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Onshore Pipeline Engineering : Design, Construction & Maintenance

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Onshore Pipeline Engineering : Design, Construction & Maintenance

NASBA
Classroom Schedule
Date Venue Fees
12 - 16 Jan 2026 London $ 5,950
02 - 06 Mar 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
13 - 17 Apr 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
17 - 21 Aug 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
24 - 28 Aug 2026 Abu Dhabi $ 5,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Dubai $ 5,950
11 - 15 Jan 2027 London $ 5,950
22 - 26 Mar 2027 Dubai $ 5,950
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
13 - 17 Jul 2026 Online $ 3,950
21 - 25 Dec 2026 Online $ 3,950

Introduction

Pipelines are a major asset in most Oil & Gas operators, and ensuring its functionality and effectiveness is a paramount operation and business requirement.

This Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course identifies all onshore pipeline project phases including the design, construction, inspection and maintenance. The training course has been designed to cover all life cycle oil and gas pipeline projects.

This training course will give you the international insight of the onshore pipeline industry to enable you to retain your talent in order to ensure sustainable career growth. This is essential development for those who need to develop their pipeline design, construction, inspection and managerial skills further.

This GLOMACS Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course will highlight:

  • Onshore pipeline design
  • Fabrication and construction of onshore pipelines
  • Pipeline inspection, testing and maintenance
  • Threats to integrity and safety
  • Pipeline integrity management

Objectives

This Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course will help participants understand different aspects of onshore pipeline design, fabrication, construction, integrity, inspection and maintenance.  

By the end of this Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how pipelines are designed
  • Learn about the challenges of onshore pipeline installation
  • Appreciate the different techniques of pipeline testing and repair
  • Learn about pipeline integrity management
  • Learn about operation and inspection of pipelines

Training Methodology

This Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented including:

  • Course manual
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Videos
  • Competency assurance tests including pre-assessment and post-assessment tests

The daily seminars will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussion of applications as well as hands-on exposure to techniques using examples from case studies and real projects. Delegates are strongly encouraged to bring and share their own experiences, lessons learnt from the work domain. This adds greater relevancy to the content.

Organisational Impact

This Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course will effectively impact the organization by increasing the service life of its pipeline projects, reduce the maintenance and operations cost and minimize the Safety, Environmental and business risks. The training course will further consolidate the following:

  • Requirements for pipeline design and construction
  • Onshore pipeline integrity management
  • Protection, inspection, testing and maintenance of pipelines

Personal Impact

Upon successful completion of the Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course, participants will be able to comprehend and effectively manage the challenges or obstacles encountered during the development of pipeline projects within their organizations.

The training course is very comprehensive and will address all phases of pipeline life cycle so that participants of any engineering discipline will have a rounded knowledge of the oil and gas pipeline industry.

Who should Attend?

This GLOMACS Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Piping Engineers
  • Pipeline Engineers who want to expand their knowledge in the pipeline industry
  • Operations Engineers
  • Project Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
  • Engineers from all disciplines who are new to the pipeline industry
  • Managers and Executives who are new to the pipeline industry
Course Outline
Day 1

Elements of Pipeline Design and Route Selection

  • Pipeline Route Selection
  • Class location
  • Survey and Geotechnical aspects
  • Codes and Standards
  • Economics and Cost estimate
Day 2

Onshore Pipeline Design

  • Pipeline Design
  • Expansion and Flexibility
  • Buoyancy Control
  • Materials Selection and Quality Management
  • Wall Thickness/Pipe Grade
  • Flow Assurance
  • Transient Flow in Liquid and Gas Pipelines
Day 3

Fabrication and Construction

  • Right-of-Way
  • Ditching
  • Concrete Work
  • Pipeline fabrication
  • Pipe Laying
  • Pipeline Pigging
  • Pipe Lowering
  • Pipeline Welding
  • Main Standards for line pipe manufacturing and testing
  • Crossings (Road, Highways, Minor Streams, and Utilities)
  • Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Day 4

Protection, Inspection and Testing of Pipelines

  • External coatings 
  • Thermoplastic liners for oilfield pipelines
  • Cathodic protection
  • Inspection and monitoring
  • Direct assessment
  • Intelligent pigging
  • Eddy current testing in pipeline inspection
  • Non-destructive tests (NDT) and Nondestructive examination (NDE) techniques and technologies
  • Ultrasonic monitoring of pipeline wall thickness
Day 5

Integrity and Maintenance of Pipelines

  • Threats to pipeline integrity and safety
  • External corrosion of pipelines in soil
  • Evaluation and mitigation of mechanical damage in pipelines 
  • Erosion-corrosion in oil and gas pipelines
  • Black powder in gas transmission pipelines
  • Pipeline cleaning
  • Managing of aging pipelines
  • Pipeline repair
  • Pipeline abandonment
  • Risk management of pipelines
  • Case histories
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates. Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations

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