Sustainability Practices and Failure Analysis of Offshore Pipelines

Dear Colleagues,

Offshore pipelines are critical components of global energy infrastructure, yet their safe and sustainable operation faces mounting challenges from aging assets, harsh environments, and increasing regulatory and environmental expectations. This Special Issue seeks contributions that advance knowledge on sustainability practices and failure analysis of offshore pipelines across the full lifecycle, from design and operation to inspection, maintenance, and decommissioning.

Topics of interest include non-destructive testing (NDT), structural health monitoring, and reliability-based approaches for fault detection and prevention. We also seek studies on material degradation mechanisms such as corrosion, fatigue, and cracking; the role of advanced materials and coatings; and innovative inspection and maintenance technologies. Papers integrating sustainability principles, reducing carbon footprint, extending asset life, or supporting environmentally responsible decommissioning, are particularly encouraged. The Special Issue aims to foster cross-disciplinary insights that enhance resilience, reliability, and sustainability in offshore pipeline systems.

In addition, we particularly welcome contributions that address probability of detection (PoD) and probability of rejection (PoR) analyses, sizing accuracy studies, and reliability frameworks applied to offshore pipeline inspection. These approaches are essential for quantifying inspection performance and ensuring confidence in NDT results.

Dr. Ahmed Reda
Dr. Chiemela Victor Amaechi
Guest Editors

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