In the fast-paced world of pipeline integrity, innovation and safety are paramount to achieving operational success. Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by GPT Industries, where we explore how advancements in isolation gasket technology are transforming pipeline operations in the Middle East.

Our speaker will provide valuable insights on how GPT Industries is addressing key challenges like corrosion, extreme environmental conditions, and the demand for sustainability. You’ll learn how innovative gasket designs are enhancing pipeline reliability, improving safety, and supporting the energy transition toward hydrogen.

Key Insights:

• Combatting Pipeline Corrosion: Learn how modern isolation technology is tackling corrosion in pipelines.
• Supporting Emerging Energy Markets: Discover how isolation gaskets are adapting to the demands of new energy sectors such as hydrogen in the Middle East.
• Field Lessons: Explore case studies on addressing regional challenges like extreme temperatures, chemical exposure, and high-pressure environments.
• Reducing Emissions: Understand how new sealing technologies help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainability.
• Best Practices: Gain tips and lessons learned from troubleshooting complex pipeline issues across diverse environments.

As global energy demands surge and HVAC transmission capacities increase through reconductoring and other advancements, the integrity of buried metallic pipelines faces significant threats. Induced alternating current (AC) and high direct current (DC) potentials in pipelines—often caused by proximity to high-voltage power lines—pose complex challenges to cathodic protection systems and pipeline coatings. These currents can lead to coating degradation phenomena such as undercutting, shielding, pH changes, and accelerated corrosion, compromising long-term pipeline integrity.

This presentation will address:

• The mechanisms through which AC and high DC potentials interact with pipeline coatings and cathodic protection systems, leading to coating disbondment, accelerated corrosion, and hydrogen embrittlement.

• The detrimental effects of AC-induced corrosion, which can result in rapid localized damage and through-wall failures in as little as six months, and the exacerbating role of modern reconductoring techniques, which double HVAC transmission capacities without the need for new infrastructure or permits.

• The critical need for regulatory and industry collaboration in establishing more comprehensive communication and monitoring practices between HVAC and pipeline operators, particularly in shared rights-of-way corridors. Effective collaboration can mitigate unforeseen risks posed by increased transmission loads that pipeline operators may not have been made aware of.