Pipeline Construction

Good book

Great book

excelent

Quick read.....helpful.

This book is ideal for the new entrant into the pipe line industry and I would recommend it to any engineer looking for a base level knowledge and introduction to the industry. It covers all aspects of land pipeline construction including an interesting insight into the historical origins of pipelines. As an engineer of some ten years experience in oil & gas pipeline design, installation and testing I found it to be a book that I wish I had access to at the beginning of my carreer. It does not, however contain detailed information regarding design and engineering issues, it simply provides a sound, easy to understand, clear narrative on pretty much all aspects of pipeline construction from which the reader can develop an interest in specifics and seek to increase his knowledge in these areas. The book contains numerous excellent, clear, colour photographs that illustrate the narrative on each aspect of pipeline construction covered. It's a pity the more technical books available today do not follow a similar format. A second volume to this book addressing the technical and engineering aspects of each section covered would be tremendously valuable to an engineer of similar background to myself who now seeks to learn more about detailed design considerations, welding, materials and other technological advances in the industry. A career in the pipeline industry will get off to a great start with this book! It should be supplied to all graduate engineers joining a pipeline contracting company.

Re~~~~al~~~~~~ly....Good! !!

This books does an awesome job explaining the pipeline construction process and providing an overview of the industry. You can purchase it directly from PENTEX for $42 [...]. The copy I received also had a poster that showed the complete pipeline construction spread.Besides Pipeline Construction (by PENTEX), I also recommend the following books:1) Oil & Gas Pipelines in Nontechnical Language by William L. Leffler (It says it is non-technical, but it contains a lot of pipeline hydraulic equations and theory)2) Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, Seventh Edition: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering Problems by E.W. McAllister (it is the pipeliner's bible)3) Subsea Pipeline Engineering, 2nd Edition by Andrew C. Palmer and Roger A. King (Hardcover - Jul 29, 2008) - I attended the Clarion Onshore Pipeline Engineering course taught by Roger A. King and Phil Hopkins and it was tremendously beneficial to me. This book presents the same high quality of information for offshore pipeline engineering at a fraction of the cost of attending a Clarion course. I definitely recommend their courses highly (in fact you get a copy of this book when you attend the Offshore Engineering Course), but if your employer is not willing to pay the price of the course, the book is an inexpensive alternative.