GE
Energy launches advanced pipeline integrity software
Posted: 29 March 2004
GE Energy’s oil and gas business has launched PipeView Integrity,
a new software tool to help transmission pipeline operators and
local distribution companies assess and manage the integrity of
their pipelines.
PipeView Integrity is the first such program on the market to seamlessly
manage multiple types of pipeline integrity and facility data in
a single environment. Specifically, PipeView Integrity integrates
information from various sources such as databases and GIS platforms.
The information includes data from pipeline assets as well as in-line
inspection (ILI) tools and above-ground surveys.
PipeView Integrity helps pipeline operators maximize safety and
“asset life” by assessing their lines for potential
risks. The tool supports informed decisions by helping operators
develop appropriate maintenance and repair plans.
PipeView Integrity is more efficient than existing programs on
the market because of the new PipeView application platform, which
includes a crucial data-access component. This feature allows the
various PipeView Integrity tools – including Risk Assessment,
Integrity Planning, Integrity Data Manager, and Feature Assessment
-- to seamlessly merge various information sources into a single
environment.
The program is actually replacing two of GE’s existing tools,
combining the best of their respective functions. The first one,
PipeView Risk, was produced by Kansas City, Missouri-based M.J.
Harden Associates, Inc., a geospatial data management company acquired
by GE Energy in 2003. The second tool, PRIMA, was designed by GE
Energy’s pipeline integrity operation headquartered in Northumberland,
England.
GE Energy is a global leader in pipeline integrity management services
for the oil and gas industry. The company provides total pipeline
integrity solutions, including in-line inspection tools, consulting
and special analysis services, to provide customers with higher
productivity, greater safety and longer life for their pipeline
operations.
GE Energy’s oil and gas business is based in Florence, Italy.
About GE Energy
GE Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation
and energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of nearly $18.5
billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment,
service and management solutions across the power generation, oil
and gas, transmission and distribution, distributed power and energy
rental industries.
For more information see www.gepower.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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