North East Branch – The branch held its first event in 2017 on 21 February, which was hosted by ROSEN UK at its offices at Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. About 20 people attended the event and had an opportunity to learn about Flow Modelling and Flow Assurance through two presentations.
The first presentation, titled “Introduction to Flow modelling and Flow Assurance in Oil and Gas Industry” was delivered by a senior flow assurance engineer at ROSEN UK, Mr. Ashwin Pinto. His presentation discussed the basic concepts and methodology behind the
flow assurance, whilst also highlighting advantages of undertaking flow analyses to better understand performance of production systems, optimize oil and gas operations, and improve system designs.
The second presentation was given by Marguerite Forde, a senior engineer at ROSEN UK, entitled “Optimization and Validation of Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment – Prediction vs. Reality”. Ms Forde presented a case study focused on (i) demonstrating the accuracy of predicted corrosion rates vs. those rates experienced by pipeline assets in reality and (ii) utilization of available direct inspection results to fine-tune corrosion models to predict the condition of sections of the pipeline which cannot be inspected directly.
This year, the branch will hold a summer event on 6th July 2016 at Hatfield College, Durham University, when Professor Jon Glyuas, Durham University, will give a presentation on “Energy past, present and future”. The talk will examine the national picture for energy supply and demand, identify the risks, and then comment on what the UK can do to improve its energy security in the long term.
The evening starts at 17.00, with a tour of Durham Castle at 17.30, followed by the presentation, and a buffet and drinks from 19.30, together with time for networking. The costs are £5 for members and the first 10 students registered, and £10 for non-members. A Registration form will be available on the ICorr website, and as there are limited spaces, early booking is advised.
