Pipelines. Emerging Technologies and Design Criteria. Sustainable Oil and Gas Development Series

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Pipeline Route Selection and Geotechnical Guidelines
3. Liquid Flow and Pumps
4. Natural Gas Transmission
5. Material Selection and Quality Management
6. Pipeline Construction 6.1 Introduction
7. Pipeline Protection and Integrity
8. Specialty Fluid Transmission
9. Emerging Technology
10. Conclusions

Authors

M. Rafiqul Islam President, Emertec Research and Development Ltd., Canada; Director, Oil and Gas, TransCanada Training, Canada. M. Rafiqul Islam is currently the President of Emertec Research and Development Ltd., a company he co-founded in late 1980's. Previously, he spent over 20 years as Professor, Research Chair and Director for various Universities, including Killam Chair at Dalhousie University. He earned Diplome d'�tat in petroleum production engineering from Institut Alg�rien du P�trole. He then attended graduate programs at the University of Texas Austin and the University of Alberta, from where he received a M.Sc. and a Ph.D., both in petroleum engineering. He has been awarded multiple awards, including the Einstein Gold Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, which is the highest honor. He has over 700 publications to his name, including dozens of books in several disciplines and multiple TV appearances within Canada and worldwide.