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- Title
Risk control at lower cost.
- Authors
Bos, Rob; Mooij, Suzanne; Pronk, Leen; Bergsma, Wessel
- Abstract
GASUNIE OPERATES the first cross-border network in Europe,a network that ranks amongstthe largest high pressure gas pipeline grids in Europe consisting of over 15,000km of pipeline in the Netherlands and northern Germany, dozens of installations, and 1,300 gas receiving stations. Due to the reliability and strategic location of the grid in relation to expanding international gas flows, the Gasunie network forms the core of what is called the northwest European 'gas roundabout'. In 2010, the annual gas throughput totalled approximately 125 billion cubic metres. Safety, reliability, and sustainability have always been the key elements in Gasunie's operational practice and, as a consequence, much effort has been made to keep the condition of the infrastructure, which originates from 1960, up to current standards. GTS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gasunie, is the designated national transmission system operator in the Netherlands. One of GTS's key missions is the non-discriminatory provision of safe and reliable gas transmission services. Such services should enhance security of supply and the proper functioning of the gas market.As a consequence, GTS has a strong drive for continuous improvement on the pipeline-integrity- management system (PIMS) that is already in place. Gasunie and GTS are utilizing high-integrity standards for their assets.This is not only reflected in the design standards that have been applied, but is also expressed in daily operations and maintenance practice of the company combined with a strong drive for continuous improvement. Managing the integrity of pipelines is such a comprehensive matter that it requires the involvement of several disciplines.Therefore, an integral approach is very important.This paper provides an overview of the relevant aspects for the integrity management of pipelines and shows how these aspects are related.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN Germany; NV Nederlandse Gasunie; RELIABILITY in engineering; GAS pipeline maintenance &; repair; GAS flow; LOSS control
- Publication
Journal of Pipeline Engineering, 2012, Vol 11, Issue 4, p287
- ISSN
1753-2116
- Publication type
Article