Workshop on Mechanical Designs & Specification of Oil & Gas Piping Systems

This 5-day, intermediate level course for engineers and piping system designers reviews the key areas associated with the design of piping systems for oil and gas facilities. The course is focused on four areas: codes and standards, pipe materials and manufacture, piping components, and piping layout and design. Applicable piping codes for oil and gas facilities (ISO, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8, etc.), pipe sizing calculations, pipe installation, and materials selection are an integral part of the course. The emphasis is on proper material selection and specification of piping systems.

This program is specifically designed for mechanical, facilities, plant, or pipeline engineers and piping system designers who are involved in the design of in-plant piping systems for oil and gas facilities.

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

•          apply piping system codes and standards;
•          apply line sizing and layout of piping systems in various types of facilities;
•          specify proper components for process and utility applications;
•          compare alternative materials of construction;
•          explain process of steelmaking, pipe manufacturing, and material specifications;
•          apply joining methods and inspection techniques; and
•          apply key considerations for flare and vent systems, including PSV sizing.

• Piping codes and standards (ANSI/ASME, API, ISO)
• Pipe materials and manufacturing
• Pipe Mechanics

Day 2: Basic pipe stress analysis methods

• Valves and actuators
• Welding and non-destructive testing
• Case Studies/Group Presentations

• Line sizing basics

(single-phase and multiphase flow)

• Pipe and valve material selection
• Pipe Layout

Day 4: Piping layout and design

• Manifolds, headers, and flare/vent systems
• Case Studies/Group Presentations

• Non-metallic piping systems
• Operations and maintenance considerations

of facilities and pipelines

• Case Studies/Group Presentations

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, and case studies will be used to reinforce these teaching/learning methods.

Engr. Ola Popoola. B. Sc; M. Sc; (Mech Eng.) MBA; R. Engr; FNSE; FNIM; FNIPSM A trained Mechanical Engineer holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. A graduate of MBA from University of Lagos, He is a Registered Engineer in Nigeria with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN Reg. Number 11149).  Ola is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management; Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management; and Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Purchasing & Supply Management Engr. Ola Popoola has over 31 years of post-graduate engineering & management experience exercised at various levels of responsibility in the oil and gas industry in the areas of: Petroleum Refinery Plants’ Operations & Process Troubleshooting , Project Engineering/Project Management, Plant Reliability Studies & Implementation, Process Engineering, Contract Logistics and material handling, Offshore Oil and Gas Maintenance Operations, Shipping and Terminal Management. Former Group Technical Manager of Aeromaritime Group of Companies, Nigeria. Former Contract & Business Development Manager at GAC, Nigeria with dedicated responsibility for Joint Ventures Oil & Gas Process Design, Implementation & Innovation in the FPSO Operations. Former Maintenance/Production /SHE Engineer at Shell Petroleum Development Company, Western Operation, in Warri. Worked in various capacities as maintenance engineer/manager in Atlantic Textile Manufacturing Company, Ilupeju, Nigerian Hoechst Plc, Ikeja and Nigerian Textile Mills, Ikeja

Dr. Mohamed A. Hussein – PhD. (Oil Field Chemistry) NEBOSH certified, OSHA certified. A former general manager Health Safety and Environment for one of Egyptian oil production company, safety consultant for many oil and gas production companies, have over 22 years of experience in oil field industries, international safety trainer, member of highest EGPC (Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation) oil field audit committee, NEBOSH certified and OHSAS lead auditor. Dr. Mohamed A. Hussein has designed and executed many training programs in Africa, Asia and the Middle East countries, such as Effluent Water Treatment and Disposal, (Kuwait 13 times), Corrosion control by Cathodic protection. “Kuwait, Egypt”, Corrosion monitoring. “Egypt” Chemical Hazard in laboratory (Kuwait, Egypt), Firefighting strategy in oil wells and oil production facilities. “Kuwait”, Firefighting of producing wells. “Egypt”, Marine pollution by crude oil and crude oil products. “Kuwait”, Hazards classification. “Egypt”, Risk assessment techniques and Hazop Studies (Syria). Safety bracts (Syria). Environmental Impact Assessment EIA (Syria). Safety and losses control (Egypt). Hazardous Area & Equipment Classification (Saudi). HSE (Syria, Sudan, Egypt). He will lead other international reliability maintenance professional to anchor this program.