Westcoast System Data Update Now Available
In early 2023, GDM began the project to add to, validate, and update the Westcoast System and completed the project within 5 months’ time.
Accurate Field Review Data Drives Effective Asset Integrity
If you have the information you need to make field reviews a repeatable process you end up working less while retaining more benefits.
Unleashing Data Quality for the Energy Industry’s Success
In an era driven by data, ensuring its quality has become paramount for organizations across various industries. The energy sector is no exception.
The Top 3 Strategies for Reducing Pipeline Leaks in the Energy Industry
In this article, we will explore the three most effective strategies that energy companies can implement to reduce pipeline releases.
The Dawn of Next Level Technology Advancement
Although technology advancements have had significant impact on the energy industry, there are still ways we can improve on what the industry is already doing today.
Access the key to successful, continuous improvement with Proximity Factors
In a joint venture with Crescent Point Energy, GDM developed an Intelligent Hydrology Network Model; a proximity smart network hydrology system giving users the ability to automate the customization of water crossing categories based on proximity factors.
Your composite pipelines are ageing. Are you confident you have reliable risk profile benchmarks?
Pipeline specialists today have an expertise in steel, but what about composite pipelines?
How Flow Apportionment gives the visibility you need into your asset network in 3 simple steps.
Our flow apportionment enhancement reduces the time it takes to create flow apportionment models to minutes by providing pre-calculated benchmarks to use as a starting point for analysis.
Access to Objective Data is the Key to ESG Reporting Success
GDM Pipelines delivers new data and analytics for insight into ESG performance The past five years have brought unparalleled changes to the Canadian oil and gas industry. A global pandemic, downward pressure on oil prices, emission reductions in response to new climate change initiatives, and increasing scrutiny from investors are just a few of the […]
It’s a slippery slope. (Or is it?)
With an increase in the number of pipeline failures resulting from earth movement of unstable slopes, the AER recently released Bulletin 2019-28 which requires that pipeline integrity management programs take slope movement into consideration. In this bulletin, the AER encourages all operators to: Assess integrity management programs and how they address risk to pipelines as […]
Classifying pipeline water crossings…there is a better way!
Identifying and classifying pipeline water crossings are key elements in creating an effective crossing management program. However, it can be challenging to properly do this using traditional approaches. The most common approach traditionally has been to classify crossing based on the scale of the water body impacted by the pipeline crossing. So, the larger the […]
The Truth About Consequences
With increased scrutiny and attention across the pipeline industry, GDM is joining the conversation to educate people on the truth about pipeline consequences. Our 20+ years of data management and analytics experience have enabled us to calculate risk scores for every pipeline in Western Canada, providing unique insight into the current state of pipeline operations. […]