With thousands of river and waterway crossings across the Firstgas network, checking submerged pipelines has always been an important part of our maintenance schedule.
In the past, it’s been a challenging undertaking: risky, time-consuming and providing only limited information. Thanks to new technology and a partnership with WSP, we can now survey waterways quickly, safely and with robust results.
We talk to Derek Coombe, Firstgas Pipeline Engineer, about how waterway monitoring has evolved over the years, and how a new remote-controlled vessel has delivered a safer, more accurate method.