A resilient monitoring strategy for challenging offshore environments
Offshore tanker loading and unloading pipelines are a vital link in the global energy supply chain. They operate in some of the harshest and least forgiving environments, often exposed to ocean swells, anchor strikes, corrosion and limited access for maintenance. When these pipelines are compromised by leaks, the consequences can be severe: environmental damage, reputational loss, costly cleanup operations and regulatory penalties. Leak detection is therefore not simply a technical 
challenge but a business-critical requirement.
Conventional dual-ended leak detection systems, which rely on synchronized instrumentation at both ends of a pipeline, can be impractical in these contexts. Offshore monobuoys and single-point moorings rarely provide the necessary infrastructure, power or communications. This is where single-ended leak detection offers a resilient and practical alternative. Building on both simulated and field-proven performance, single-ended leak detection enables operators to maintain high standards of safety and compliance without the need for costly offshore instrumentation upgrades.
Read about our real-world performance delivering single-ended leak detection in this issue of World Pipelines or click the image to read.