China oil pipelines explode
China oil pipelines explode
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"We have a leadership style that is too directive and doesn't listen sufficiently well. The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying." Tony Hayward CEO BP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermit
http://virtualpipeline.spaces.liv
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Furnace welded pipe instead of ERW? That I could see...
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"The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying." Tony Hayward X-CEO BP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermit
http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com
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Thanks for posting this BigInch, I've been putting together a presentation on pressure boundary (piping etc.) failures and have been collecting as many examples as possible.
K
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Be sure to lift it before they break the link.
"The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying." Tony Hayward X-CEO BP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermit
http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com
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Reason why materials are purchased from China is that they are cheap and the "bean-counters",MBA's in charge of engineering make the decisions. It's all about cost nowadays not whether the item is "fit for purpose" and has quality written all over it. "Cheap and nasty" is the way most Project Managers want to play it. In many Companies if they save costs it means more "bonus" at the end of the Project for them. They strive for savings everywhere so more cash goes in their pockets (not the hard working engineer helping along the way). So long as these "bean counters" accept responsibility when things go wrong but they always point the finger at "engineering".
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This is still being resolved...
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Greed will always trump all common sense and MBAs will always shift the blame to underlings..!!!
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Based on this and another project I am aware of in China, the material cetificates must be looked at very critically. I know of some end-users that are no requiring 3rd party testing witnessed by an end-user rep of material.
You have to be really certain about the material certs... on one project, that is an ongoing problem, we have the same material certs for different test heats... only change is the location of the test and the heat... so you have to be careful about that, too.
Might be better to insist on independent testing by a 'reputable' lab... testing of all components... this may have an impact on the 'savings'.
Dik