Maintaining offshore pipeline integrity

In the evolving world of offshore oil and gas, maintaining subsea pipeline integrity is not just important. It is essential for safety, efficiency, and long-term operational success. However, traditional pipeline inspection methods often struggle in the high-pressure, deepwater conditions typical of modern offshore fields.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, subsea flowlines, Flow assurance, Subsea Technology, Explorer, Asset Integrity, Subsea flexibles, subsea pipelines, pipeline blockage, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity, pipeline life extension, pipeline extension, CT scanner, CT scanning, gulf of mexico, north sea

In the ever-evolving offshore energy sector, the integrity of subsea pipelines remains a fundamental priority and a growing challenge. As operations venture into deeper and harsher environments, maintaining pipeline health over its full lifecycle has become increasingly complex. With risks such as corrosion, flow restrictions, and limited inspection access threatening both performance and safety, operators are turning to smarter, more proactive methods to manage these subsea assets.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, subsea flowlines, Flow assurance, Subsea Technology, Explorer, Asset Integrity, Subsea flexibles, subsea pipelines, pipeline blockage, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity, pipeline life extension, pipeline extension, CT scanner, CT scanning, gulf of mexico, north sea

Keeping operations flowing smoothly

Flow assurance is at the core of offshore and subsea oil and gas operations. Ensuring uninterrupted transportation of hydrocarbons from reservoirs to processing facilities is a fundamental challenge, especially in deepwater environments where extreme pressures and temperatures can cause blockages. As the industry evolves, so too must our approach to diagnosing and preventing these issues.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, subsea flowlines, Flow assurance, Subsea Technology, Explorer, Asset Integrity, Subsea flexibles, subsea pipelines, pipeline blockage, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity, pipeline life extension, pipeline extension, CT scanner, CT scanning, gulf of mexico, north sea

In the demanding realm of subsea oil and gas operations, maintaining pipeline integrity and ensuring optimal performance of pipelines is paramount. At Tracerco our innovative technologies, notably Discovery™ and Explorer™, have set new benchmarks in non-intrusive subsea pipeline inspection. We offer operators unparalleled insights into asset integrity and flow assurance, helping them make informed decisions about their operations without compromising production.

In this blog we discuss how Tracerco can help you gain insight into how operators are leveraging these technologies to their advantage.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, subsea flowlines, Flow assurance, Subsea Technology, Explorer, Asset Integrity, Subsea flexibles, subsea pipelines, pipeline blockage, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity, pipeline life extension, pipeline extension, CT scanner, CT scanning, gulf of mexico, north sea

The ultimate objective of every pig run is to complete the required task, and return the pipeline to its original operating condition in the shortest time possible. A stuck pig causes delays, resulting in higher project costs, so it is important to have a contingency plan should the pig become stuck.

In this blog, we will discuss using a case study example how the implementation of our pig tracking technology allowed a customer to effectively and accurately track/time the pig trains progression down the length of the pipeline, thus resulting in huge savings on vessel and equipment costs.

Topics: pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, pipe in pipe, subsea pipelines, pigging, stuck pig, pig tracking, gammatrac, pig run, pig tracking services

Maintaining the integrity of subsea pipelines is essential for all oil and gas operators for a variety of reasons. This includes but is not limited to; ensuring the safety of offshore operations, limiting the risk of environmental damage, legally complying with strict regulations, and maximising production via operational efficiencies / extending asset life. Discovery^TM, the world’s only field proven subsea CT scanner, is a non-intrusive inspection instrument that enables offshore operators to quickly identify pipeline integrity flaws and obtain accurate wall thickness measurements without stopping or interrupting normal pipeline operations. In this blog, we will discuss three reasons why Discovery^TM is used by operators across the globe to ensure the integrity of their assets and learn the ins and outs of subsea pipeline inspection.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline integrity, Asset Integrity, Subsea Technologies, subsea pipelines, Subsea, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity

The challenging conditions faced in today’s oil and gas market has increased the focus on cost effective, sustainable operations. Operators are faced with the decision of extending or ending offshore production asset life and pre-decommissioning planning has emerged as a key challenge for the industry. Mitigating uncertainty, enabling decision making and justification as to whether to end or extend asset life, as well as detailed knowledge of asset conditions is crucial. In this blog, we will discuss how a range of Diagnostics services can be used to provide this detailed knowledge throughout late life operations.

Topics: pipeline integrity, Flow assurance, chemical tracers, reservoir, reservoir characterisation, NORM, NORM Management, Decommissioning, Flooded Memeber Inspection, Subsea Inspection, Subsea Integrity, water inflow, inflow measurement, pipeline life extension

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In this blog post we will discuss the top five questions we are asked with regard to our subsea technologies, Discovery™ and Explorer™.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, Flow assurance, Explorer, Flowlines, Asset Integrity, Subsea Technologies, Subsea flexibles, subsea pipelines

Topics: pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, Flowlines, Asset Integrity, Subsea Technologies, new technology

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Last night Discovery^TM won the Innovation and Technology category at the Subsea UK Awards.This is the second award it has picked up in the last 12 months. As an industry breakthrough in pipeline inspection, diagnosing flow assurance issues as well as pipeline integrity flaws, we give you five reasons why the industry regards it as so unique and special, and how it helps our customers overcome challenges they face.

Topics: Discovery, pipeline inspection, pipeline integrity, subsea flowlines, Flow assurance, Subsea Technology, Awards