contents 04 Industry News
10 Looking ahead to Pipeline Coating 2013 AMI’s international Pipeline Coating conference returns to Vienna in Austria in February next year. We take a look at the speaker line-up.
13 Exploring the future for shale Shale gas production has had a huge impact on the US energy market. Nicholas Newman looks at the global challenges and potential opportunities this presents for the pipe coating industry.
21 3LPE system eases Botswana’s water supplies A major project designed to improve Botswana’s water supply infrastructure relies on a 75km pipeline link coated with Borouge’s latest black bimodal PE topcoat.
25 SPE Europe powers up its CIPP activities A project to line the cooling system at the UK’s West Burton power station shows the appeal of CIPP linings in the industrial sector.
29 PVDF internal protection for subsea pipelines Engineering polymers such as PVDF can meet the demanding requirements for lining steel hydrocarbon pipelines.
35 Embracing test methods for deep sea joints Cover feature: Installation techniques can challenge joint integrity and should be taken into account in test specifi cations and methods, argues John Carter. (Cover image: Nordstream AG).
39 In-fi eld detection of coating defects Pulsed DC detection devices provide a versatile method for detecting and locating holidays in internal and external coatings.
41 Testing round up Latest news from the pipeline testing industry, including expansion of Australia’s EP-CRC and new sub-sea simulation capabilities at Bredero Shaw.
47 Product update
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