The Magnetic Dimension
Frequent inspections of oil and gas pipelines are critical to ensure their operational safety, and to protect people and the environment. A significant portion of the global network, estimated at 30%, cannot be inspected through traditional techniques, i.e. inline inspection (ILI).
The alternatives currently available on the market are not satisfactory either from an efficiency or from an operational standpoint. Skipper NDT has therefore developed a novel, contactless magnetic technology, with proprietary and patented field protocols designed to ensure operational safety while optimizing maintenance costs. On one hand, it aims at identifying stress concentration zones as well as metal defects on pipelines, such as dents and corrosion. On the other hand, it precisely geolocates the pipeline network.
The results observed in real field 57 conditions were confirmed by an R&D program launched in collaboration with the French energy majors TOTAL and TEREGA.
