CONTENTS - Articles

corrosion and materials

The ECDA methodology for pipelines (NACE SP0502) in the oil industry

Author: Ph.D. Orlando Salas, September 12, 2022.
The External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) methodology, proposed in the NACE SP0502 Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology standard, represents an option for pipeline sections that cannot be inspected with smart pigs for reasons such as: low flows, no provision of launch traps, obstructions in the line, changes in diameter, among others

Yolanda Reyes. September 12, 2022

technology

With Industry 4.0 here and Industry 5.0 on the way

With Industry 4.0 here and Industry 5.0 on the way, it is clear that manufacturers who want to remain competitive must embrace the latest digital technologies. This is due to the effect of implementing smart technology that allows more to be produced, in less time, with higher quality and, at the same time, reduce costs.

Simón Petit. September 5, 2022

new energies

Antarctica succumbs to climate change: From white to green

Antarctica began to disappear between about 30 and 40 years ago.
Under the ice of Antarctica there is solid land, an entire continent that we can barely glimpse from scientific bases. However, what is under that white layer and how vulnerable it is to climate change is now known with greater precision.

Yolanda Reyes. September 2, 2022

quality management

Master Class: Key elements in the implementation of Quality Management Systems ISO 9001: 2015

Author: Ph.D. Juan Lugo Marin, August 24, 2022.
INSPENET through its e-learning portal https://inspenet.com/e-learning/, makes available to our entire community, for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. (Colombia) / 7:00 p.m. (Venezuela), the Master Class entitled: Key elements in the implementation of Quality Management Systems ISO 9001: 2015, completely free.

Juan Lugo Marín. August 24, 2022

codes and standards

Asset Integrity! Integrity Operation Scenario (IOW) API RP 584

This article aims to expose the importance of API 584 Recommended Practice (PR), in order to help owners of industrial facilities to generate, establish, monitor and maintain a program or Integrity Operations Scenario (IOW for its acronym) for each vulnerable unit and piece of equipment in your facility.

Yolanda Reyes. August 17, 2022

oil & gas

Comprehensive processes in the oil and gas sector (Upstream, Midstream and Downstream)

Author. Ph.D. Yolanda Reyes, August 15, 2022.
The value links that correspond to the set of economic and administrative activities of the oil industry related to: Exploration, exploitation/production, conditioning and basic distribution; which are made up of the regulation and administration of these activities. In this article, the integral stages of the oil and gas sector will be exposed from the administrative point of view: upstream, midstream and downstream.

Yolanda Reyes. August 15, 2022