The Correlation of External Corrosion Indirect Assessment with In-Line Inspection for the Crude Oil Pipelines

One of the major concerns in the oil and gas industries is the carriers pipelines integrity that transfer crude oil, gas, condensate..etc. The Pipeline integrity is primarily effected by external and internal corrosion that threaten safety, environment and productive operation. External Corrosion Assessment of Kuwait Oil Company existing pipelines is one of the major challenges to the practicing professionals. By following the latest international standards and experience, tools such as  In-Direct Inspection (IDI) and In –Line Inspection (ILI) are utilized for the external corrosion assessment. Each tool applicability is examined throughout vast diversity of cases associated with the operational and environmental condition of the pipelines.