Pipeline Integrity Management

Abstract

Abstract Various worldwide, high profile asset integrity incidents have heightened attention to the integrity of pipelines in recent years. Setting Shell's corporate strategy for Pipeline Integrity provides interesting opportunities for capturing best practices from a diversity of operating units and environments from around the globe - from the frozen arctic like conditions of Sakhalin, to highly sour service in Canada, the tropical climates of Brunei and Malaysia, and operational challenges in Nigeria to increasingly regulated environments in the USA and North Sea. Key components of an effective Pipeline Integrity Management System (PIMS) include: Organisation/Roles and Responsibilities, Standards and Procedures, Competencies and Technical Authorities, Asset Registration, Risk Assessment, Maintenance & Integrity Work Plan, Data Management, Integrity assessment and verification, Reporting of Compliance and Integrity Status, Management of Change, Emergency Response, Reviews and Audits. This paper will discuss the framework for effective Pipeline Integrity Management within Shell to ultimately meet the aspiration of "Our [pipeline] assets are safe and we know it" and can show it to the various stakeholders.