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12 July /August 2007
Industry News
Rio Pipeline 2007, a leading Brazilian
pipeline event with growing international
recognition, will take place from 2-4 October
2007 in Rio de Janeiro. Last held in 2005,
the exhibition and conference is geared
towards the technological advances and
progress of the South American pipeline
market.
The 2007 event will be held at the new
convention centre, RioCidadeNova, located
in the downtown area of Rio de Janeiro.
According to organisers, this is a more
accessible location with better transportation
links and access to the latest infrastructural
resources and technology.
The exhibition will offer an overview of the
numerous pipeline projects in the region,
such as the ongoing Malhas project,
Venezuela-Brazil gas pipeline and Bolivia-
Brazil gas pipeline. A politically united Latin
America is currently making extensive plans
for new oil and gas pipelines spanning the
continent. Venezuela and Bolivia – close
neighbours of Brazil – are two of the leading
South American producers and exporters of
gas and oil.
The exhibition will provide a platform for
the technology necessary for such pipeline
projects. Exhibitors and attendees will be
able to share their operational experience
and be informed of the latest pipeline
projects currently in progress. Machinery
and equipment manufacturers will present
expertise in operation, construction,
engineering, research and development,
training and equipment.
The last exhibition in 2005 attracted 107
exhibitors from 19 countries, with around
3,000 visitors. The associated conference
welcomed 945 delegates from 19 countries,
with the presentation of 242 technical
papers. Organisers the Brazilian Institute
of Oil and Gas (IPB) expect an even higher
attendance for the event in October.
Rio Pipeline 2007 – Brazil
Tel: +55 21 2112 9000
Email:
Website:
New production facility for
HDPE-lined pipe
Alkhorayef Industries Co, Saudi Arabia,
has established a new factory featuring
high density polyethylene (HDPE) lining
systems.
The facility uses a patented process
to produce carbon steel pipes with an
integral HDPE lining, sold under the brand
Ultrapipe®. The factory can line spool pipes
up to 40m long and 10" in diameter.
Buried pipes are exposed to external
conditions such as hostile soil and the
ever-rising saline content in water. Inside
the pipeline, factors including abrasion due
to suspended particles in the flow stream,
corrosion caused mainly by reduced
pH value, and chlorination can have a
damaging effect on bare pipe walls.
Alkhorayef offers plastic lined products
that are designed as a solution to such
problems. The steel pipe resists internal
and external pressures, and Ultrapipe can
withstand water pressure up to 93 Bar,
depending on the steel pipe quality.
In addition, HDPE resists corrosion, erosion
and scale build-up, and improves flow
efficiency.
Alkhorayef Industries – Saudi Arabia
Fax: +966 1265 2348
Email:
Website:
Rio Pipeline 2007: Brazil’s biggest pipeline event
fi The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue
overlooking Rio de Janeiro, host city to Rio
Pipeline 2007