In line inspection prompts forties' line replacement

Journal Article · Mon Jun 17 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5784284

An in-line inspection carried out at British Gas' On Line inspection Centre, a unit of British Gas plc, enabled BP Exploration to evaluate the condition of its Forties pipeline in the North Sea. Results of the inspection led to a decision to replace the line. The inspection and the results are described in a report written by Tom Sowerby of the center. Although the line remained in fully acceptable operating condition, the center reports it was clear that the Forties and other fields that used the system would go on producing well beyond the economic life of the original line. As a result of the inspections, BP last year replaced the 169-km (104-mile), 32-in Forties pipeline by laying alongside it a new 36-in. system. The replacement increased to 900,000 b/d the pipeline's capacity to take liquid products from a range of adjacent fields.

• OSTI ID: 5784284
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 89:24; ISSN 0030-1388; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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