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imply the continuing trend to replace installation of single
control lines with combined multiple line installations.
Overall however, as the report highlights, the future for the
pipeline and control line industry is expected to be strong
with a variety of water depths, project sizes, and locations
expected over the next five years.
As far as the onshore industry is concerned, Douglas-
Westwood’s report points out that around 157,000km of
pipelines are planned up to 2013, at a cost of over $178
billion, which is a 15% increase in length installed and a
27% increase in investment relative to the previous fiveyear
period. Gas pipelines will make up 95,341km, and oil
pipelines 35,034km, of the total, in which LNG
transportation will also play a significant role. Some specific
projects that will contribute to these totals are featured in
this issue, among which are reviews of various aspects of the
twin 1220-km long, 48-in diameter, Nord Stream pipelines,
which will be the longest subsea pipelines in the world
when commissioned in 2011 and 2012. The issues
surrounding the design and engineering of pipelines in the
Arctic, a region that is becoming of great significance, are
also becoming increasingly high-profile. As a testament to
this, the proposed pipeline to bring Alaskan gas to markets
in the southern United States is expected to cost over $30
billion, and the latest published cost estimate for the
Mackenzie gas pipeline from the Mackenzie Delta area is
$16 billion.
Publishers merge: new industry
magazine launched
TWO OF THE LEADING providers of technical and
business information for the pipeline industry,
Scientific Surveys Ltd and Great Southern Press (GSP),
have merged. The newly formed company has a global
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scope, with head offices in the UK and the Asia Pacific, as
well as a strong presence in Houston and contacts
throughout South America, Europe and the Middle East.
The companies will, together, continue to produce their
full range of pipeline products, and have already launched
a new print magazine, Pipelines International, which is
supported by a comprehensive online presence (see
www.pipelinesinternational.com) and will reflect the
diversity of the pipeline industry world-wide. As part of the
merger, the new business division will – in association with
Clarion of Houston – continue publication of the Journal
of Pipeline Engineering, along with developing the
comprehensive database of technical papers at
www.pipedata.com, and expanding its involvement with
high-quality training courses and events.
Formation of the new division is intended to build-upon
the reputations of UK-based Scientific Surveys and
Australian GSP in providing technical information, and
the strong partnership with Clarion in Houston will be
developed and enhanced. In addition to the world-renowned
Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference and
Exhibition in Houston each February, new major
conferences and exhibitions, as well as training, will be
planned elsewhere, including in the Asia-Pacific and Middle
Eastern regions. The partnership will also strengthen the
companies’ other existing products, for example by providing
greater resources and technical expertise to The Australian
Pipeliner magazine.
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