| | JUNE 20206The pipeline industry has been at the forefront of innovation with advanced technologies bolstering the safety and efficiency of pipelines while reducing the environmental impact. From metallurgy and quality of control in the manufacture of pipes, to pipeline construction processes, maintenance, leak detection, monitoring, and response, pipeline technology companies are continuously innovating as a part of their commitment to improving the landscape.The advancement in pipeline technologies has brought forth new ways of monitoring, sensing, and gathering data from pipelines. Using technologies like IoT combined with analytics, artificial intelligence, andHDS in pipelines, has enabled companies to detect leaks, among others, and take predictive action and mitigate issues beforehand.Thanks to the development of thermal camera-equipped drones that can be operated remotely and flown along the pipeline route,companies are able to detect changes in temperature or vegetation.Using cloud computing and IoT, organisations can collect data from the drones and sensors to find the existing problems and with predictive analytics, estimate when and where the issue might occur.Furthermore, robotic equipment is used for inspection inside the pipelines. Today, technologies for inline inspection or "smart pigging" using GPS-equipped devices with sensors detect microscopic cracks in pipeline walls and report the location to engineers at the command centre. Advances in technology have taken pipeline maintenance and its related functions to a different level. Pipeline technology vendors are adopting technologies such as augmented and virtual reality to train and direct specialist teams through underground pipelines while performing maintenance and repairs. High levels of automation and computing are eliminating the need for human intervention enabling pipelines to be run from a centralized control centre. Going forward, as digital transformation penetrates into the pipeline industry, organizations will need to gear up and adopt pipeline technologies that ultimately reduce emissions, enhance worker safety, and increase operational efficiencies. In order to help them in this process, the latest Energy Tech Review edition features thoughtful insights from subject experts with exclusive coverage on some leading-edge solutions that can help them in their journey forward. Let us know your thoughts!EditorialTechnology Disrupting the Pipeline Landscape Copyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof. JUNE - 05 - 2020, Vol 06 - Issue 04Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Energy Tech ReviewVisit www.energytechreview.com SalesRich Gonsalvesrich@energytechreview.comVisualizersScott JuasyManaging EditorCharlotte Smith*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEditorial StaffAaron Pierce Ava GarciaVian IsaacJoshua Parker Kenny PeruzziCharlotte SmithManaging Editoreditor@energytechreview.com
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