​Welcome to the new Competence Club!The Competence Club is the pipeline industry's premier learning and collaboration platform, and as part of our ongoing commitment to providing you with an engaging and first-class online learning experience, our team has been hard at work to bring you a new and improved platform. ​​Here's what we've been wor...

In this Expert Interview with Michael Rosenfeld​, we look at: Concepts of stress and strain Load-controlled vs displacement-controlled conditions Restrained vs unrestrained piping Biaxial stress state Localized stresses​​​​​ Meet the expertsMichael RosenfeldMichael Rosenfeld (P.E.) is Chief Engineer and Presiden...

In this expert interview with Dr. Alan Murray, you'll learn about:  The compositions of natural gas and its effect on flow Relating the physical properties of gas and its pressure and temperature Flow regimes and the general flow equation The sensitivity of flow rate to diameter, pressure etc. The use of J curves ...

In the pursuit of meeting the world's energy demands and climate goals, renewable energy sources have proven themselves to be invaluable. Hydrogen, historically utilized in the industrial sector, has shown potential for residential applications as a supplement or replacement for natural gas. During this MeetUp session, you will hear from a panel of...

In this meetup we discuss why Pipeline Integrity Certifications are important, how you can access them, and what is involved. We will have the opportunity to ask the subject matter experts, who have been involved in the development of this competence model, details of the process, and we will have some already certified engineers sharing their own ...

In this Expert Interview Session with Bob Eiber, you will discover: Lessons learned from services failures Controlling fracture mode Controlling fracture length Causes of service failures Flaw tolerance and leak-rupture behavior​​ Meet the experts​Bob EiberBob Eiber is president of Robert J. Eiber Consultant Inc. in ...

This session was held as part of the 16th Pipeline Technology Conference, 15-18 March 2021.Meet the experts​Neil GallonPrincipal Engineer, ROSEN GroupNeil Gallon is a Principal Materials and Welding Engineer working for the ROSEN Integrity Services division in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Cambridge and i...

Is the pipeline business attractive enough for new engineers? Do we inspire professionals to join our industry?Meet with a panel of Young Pipeliners and founding members of YPI to discuss their experiences and the impact that young pipeliners' organizations can have on the industry. Ask your questions directly to the panel members and encourage dis...

We have all undergone huge change in business in the past year. Many of us have been working from home, having virtual meetings, and not travelling. Remarkably, this has worked very well, however, there are some challenges when it comes to training and competence management in times of crisis. We have seen: reductions in staff pools, training budge...

This presentation will illustrate a comprehensive integrity management approach supporting pipeline operators with the conversion of their existing natural gas grids and operations for transporting hydrogen. It will summarize the potential threats and the changes or additions to current integrity management (and potentially operating) practices nee...