The Procedure Of Onshore Pipeline Decommission
Pipeline Decommissioning procedure varies depending on the location of the pipelines. Thus, these procedures can be broadly divided into offshore and onshore categories. Offshore pipelines include oil supply lines and underwater pipelines. The process of Decommissioning of Pipelines in both these locations are more or less similar. The process includes pipeline recovery, evacuation in-situ and safeguarding on-site for further recovery. However, there are offshore operators who prefer evacuation and conservation processes as pipeline recovery is a very expensive way in relation to manpower and capital charges. Onshore Pipeline Decommissioning process, on the other hand, is a less complicated and cheaper procedure though its functioning is almost similar to offshore decommissioning. The sole responsibility of fitting, functioning, pipeline safety and final decommissioning rests on the owners or operators. There are also certain government rules and laws which make it a compul...