european research forum

The European Research Forum was an invitation-only event for PRCI members outside of North America to engage and discuss topics of interest with their industry peers. Hosted by Shell at the Energy Transition Campus in Amsterdam and designed to engage with member volunteers who don't typically travel to PRCI in-person events or engage with the membership-at-large, 52 delegates from 13 countries learned about the PRCI collaborative model for producing research solutions and increasing the value of participation.

Recent research results from the PRCI portfolio were shared on topics such as corrosion, emerging fuels, mechanical damage, crack management, greenhouse gas emissions, and the CO2 taskforce state-of-the art report and gap analysis. Roundtables focused on European concerns, research integration and value extraction provided attendees the opportunity to share experiences from their own operations. Speakers from EPRG and GERG shared topics of mutual interest, and attendees shared in-house research efforts to round out the program.

A reception was held on the evening of November 8 at Eye Film Museum.

how we procure NDE services,

how NDT devices are manufactured to serve pipeline-specific needs,

how NDT equipment is calibrated to the pipe & anomalies of interest,

how we communicate between ILI vendors and NDE service providers,

how we record and communicate NDE data from the ditch to the desk,

how we go about training and qualification of our service providers.

This continued collaboration leads to increasingly relevant and innovative solutions for continuous improvement to the safety and integrity of pipelines.

Representatives from equipment manufacturers, in-ditch service providers, and operators  shared their expertise as exhibitors.

Members of the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing and the American Petroleum Institute as well as knowledge transfer experts performed assessments of knowledge transfer within the industry.

Topics included:

SHARED EXPERTISE

Keys for successful NDE of hook cracks: PRCI Project NDE-4-12 project review

Operator/Original Equipment Manufacturer collaboration for field success - eddy current

Operator/Original Equipment Manufacturer collaboration for field success - phased array ultrasonics

Updates on X-ray computed tomography development

Human factors component to NDE

Teaching, training, and certification

Demonstrations of current technology