SYNOPSIS

Pipelines, a complex civil engineering system, comprising up to a total length of thousands of kilometres, have been the most practical and low price means of transporting hydrocarbon in the offshore oil and gas industry. As the industry expands from shallow towards deeper water depths, the pipelines are required to undergo improvement in material designs simply to withstand changes in the new environments. The transport of crude oil is performed at both elevated temperatures and high pressures. Due to these requirements, not to mention the long distances typically involved, the challenges in the design, transportation and operation are very significant. As the structure operates with time, pipeline is exposed to many types of defects.  Some of the typical defects in pipeline include corrosion, extreme weather conditions, collision with vessels, trawl impact and pipeline span.
                          
This short course aims at providing the fundamentals of pipeline engineering for beginners who wish to embark and enhance theoretical understanding in this field.  The course covers brief explanation on different types of pipelines, design concepts, route selection, construction, installation and typical problems associated with pipelines.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Dr. Zahiraniza Mustaffa is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) for nearly 15 years. She obtained her PhD majoring in Pipeline Reliability from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Master of Science in Water Resources Engineering, from the University of Alberta, Canada and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.  Dr. Zahira specializes in the field of pipeline engineering as well as hydraulic engineering, covering the aspects of urban hydraulics and probabilistic structural designs.  Her research capability in the pipeline engineering field is portrayed through the cumulative research grant values of RM 2 mil. secured from various international, national and consultancy resources.  She has also developed a software and training module for PETRONAS on the reliability assessment of corroded pipelines using probabilistic approaches.  She has internationally expanded her teaching capability in the subject of Pipeline Engineering and Technology at Seoul University of Technology, South Korea and is currently a Technical Advisor for a Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA in developing a Diploma program on Offshore Structure.  Dr. Zahira received a prestigious research grant from the Schlumberger Foundation and currently an Ambassador for the Faculty for the Future of the foundation in promoting women into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.  Recently, the Sumitomo Foundation, Japan research grant was awarded to her which aims at comparing and strengthening women involvement in STEM university research between the Malaysian and Japanese.