“The pipeline transport market consists of sales of pipeline transportation services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that use transmission pipelines to transport various products, such as crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and slurry.” The global pipeline transport market is expected to grow to $183.29 billion in 2026.* We’ll look at applications from Nigeria, Russia and Indonesia and finish with a video of how pipelines are constructed and installed.
Lean Six Sigma and Project Management in the Oil and Gas Pipeline Industry: Nigeria
In a master’s thesis titled “Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Model For Managing Projects In The Oil And Gas Pipeline Industry: A Case Study Of Selected Companies In Lagos State, Nigeria” author Oluseye Michael Johnson discusses the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce or eliminate project delays due to welding defects.
The thesis includes:
- Types of Welding Defects and Remedies
- Project Charter
- CTQ Diagram for Attaining High Quality Welds
- SIPOC for Pipeline Construction System
- Flowchart for Pipeline Network Construction Process
- Pareto Charts for Weld Defects from Companies A and B
- Fishbone Diagram for Quality of Welding Pipelines
- 5W-1H Analysis for Weld Defect Occurrences
- FMEA Tabulation for Weld Defects in Both Companies
- Types of Weld Defects Occurring in Projects from Companies A and B
- Ranking of Most Common Weld Defects Occurring in Companies A and B
- Recommendations for Process Improvement
You can read the thesis here.
Identifying Main Pipeline Losses Using Lean Manufacturing Tools: Russia
In a paper titled “Identifying Losses In The Main Pipeline For Transportation Of Hydrocarbons With Lean Manufacturing Tools” author Olga Viktorovna Lenkova discusses the importance of Lean Manufacturing implementation at mainline gas transport companies.
The paper includes:
- Ishikawa Diagram Identifying Losses in the Main Pipeline for Transportation of Hydrocarbons
- Current State Value Stream Map
- Indicators that Characterize Main Activity Processes
- Table of Critical losses
- Schedule of Measures to be Taken for Reducing Losses
You can read the paper here.
Using Kaizen and Six Sigma to Improve Pipeline Project Performance: Indonesia
In a paper titled “Kaizen-Six Sigma To Improve Pipeline Project Performance Based On Balance Score Card Framework” author Hidayat Dwi Amri discusses the use of Kaizen and Six Sigma and the Balance Score Card Framework to reduce pipeline weld defects.
The paper includes:
- Integration of Six Sigma and Kaizen for Business Improvement
- Performance Dashboard
- Company Mission and Vision
- Pipeline Replacement Strategy
- Pipeline Welding Improvement for Pipe Replacement
- Cause and Effect Diagram for Pipe Welding
- Before and After Improvement Diagram
You can read the paper here.
Underground Pipe Construction and Installation
See how pipelines are put together and installed in this video from Global Technology.
You can watch the video here.
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