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Updated Estimates of Frequencies of Pipeline Failures Caused by Geohazards

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Date Published: 
September 30, 2016
Authors: 
Gerald Ferris
Mario Haderspock
Mark Leir
Michael Porter
Miguel Leach

This paper provides an updated compilation of geohazard-related pipeline failure frequencies for onshore hydrocarbon gathering and transmission pipelines, with a particular emphasis on the analysis of data from Western Europe, Western Canada, the US, and South America.

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Porter, M., G. Ferris, M. Leir, M. Leach, and M. Haderspock. 2016. Updated estimates of frequencies of pipeline failures caused by geohazards. Paper presented at the 11th International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, Canada.

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