Sustainability Practices and Failure Analysis of Offshore Pipelines
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: pipelines; failure analysis; energy transition; subsea; cables; flexibles; decommissioning
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2. Department of Construction Management, Global Banking School, Devonshire Street North, Manchester M12 6JH, UK
3. Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
Interests: marine hoses; pipeline; marine risers; composite risers; sustainable construction materials; renewable energy; standards; certification; stress/failure analysis; fatigue strength of mooring lines; strength of marine hoses; hydrodynamics; mechanics; offshore structures; sustainability; construction management; project management
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Special Issue Information
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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Keywords
- offshore pipelines
- sustainability
- failure analysis
- non-destructive testing (NDT)
- probability of detection (PoD)
- sizing accuracy
- reliability analysis
- structural health monitoring
- corrosion
- fatigue
- inspection and maintenance
- materials and coatings
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