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OIL & GAS/RENEWABLES


with existing CPM systems. In the time it would take to locate such a leak, many millions of barrels worth of oil could have been lost. DAS has proven that it can detect leaks as small as 20 litres per minute, raising the alarm in just 90 seconds, by which time only 30 litres will have escaped. This speed is an improvement by a significant order of magnitude to existing technology. DAS can identify oil and gas leaks from many different sized orifices, even as small as 1mm.


Maintaining network integrity One of the key priorities for process and control operators is pipeline network integrity due to the environmental damage and vast costs that can result from incidents. Effective monitoring is essential for maintaining network integrity but poses some challenges for existing technologies. Pipeline safety and security strategies are


rupture, or by ground displacement associated with small leaks in pipelines that would otherwise remain undetected. If the source of a leak is a tiny orifice, it could


easily remain undetected or it could take days for the location of an incident to be identified


increasingly in need of pipeline intrusion detection systems (PIDS) based on DAS technology as these systems help operators to protect their assets effectively. By gaining real-time visibility of the integrity of their entire pipeline network, process and control operators are also able to protect their bottom-lines. DAS provides a critical layer of additional intelligence, thanks to its continuous


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monitoring, and is able to detect and to pinpoint the location of multiple threats simultaneously. This technology can also complement existing monitoring measures, rather than replace them. Combining information gathered from


multiple monitoring and maintenance sensors into an overarching view, gives operators a detailed understanding of what is happening on an oil and gas pipeline at any given moment. Only then can operators confidently maintain and respond to any events before they become major incidents.


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