Review and analysis of pipeline leak detection methods
December 2022
A pipeline burst or rupture causing a leak may significantly impact the environment and the reputation of the company operating the pipeline. In recent years, oil and gas pipelines are expected to be...
A review: Research and application of pipeline robots in the oil and gas industry
Available online 28 August 2025
This study reviews the research and application advancements of pipeline robots in oil and gas pipelines. Oil and gas pipelines, as critical infrastructure for global energy transportation, have historically...
A Comprehensive Review of China’s Hydrogen Energy Industry Chain: Technologies, Economics, and Policy Implications
Available online 8 January 2026
Against the backdrop of the global energy transition and the "dual-carbon" strategic framework, hydrogen energy has emerged as a crucial facilitator for profound decarbonization, owing to its carbon-neutral...
A comprehensive survey on pipeline monitoring technologies: Advancements, challenges, market opportunities and future directions
Available online 27 August 2025
Pipelines are essential infrastructure used to transport resources such as oil, gas, water, and sewage. Efforts should be driven toward ensuring the safe operation of these pipelines, as this directly...
A comprehensive review of polyethylene pipes: Failure mechanisms, performance models, inspection methods, and repair solutions
June 2024
•Polyethylene (PE) pipes account for up to 90–95 % of new gas distribution pipelines in Europe and the United States.•The failure of a PE pipe is a multivariate problem that can occur due to pre-existing...
Advancements and future outlook of safety monitoring, inspection and assessment technologies for oil and gas pipeline networks
December 2025
The expansion of high-grade steel, large-diameter, and high-pressure pipelines, along with the integration of new energy and unconventional media into oil and gas pipeline networks, poses significant...
The Role of Green Hydrogen in the Transition to Renewable Energy: Production, Marketing Strategies and Future Prospects
Available online 21 May 2026
The global transition toward low-carbon energy systems has intensified interest in green hydrogen as a key enabler of deep decarbonization, particularly in sectors in which direct electrification remains...
A review of the challenges, solutions and economics of hydrogen transmission in steel pipelines
July 2026
Developing transmission pipelines is considered essential to realising renewable hydrogen’s decarbonisation potential in industry, transport, and energy storage. Numerous studies identify pipelines...
Standards and codes for hydrogen in pipeline infrastructure: testing, qualification, and integrity assessment
December 2025
•Framework with Gaps: Current standards provide foundational guidance for qualifying materials and infrastructure in hydrogen service but are insufficient for addressing the unique challenges of hydrogen...
Pipeline transportation strategy and key technological breakthroughs for high-quality development of hydrogen energy industry under the dual carbon goals
March 2026
China’s hydrogen scale-up hinges on resolving midstream bottlenecks that move volumes from resource-rich northern and western basins to demand-dense coastal corridors. A structured synthesis of policy,...
A review of computer vision applications for asset inspection in the oil and gas industry
September 2025
This review explores the current application of computer vision (CV) technologies in the inspection of pipelines within the oil and gas industry, highlighting the methodologies, challenges, and advancements...
Characterizing properties of pipeline girth welds: A novel testing protocol and validation
May 2026
Accurate, region-specific mechanical properties of pipeline girth welded joints are fundamental for structural safety design and integrity assessment. This study focuses on X80 pipeline girth welded...
Risk-based pipeline integrity management: A road map for the resilient pipelines
March 2021
Pipelines are the most vital energy-transportation mediums of today’s energy-intensive economies. To a level, pipeline integrity is tied to the continuous development and robustness of modern societies,...
State-of-the-art Machine Learning Advances in Reliability-based Design, Integrity Assessment, Inspection and Maintenance of Pipelines: A Systematic Review
Available online 9 May 2026
Machine learning (ML) has increasingly been adopted in pipeline engineering, extending traditional physics-based, statistical, and empirical diagnostics toward data-driven frameworks. This review systematically...
Drag reduction in single-phase crude oil flow: A mini-review
December 2022
It is well recognized that a major issue for fluid flows in many industrial pipe systems, including the transportation of crude oil, is the high energy consumption in the pipeline system brought on...
A comparative study on the effect of GMAW welding current on the performance of API 5 L GrB pipeline steel welds for oil and gas industrial applications
May 2026
The reliability of oil and gas transportation depends heavily on weld quality during pipeline construction. This study investigates the effect of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) current on API 5 L GrB...
Finite Element Modeling Approaches for Predicting Strain Demand in Buried Pipelines Subjected to Landslides
Available online 20 April 2026
This study investigates how pipeline element type and pipe-soil interaction modeling affect longitudinal strain predictions for inelastic steel pipelines subjected to symmetric lateral landslide-induced...
Knowledge graph construction for pipeline standards: Enhancing efficiency in the oil and gas industry
July 2026
The intelligent development of oil and gas pipelines is crucial for overcoming the challenges of transitioning from informatization to intelligence, especially considering the vast number of standards...
Comprehensive review on fitness-for-service assessment of corroded pipelines - focus on model validation and industry applications
March 2026
Corrosion poses a significant threat to global pipeline infrastructure, compromising burst capacity with severe safety, environmental, and economic impacts. These pipelines transport gases and crude...
Natural gas demand prediction: comprehensive overview of the current situation and future development direction
January 2026
Natural gas demand (NGD) forecasting can accurately estimate the gas demand, and help to plan the gas source configuration, pipeline network transportation and gas storage arrangements in advance, so...
A critical review on corrosion challenges and prospects in supercritical offshore CO2 pipelines
Available online 12 November 2025
CO2 sequestration in deep-sea sediments is one of the most promising methods for reducing anthropogenic CO2, and offshore pipelines are crucial for CO2 transportation in CCUS projects. This work provides...
CRA clad pipes: Do their benefits justify sole selection?
September 2025
This article presents a case study of a gas leak at a girth weld on a subsea spool. The leak occurred 14 days after the pipeline’s start-up. The pipeline in question was a 36-inch corrosion-resistant...
Acoustic detection of gas pipeline leakage based on CPO-VMD and multi-feature extraction
May 2026
Detection of gas pipeline leaks is essential for energy security and environmental preservation. Non-contact detection can be accomplished by analyzing acoustic signals produced by gas leakage. Nonetheless,...
Carbon dioxide pipeline leakage risk assessment based on pipeline failure probability correction and CO2 concentration dispersion distance prediction
July 2026
Given that supercritical or dense-phase carbon dioxide pipelines operate under high-pressure conditions, there exists a significant risk of high-pressure carbon dioxide leakage due to factors such as...
Full-scale tests and numerical investigation on the bending strain failure of low-strength-matched X80 pipeline girth welds
May 2026
The fracture behavior and strain capacity of girth welds in large-diameter high-grade steel pipelines are crucial for their structural design and safe operation. This study conducts full-scale four-point...
