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and building management systems. had been on electrical connections. Gas focus on crack management in high
He then moved into the construction is a new area for him and one where pressure pipelines.
sector, overseeing gas works, working he has strived to constantly improve
on boiler room and district heating and challenge the status quo. Samuel is Completing the Jigsaw and Getting to
system installations and assisting currently working towards becoming a Know Your SCC
with aftercare issues. Sam moved to Chartered Engineer. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is one of
EMS in November 2016 as a Technical the most challenging pipeline integrity
Assistant, gaining further skills in Management of Design, Construction threats facing the pipeline industry today.
metering and utilising his experience to and Commissioning of a High-Pressure Andrew’s paper looks at a case study from
develop EMS’s operational capabilities. Gas Connection to a 40MWe Power when he helped manage SCC on a high
Generation Station pressure pipeline and discusses whether
Gas Meter Span Set This project explores the unique the UK is immune to SCC.
Sam’s paper explores the development challenges associated with a high-
of a spanner set matched to BS 746 gas pressure gas connection for a power
meter unions and adaptors. The main generation site and covers how these North West Section
aims of this project were to reduce were overcome in a significantly Lance Godfrey
leakage from overtightening and to improved timeframe. Network Supervisor (Pipelines), Cadent
increase engineer safety and access to Lance started his career at National Grid as
gas meter unions without damage to a Pressure Control & Storage Apprentice
brass fittings from conventional tooling. North East & Yorkshire Section and then worked as a technician within
Andrew Wynne the same department while continuing his
Integrity Engineer, ROSEN UK education. He subsequently graduated
Midlands Section Andrew graduated with a master’s with a degree in Mechanical Engineering
Samuel Ezeonyeka degree in Mechanical Engineering before progressing to his current role
Assistant Project Manager (Gas from the University of Northumbria, as a Network Supervisor within the
Connections), UK Power Reserve in 2014. Afterwards, he spent a stint pipelines department at Cadent. Over
Samuel has been instrumental in in Houston, Texas, working within the the past couple of years, he has managed
ensuring gas is connected to sites oil and gas industry for an offshore the North West cathodic protection
belonging to UK Power Reserve (UKPR), exploration company. Andrew moved remediation project.
part of Sembcorp Group. He has up- back to his native North East to join an
skilled himself over the last two years to excellent engineering consultancy team Cathodic Protection Remediation
ensure he is up to date on all legislation at ROSEN UK, then MACAW. After two Lance’s paper describes the science
and requirements for gas connections. years of learning the pipeline integrity and practical application of cathodic
Prior to joining UKPR, his entire focus consultancy ropes, Andrew began to protection and provides details of

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