Operator Benefits

MASiP (Mobile Automated Spiral Intelligent Pipe), uses a lighter and more flexible pipe structure including embedded optical fibre, with automated mobile manufacturing to produce and install continuous pipe directly into a trench. This delivers a digital pipeline system with a built-in capability to self-monitor its health condition and protect itself from unintentional intrusions or malicious attacks. The key potential benefits that MASiP technology offers are:

• 50% Faster, simpler, safer construction with built in quality control
• 70% reduction in carbon footprint and environmental impact.
• Polymer liner that can be optimised for fluid compatibility
• Built in, cost effective real -time monitoring of operational parameters and event alert system.
• Integrated digital pipeline integrity management and surveillance system

Multiple scenarios have been studied in detail independently (by Wood Group plc) to evidence these claims. These include:

1. Desert flowlines for sour crude oil in Egypt
2. Cross country transmission line for dry gas in UK
3. High temperature wet gas Middle East 8” pipeline