For the 12th Pipeline Technology Conference (ptc) in Berlin, more than 600 participants from 55 different countries are expected to meet on May 2-4, 2017. For 12 years, the conference and its accompanying exhibition has been a central meeting point for the international pipeline industry.
As this yearâs keynote speaker, the President of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), Stephan Kamphues, will describe the current challenges facing European pipeline operators while addressing questions related to Brexit.
Two plenary discussions led by Heinz Watzka, among others, will address this and future developments in pipeline technology. In 70 presentations in 20 technical sessions and a scientific poster session, pipeline operators, planners, construction companies, technology providers and research institutes will report on current developments in the areas of standards & regulations, inline inspection, integrity management, automation, leak detection, trenchless technologies, construction, planning & design, decommissioning, repair, composite repair, coating, offshore technologies and safety.
Conference Chairman Dr. Klaus Ritter cites the comprehensive spectrum of topics as a central success factor for the rapid growth of the ptc: âPipeline operators and industry representatives from across the globe who come to Berlin every year highly value the exchange between colleagues from the areas of oil, gas, water, products, offshore, onshore, planning, construction, operation and maintenance. Thinking outside the box often helps us to discover new solutions.â?