overcoming challenges to flow assurances

Nov. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- The efficient management of flow assurance is critical, but when faced with rapid technological advances and aging assets, this can seem like an insurmountable challenge.
Organisations in the oil industry have to have the prudence to identify which advances will make the biggest efficiency gains within their business or enhance the asset integrity of their pipes to extend its lifecycle, and implement these changes as quickly as possible in order to increase flowrate and productivity, while reducing risk.

Pipeline integrity

Maintaining pipeline integrity is a topic at the forefront of all of those within the sector, especially given that 2010 saw a number of high-profile oil leaks, which left a damaging stain on the reputation of the oil industry.

BP was heavily criticised for its actions immediately following the Deepwater Horizon disaster in spring last year, which saw 11 workers killed.

The spill took several weeks to get under control and had a devastating impact on some areas of the coast around the Gulf of Mexico, particularly New Orleans which was already reeling from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina.

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