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Master Onshore Pipeline Engineering: Comprehensive Course from Basics to Advanced Concepts

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Mohamed FadlAllah

Oil & Gas Downstream

Energy & Utilities

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- Industry-Experienced Instructors with years in major oil & gas companies

- Real-World Case Studies to Learn from actual pipeline projects and lessons learned

- Hands-On Practical Exercises to Apply knowledge through calculations and problem-solving

- Current Industry Standards Latest codes, standards, and best practices

- Opportunities to Connect with professionals worldwide

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Mohamed FadlAllah

Pipeline Engineer

Total experience: 6+ years
Location: Egypt

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Course details

Onshore pipeline engineering is a multidisciplinary field focused on the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of pipelines that transport oil, gas, water, and other fluids across land. It begins with route selection and feasibility studies, where engineers evaluate topography, soil conditions, environmental constraints, land access, and regulatory requirements to determine the safest and most cost-effective alignment. The design phase involves hydraulic analysis to ensure adequate flow capacity and pressure control, selection of suitable pipe materials and wall thickness, stress and flexibility analysis, and the application of international codes and standards such as ASME, API, and ISO. Construction engineering addresses trenching, welding, non-destructive testing, coating, lowering-in, backfilling, and commissioning, with a strong emphasis on quality control, health, safety, and environmental protection. Once operational, onshore pipeline engineering focuses on integrity management through corrosion control, inspection, monitoring, leak detection, and maintenance programs to ensure long-term reliability and safety. Overall, onshore pipeline engineering plays a critical role in energy and infrastructure development by enabling the efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible transportation of fluids over long distances.

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You work in Oil & Gas Downstream or Energy & Utilities
You're a Onshore Pipeline Engineering / Petroleum Technology professional
You have 3+ years of hands-on experience in this field
You prefer self-paced learning you can revisit

Before you enrol

Advanced level — assumes working knowledge of Onshore Pipeline Engineering
Self-paced video, 2974 min — watch anytime

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Course curriculum

The course is readily available, allowing learners to start and complete it at their own pace.

55 lectures49 hr 34 min

Course outline
15 min
Pipeline Engineering Introduction
19 min
Advantages over other transport methods
11 min
Historical Background - The First pipelines
13 min
Piping vs Pipeline
32 min
Onshore vs Offshore Pipelines
20 min
Onshore Pipelines types and category
30 min
Animation: How pipelines are installed under the ocean
10 min
Pipeline Project Lifecycle
17 min
Opportunity Analysis & Market Assessment
24 min
Key FEED Deliverables
65 min
FEED VS Detailed Design
12 min
Construction and their phases
73 min
Pipeline codes and standards
53 min
Common Pipeline Codes
51 min
Code Structure and Philosophy
66 min
Line Pipes - SMLs/ LSAW/ERW Pipes
63 min
API 5L
19 min
Pig Traps
45 min
Pipeline Flanges
56 min
Isolating Joints / Anchor Flanges
62 min
Pipeline Route Selection
71 min
Pipeline Survey
44 min
Pipeline Topographical Surveys
62 min
Pipeline Geotechnical Investigation
75 min
Pipeline Routing - I
57 min
Pipeline Routing - II
62 min
Pipeline Valve
70 min
Valve Inspection
57 min
Pipeline Deliverable by phase
52 min
Pipeline Engineering Deliverable
77 min
Piepline Basis of Design
64 min
Location class study
77 min
Pipeline Approach layout and BVS layout
85 min
Drafting - I
37 min
Drafting - II
46 min
Drafting - III
64 min
Code Stress Checks
74 min
Pipeline Wall Thickness Calculation - Code Stress Checks
77 min
Pipeline Crossing Calculations
58 min
Pipeline crossing calculation
71 min
Buoyancy calculation
52 min
Stress analysis on autopipe
88 min
Stress Analysis on Autopipe - II
68 min
Upheavel Buckling Calculation
80 min
Technical Compliance
48 min
Planning and Pipeline
75 min
Pipeline Bending
43 min
Pipeline Welding
55 min
Welding Inspection
53 min
Pipeline Wall Thickness Calculation - Code Stress Check
69 min
Pipeline Crossings
82 min
Hydrostatic Test
75 min
Integrity Cycle and Infrastructure Vitality
54 min
Integrity Programe
96 min

Key topics covered

Our in-depth pipeline engineering course curriculum covers 12 essential modules designed to take you from fundamentals to advanced pipeline engineering practices, including design, construction, procurement, inspection, and emerging industry trends.

The course contains the following 12 Modules:

1. Introduction to Pipeline Engineering

2. Pipeline Project Lifecycle

3. Codes, Standards & Specifications

4. Components of a Pipeline System

5. Pipeline Routing

6. Pipeline Engineering Deliverables

7. Introduction to Mechanical Design

8. Procurement Cycle & Documentation

9. Construction & Field Engineering

10. Inspection, Pigging & Integrity Management

11. Future Trends

12. Actual Project Quick Example

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Frequently asked questions

Q: You're watching line pack increase during hot commissioning and searching "pipeline line pack increase downstream pressure response during commissioning". Upstream pump speed is held constant, downstream block valve is cracked open to flare, and gas temperature rises 15°C along a long onshore export line. What happens at the downstream custody meter, and what’s the least risky immediate response?

A: A: Warmer gas lowers density, so at fixed speed the mass indication creeps up while pressure margin tightens. Trimming speed protects MAOP. B: First instinct from liquid thinking; gas compressibility doesn’t drive volumetric flow that way here and opening the valve worsens pressure loss control. C: DP doesn’t spike from uniform temperature rise along the line; isolation creates a trapped volume risk. D: Chasing Reynolds during commissioning ignores pressure limits and adds risk.

Q: A lead asks you after a trip to explain a release seen on CCTV, so you search "onshore pipeline ESD valve fails closed physical consequence". The ESD valve at a pig receiver fails to close on demand. What physical consequence follows, and what does the ESD not protect against in this case?

A: A: A failed-close ESD leaves the barrel connected, so inventory keeps draining; ESDs don’t solve blocked-in thermal growth. B: Overpressure from pump trip is a different safeguard gap; here the valve never shut. C: The release source is the receiver, not a localized body leak. D: Assuming perfect checks ignores real leakage and avoids the actual cause–effect path.

Q: You're reviewing a design note and googling "ASME B31.8 temperature derating purpose for onshore gas pipeline". A high-temperature segment crosses a compressor discharge area. Why does the code require temperature derating of MAOP there?

A: A: The code intent is material strength versus temperature, tied to hoop stress and rupture risk. B: Erosion-corrosion is managed by velocity and materials, not MAOP derating. C: Axial stress is real but not the driver for MAOP limits in B31.8. D: Measurement error isn’t a pressure design basis.

Q: Operations reports erratic flow with rising DP and you search "onshore pipeline wax deposition symptoms increasing pressure drop". Liquid line, stable inlet conditions, no change in pump amps. What root cause fits all observations?

A: A: Gradual DP rise with steady amps points to internal roughness growth. B: Cavitation would show amp swings and vibration. C: Hunting shows oscillatory signals, not a steady DP trend. D: A dent causes a step change, not progressive behavior.

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