City gas businesses need to be prepared for and have measures to counter earthquakes, other disasters, and emergencies. Osaka Gas Network has implemented various measures and taken action based on our past disaster experience. The company is ready to provide its knowledge in this area to city gas business operators in Japan and abroad.
OGNW have established three policies-preventive measures, emergency measures, and recovery measures-based on the insights gained from the recovery activities following the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. OGNW have also developed four disaster prevention measures for tsunami countermeasures based on the damage records from the Great East Japan Earthquake. OGNW can provide this knowledge to city gas operators.
OGNW train to develop commanders who will command and control during emergency response, based on the accumulated knowledge learned from past emergency response cases. Through theoretical instruction and physical training, leadership and information coordination skills will be enhanced.
Based on the knowledge from the experience in the construction and maintenance of pipelines, OGNW is able to provide health assessments for the pipelines and supply facilities of city gas operators, identify operational challenges, and propose appropriate solutions.
OGNW is able to evaluate the supply facilities through the investigation of technical specifications, the status of pipeline and supply facility construction, and current conditions of M&A and capital alliance partners. OGNW provide our customers with the necessary information for asset valuation, such as the need of replacement/repairment for the supply facilities.
Using its existing knowledge and experience, Osaka Gas Network can identify the problems in the gas distribution pipeline network and propose the optimum solution.
Based on the knowledge we have gained from our own experience in pipeline design, construction, and maintenance in the gas supply business, OGNW is able to provide education on identifying gas leak locations, locating gas pipes, and appropriate repair methods.
OGNW is able to develop construction and maintenance plans to meet with gas demand and site conditions by utilizing accumulated knowledge and specialized software.
OGNW provide services to operators who are newly implementing city gas operations or those who require an increase in gas pipeline capacity due to rising gas demand. OGNW will assist in selecting pipe diameters based on gas usage, as well as choosing pipe materials and construction methods according to the piping environment.
Our company develops maintenance plans based on the pressure and piping environment for operators who are newly implementing city gas operations or those facing maintenance management challenges.
By utilizing the technologies, OGNW will contribute to ensure safety and to improve operational efficiency for customers' sites. Additionally, our technologies are available for rental and sale.
OGNW have measuring equipment (ground-penetrating radar) to identify the horizontal location and depth of buried objects and voids. Using this technology, OGNW undertake external contracts for the buried objects and voids investigation.
