The SA YCG Annual Knock Out 8 Ball Competition was held on Friday 10 March at the Ballroom Billiard Saloon on The Parade. Fun was had by all! Thank you to our supporters Jotun and Dulux.
On 14 March 2017, The NSW Branch of the ACA held it’s Annual General Meeting followed by a Technical Presentation & Mini Trade Show. AGM Past President Peter Hosford handed over the reins to current President Alan Bird. Highlights of the AGM included…
To ensure that there is no danger of a pipeline rupturing, most countries require regular inspections of any company operating both onshore and offshore fields and they must be able to certify compliance. One method of monitoring a pipeline’s CP system in…
Another aspect that makes the interface difficult is that the crossing is often through an environmentally sensitive area. For example, on Australia’s North West coast, the shore crossing for one offshore field is on Barrow Island, where there are strictly enforced quarantine…
One corrosion control method used on pipelines is cathodic protection (CP). This is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. A simple method of protection connects the metal to…
“Historically, pipelines were designed for 20 to 25 years, following which time they underwent a ‘life extension’,” he said. “These days the design life is set at 50 years for some projects.” DWA has pioneered many new methods for offshore cathodic protection…