COURSE OVERVIEW

 This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

This course is designed to cover the fundamentals of pipeline network operations including the location of all collection and distribution networks within the company. It addresses the many operation problems that face the field operations staff. It provides an understanding of flow phenomena that can help the participants avoiding problems such as hydrate formation, pressure (surge) waves or high viscosity liquid flow failure. It will address several critical problems in achieving pipeline flow assurance. 

 

The course covers the fundamentals of pipeline network operations; the location of all collection and distribution networks within the company; the network layout and philosophy; the various types of networks in KOC covering the LP rich gas network, HP rich gas network, condensate, HP lean gas/fuel and LP lean gas/fuel; the heavy fuel oil (HFO), gas oil network and crude oil supplied to MEW; the type of valves that include MOV, GOV and AOV as well as the types of drip barrels and valves troubleshooting; and the basics of network operations covering isolation, purge, de-pressurize and pressurize.