welcome to EPRG
The European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG) is a registered association of European pipe manufacturers and gas transmission companies.
We address issues of common interest concerning the technical integrity of gas transmission pipelines, in the areas of pipe manufacture, pipeline design, construction, operation and maintenance.
We publish research results, recommendations and guidelines in journals and at conferences, enabling the findings to be made available to the wider pipeline industry.
Much of our work is incorporated in national and international standards for pipeline design, construction and operation.
We address issues of common interest concerning the technical integrity of gas transmission pipelines, in the areas of pipe manufacture, pipeline design, construction, operation and maintenance.
We publish research results, recommendations and guidelines in journals and at conferences, enabling the findings to be made available to the wider pipeline industry.
Much of our work is incorporated in national and international standards for pipeline design, construction and operation.
Upcoming events:
* 63rd Annual Assembly and International Conference of the International Institute of Welding, 11 - 17 July 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
* International Pipeline Conference IPC 2010 27 September - 1 October 2010, Calgary, Canada
* IIW International Congress on Welded Pipelines, 21 - 24 October 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria
* 19th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipline Research, 16 - 20 May 2011, San Francisco, USA
The 18th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research, involving the European Pipeline Research Group, the Pipeline Research Council International and the Australian Pipeline Industries Association, will be held in San Francisco in May 2011. The last meeting was held in Milan in May 2009.
* 63rd Annual Assembly and International Conference of the International Institute of Welding, 11 - 17 July 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
* International Pipeline Conference IPC 2010 27 September - 1 October 2010, Calgary, Canada
* IIW International Congress on Welded Pipelines, 21 - 24 October 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria
* 19th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipline Research, 16 - 20 May 2011, San Francisco, USA
The 18th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research, involving the European Pipeline Research Group, the Pipeline Research Council International and the Australian Pipeline Industries Association, will be held in San Francisco in May 2011. The last meeting was held in Milan in May 2009.
Recent activities and publications:
The latest EPRG Progress Report, featuring recent activities and publications, was published in May 2009.
Recent Special Editions of 3R International, the Journal for Piping, Engineering and Practice, include several articles by EPRG and our member companies on
> International cooperation in
R&D and standardisation
> Manufacturing challenges for
high strength linepipe
> Welded linepipe for offshore,
reel-laying simulation
> Determining pipeline burst
pressure and dynamic fracture
resistance
> Long-term performance of field
joint coatings
The latest EPRG Progress Report, featuring recent activities and publications, was published in May 2009.
Recent Special Editions of 3R International, the Journal for Piping, Engineering and Practice, include several articles by EPRG and our member companies on
> International cooperation in
R&D and standardisation
> Manufacturing challenges for
high strength linepipe
> Welded linepipe for offshore,
reel-laying simulation
> Determining pipeline burst
pressure and dynamic fracture
resistance
> Long-term performance of field
joint coatings