Automated ultrasonic testing (AUT) of pipeline girth welds in the field has, for a number of years now, proven to be a good and viable alternative to x-ray inspection, both on and offshore.
The marine environment is highly corrosive and damaging, particularly in applications such as seawater piping systems for the shipbuilding and offshore industries.
The aging pipeline networks across Russia and CIS region are proving a serious hazard to both company profits and the environment.
Pipelines continue to provide the safest means of transportation of crude oil and natural gas.