Alaskan Arctic Pipeline Wrkrshop

ALASKAN ARCTIC PIPELINE WORKSHOP
Captain Cook Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
November 8 - 9, 1999

On November 8 & 9, 1999, a workshop on Alaska Arctic Pipelines was held at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska. The workshop was initiated and sponsored by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) through the Technology Assessment and Research (TAR) program. C-CORE of St. John’s, Newfoundland in collaboration with AGRA Earth & Environmental, Colt Engineering and Tri Ocean of Calgary, Alberta led the workshop on behalf of MMS.

The objective of the workshop was to bring together members of the public and a group of experts with skills related to offshore pipeline design, operation maintenance and inspection to examine the current state of practice for pipeline alternatives under consideration for Alaska offshore oil & gas reserves. A key aspect of the workshop was that it was open to the public and the speakers were urged to make their presentations in a format that would avoid highly technical discussions, formal lectures and commercial overtones. Rather, speakers were urged to provide a candid presentation that would focus on their particular area of expertise in such a way that it could be seen how Arctic pipeline development is undertaken to address the concerns and interest of the public sector, the regulators, the designers and the operators. The excellent response of all speakers towards meeting these objectives was a key reason why the conference was judged to be an outstanding success by the people that attended.

When this workshop was being planned, it was expected that about 60-70 people would attend. Indeed it was hoped that at least this number of people would be there to enable the type of dialogue that was desired. The fact that 155 people registered for the workshop is a clear indication of the level of interest and commitment to building safe and reliable pipelines with minimum environmental impact of all the participants representing the public, regulators, design consultants, operators and research agencies.

Presentation and Information Files

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Session	Presenters	Paper	Presentation
Introduction Overview of Arctic offshore activities and current MMS initiatives and objectives of workshop	J. Walker		Walker.pdf
Arctic Resources at Risk	L. Bright		Bright.pdf
Challenges for Arctic Offshore Pipeline Developments	A.C. Palmer		Palmer.pdf
Arctic Offshore Pipelines Comparative Assessment Project	J.I. Clark		Clark.pdf
Pipeline Design, Construction and Operation - Comparison of API and CSA Offshore Pipeline Stress and Strain Design Criteria - BPXA Northstar and Liberty Pipelines - Horizontally Directional Drilled (HHD) Colville River Crossing - Operation and Monitoring of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline	R. Smith G. Lanan K.J. Meyer W. Tonkins	Smith Paper.pdf	Smith Overheads.pdf Not Available Meyer1.pdf Meyer2,pdf Tonkins.pdf
Pipeline Technology - An overview of pipeline configuration alternatives - Pipe-in-Pipe Flowline Installations in the Gulf of Mexico - Flexible pipe for onshore and offshore Arctic applications - Troika Flowline installation by the bottom tow technique - Pipe-in-Pipe Applications in the Petrochemical Industry	R.A. McBeth C.G. Langner C. Loper N. Sanderson J. Greenslade		McBeth.pdf Langner.pdf Loper.pdf Sanderson.pdf Greenslade PinP.pdf
Pipeline Operational Monitoring Technology - LEOS - Sensitive Leak Detection System - Measurement-based Leak Detection Technology - Out-of-Straightness Assessment using Pipeline Inertial Geometry Survey (GEOPIG) Technology - Monitoring & leak detection with smart pigging	P. Jax, E. Farmer D. Hektner J. Rosenmoller		JaxLEOS.pdf Farmer.pdf Hektner.pdf Rosenmoller.pdf
Pipeline Risk Analysis - PIRAMID - A Quantitative Risk-based Approach to Integrity Maintenance Planning and Design Optimization for Pipelines - Appraisal and Development of Pipeline Defect Assessment Methodologies - Lessons Learned in Pipeline Risk Management - RAM PIPE REQUAL: A Risk Assessment and Management Based Process for the Requalification of Marine Pipelines - Influence and Tornado Diagrams: A Risk Assessment Method for Evaluating Perceived Environmental Risks and the Life Cycle Costs of a Project	M. Stephens J. Bucknell W. Muhlbauer R. Bea J. Greenslade	Bea Paper.pdf	Stephens.pdf Bucknell.pdf Muhlbauer.pdf Bea.pdf Greenslade Risk.pdf
Regulations Panel Discussions - U.S. Department of Transportation - Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation - Alaska State Pipeline Coordinator's Office Organization, Operation, and Authorities - Minerals Management Service - Development of a Regulatory Approach for Arctic Pipelines; Some Lessons from Canadian Experience	J. Strawn T. Moore G. Swank A. Alvarado I. Konuk		Not Available Not Available Swank.pdf Alvarado.pdf Konuk.pdf
Breakout sessions Discussion of technologies & techniques for Arctic offshore pipelines 1. Design, 2. Construction, and Operations 3. Maintenance	Discussion leaders J. Clark C. Langner R. Bea		Discussion.pdf Discussion.pdf Discussion.pdf
Summary & Concluding Remarks Including discussion leader summaries.	A. Palmer		Discussion.pdf

Note: The presenters provided the presentation and paper files only for purposes associated with the workshop. Attribution to the individual presenters is desired in all cases. Each presenter retains the copyright for all other uses.