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Analytical modelling of the hydraulic effect of hydrate deposition on transportability and plugging location in subsea gas pipelines. (2023)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. [2023]. Analytical modelling of the hydraulic effect of hydrate deposition on transportability and plugging location in subsea gas pipelines. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: journal of mechanical engineering science [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062231196986

Accurate prediction of the hydraulic effect of hydrate deposition and plug location is critical to the safety and operability of natural gas transport pipelines, especially for gas-dominant subsea pipelines where maintenance and intervention activiti... Read More about Analytical modelling of the hydraulic effect of hydrate deposition on transportability and plugging location in subsea gas pipelines..

Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios. (2023)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2023. Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios. Sustainability [online], 15(18), article number 13824. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813824

This study addresses a significant research gap related to hydrate formation in subsea gas pipelines, with a specific focus on deposition rates during shutdown scenarios, which has received limited attention in previous studies. Past research has emp... Read More about Modelling hydrate deposition in gas-dominant subsea pipelines in operating and shutdown scenarios..

Mitigating the impact of cross-culture on project team effectiveness in the Nigerian oil and gas industry: the mediating role of organizational culture and project leadership. (2023)
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UMUTEME, O.M. and ADEGBITE, W.M. 2023. Mitigating the impact of cross-culture on project team effectiveness in the Nigerian oil and gas industry: the mediating role of organizational culture and project leadership. Social sciences and humanities open [online], 8(1), article 100653. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100653

This paper investigates the interplay between cross-culture, organisational culture, path-goal leadership, and team effectiveness in Nigerian oil and gas projects. Employing a quantitative research approach with a philosophical assumption between pos... Read More about Mitigating the impact of cross-culture on project team effectiveness in the Nigerian oil and gas industry: the mediating role of organizational culture and project leadership..

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of natural gas hydrate sloughing and pipewall shedding temperature profile: implications for CO2 transportation in subsea pipeline. (2023)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2023. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of natural gas hydrate sloughing and pipewall shedding temperature profile: implications for CO2 transportation in subsea pipeline. Gas science and engineering [online], 116, article number 205048. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.205048

The continuous flow assurance in subsea gas pipelines relies heavily on the assessment of temperature profile during hydrate sloughing and pipewall shedding caused by hydrates, with similar implications for carbon dioxide (CO2) transportation under h... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics simulation of natural gas hydrate sloughing and pipewall shedding temperature profile: implications for CO2 transportation in subsea pipeline..

An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline. (2022)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2022. An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline. Journal of natural gas science and engineering [online], 107, article 104800. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104800

Gas hydrates in pipelines is still a flow assurance problem in the oil and gas industry, and requires a proactive hydrate plugging risk predicting model. As an active area of research, this work has developed a 3D 10m length by 0.0204m diameter horiz... Read More about An improved computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for predicting hydrate deposition rate and wall shear stress in offshore gas-dominated pipeline..

Project leadership in the oil and gas industry: the case for path-goal leadership theory. (2022)
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UMUTEME, O.M. and ADEGBITE, W.M. 2022. Project leadership in the oil and gas industry: the case for path-goal leadership theory. International journal of research in business and social science [online], 11(6), pages 184-195. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i6.1913

Project leadership is still an active research topic. In the oil and gas industry, mega projects cost millions of dollars to execute, and project delays can lead to avoidable losses when exemplary leadership behaviour is adopted. The challenges impac... Read More about Project leadership in the oil and gas industry: the case for path-goal leadership theory..

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline. (2020)
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UMUTEME, O.M. 2020. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline. International journal of innovative research and development [online], 9(6), pages 112-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24940/ijird/202/v9/i6/JUN20056

The need for a CFD exploratory investigation into the possible effect of hydrogen injection into existing natural gas pipeline network, was the driver for this study. Recent technical feasibility reports on transporting a blend of both gases (JIR, 20... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) transient pressure and temperature simulation of a natural gas–hydrogen gas blend transportation pipeline..

The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. (2020)
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UMUTEME, O.M. 2020. The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The international journal of humanities and social studies [online], 8(6), pages 329-337. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24940/theijhss/2020/v8/i6/HS2006-061

Introduction: This study seeks to assess the attitude of millennial engineers towards leadership career development opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. It was conducted based on the gap in the literature of none existence of a frame... Read More about The influence of leadership career development on the organizational adaptiveness of millennial engineers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry..