Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction & Maintenance

Format availability:

In-Person, Online streaming

Duration:

5 Days

Introduction to the course

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 KC Academy 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

Course details

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 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

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 training course 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.

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

 

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.

This KC Academy 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

Daily Agenda

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

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no prerequisites. Our courses are open to students of all backgrounds who are 18 years of age and older. All courses are conducted in English. Video lectures include English subtitles and the option to slow-down, pause, or replay lectures for better retention. Discussion boards are a critical component of each of our courses; therefore, we suggest students have a conversational knowledge of English when pursuing a Certificate of Completion. For any of the art writing courses, students need to be 100% proficient in written English.

You should have an up-to-date web browser such as: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. For more detailed information, please see the guides for supported browsers and basic computer specifications. Our Online Courses can be accessed on a mobile or tablet device, although we strongly encourage you to have access to a desktop or laptop computer and reliable internet connection for certain course components. Former students have told us it is easiest to read discussion threads and complete written assignments on a laptop or desktop computer.

Registration is available on our website. Just follow these simple steps: Click the “Apply Now” button in the top right corner of your screen. Select “Online Courses.” Choose your course(s). You will be asked for basic contact information and your credit card payment. We require full payment at the time of registration and all tuition is billed in US dollars. Be sure to check with your bank or credit card company, as your financial institution may charge a foreign transaction fee.

Our classes are kept small, at no more than 30 students, to better facilitate and encourage personalized interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Your classmates come from all over the globe and contribute their global perspectives and experience. Some are currently working within the arts while others are just beginning. All classmates share in their passion for the art world.

It is recommended that you begin your course promptly. If you do need to start the course a few days late, contact your instructor as soon as possible after the course has opened to discuss your options. Registration closes on the Friday after the course begins.

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Dubai
14-18 Apr 2025
Fee: $5,950
Online streaming
14-18 Jul 2025
Fee: $3,950
Dubai
18-22 Aug 2025
Fee: $5,950
Online streaming
22-26 Dec 2025
Fee: $3,950
Dubai
22-26 Dec 2025
Fee: $5,950
London
12-16 Jan 2026
Fee: $5,950
Dubai
02-06 Mar 2026
Fee: $5,950
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