Информация о курсе

When student successfully complete this course, he/she will be prepared to:

• list the various technologies and equipment;
• know the basic principles of pipeline construction operations; marine pipeline fitures; liquefied natural gas industry specifics;
• describe the processes, graphs and schemes;
• explain the structure of basic principles of technological process;
• analyze activities in typical pipeline construction siquence;
• discuss professional topics in group;
• demonstrate basic communication skills by working in pairs and small group.

Course will rely on some of methods to assess student learning, including:

• Text and a talk about all topics of the course:

Unit 1.1. Staging of pipeline components and construction equipment. Clearing and grading. Stringing pipe joints along the right-of-way (ROW)
Unit 1.2. Ditching. Pipe bedding material. Welding. Pipe bending.
Unit 1.3. Pipe coating. Lowering the pipeline into the ditch. Backfilling the ditch. Hydrostatic testing. Final grading and reclamation.

Unit 1.4. Special condition

Unit 2. Pipeline integrity assesment

Unit 3. Liquefied natural gas

Unit 4. Offshore pipeline

• Crosswords

• Some tests and assignments, which may contain:

• Answering questions
• Completion tasks
• Creation tasks
• Essay questions, which ask you to write a response to a specific question or video

Be an intermediate learner of English.
Prepare and give oral presentation using visual aids.
Have basic concepts in professional area.

Grading Policy

The grading guidelines are as follows: attendance (7%), assignments (93%), in particular, preparation of topics (35%).

21.03.01 Oil and Gas Engineering, bachelor degree programme «Operation and maintenance of transport and storage facilities for oil, gas and refined products» (6^th semester of  2022-2023 academic year).

Course Duration – 16 lessons in length (18 weeks)
Number of contact hours: 72 (in semester): practical sessions (seminars) - 32 hours 
Number of credits – 2 credits 
Pass/Fail test