Sentence examples for exposed pipelines from inspiring English sources

Nigeria is seeking to increase production and is relying heavily on offshore operations to meet those goals, in part because rigs far offshore seem less vulnerable than the highly exposed pipelines and flow stations that dot the Niger Delta region.

This was despite a history of problems with exposed pipelines, the result of rainstorms creating dirt erosion.

The schoolboy fell from an exposed pipeline he was using to cross the Leeds and Liverpool canal, into the water below.

National Grid Gas PLC was ordered to pay the seven-figure sum after admitting at Preston crown court it had failed to properly protect the exposed pipeline from the risk of injury from falls.

This paper presents a computational approach to safety assessment of submerged pipelines, exposed to underwater shock.

An internal Shell email in December 2009, after the spills, said the firm was "corporately exposed as the pipelines in Ogoniland have not been maintained properly or integrity assessed for over 15 years".

The lawsuit revealed that as early as 2002 Shell's own investigations had exposed badly maintained pipelines that were prone to leaks and spills.

A big hole had been dug, exposing the pipeline, which now lay underwater.

While the cause of the rupture was not immediately known, Brent Peters, the fire chief for Laurel, told the news agency that it might have been caused by high waters eroding parts of the riverbed and exposing the pipeline to debris.

While the cause of the rupture was not immediately known, Brent Peters, the fire chief for Laurel, told The A.P. that it may have been caused by high waters eroding parts of the river bed and exposing the pipeline to debris.

This chapter focuses on cathodic protection (CP) of pipelines, as pipelines are exposed to aggressive soil, varying climatic conditions, micro-organism, and stray currents that initiate corrosion processes.