Development of O&M Information Management Framework using Configuration Management for Gas Pipeline Project in Permafrost Areas

South Korea imports 97% of its domestic energy consumption. To resolve this problem, South Korea has been striving to secure stable import sources amid the recent global crisis and competition to secure energy. As part of such efforts, Korea has concluded an agreement on procurement of natural gas from Russia for 30 years beginning from 2015. However, there are many technical issues to be solved before importing natural gas through the pipelines of the permafrost areas. This dissertation, which is part of the research on the development of the O&M information management framework for gas pipelines, aims to investigate and analyze the methodology using the IT solution of configuration management. In this study, requirements for the construction of the information management system using CM are established and the information management system will be developed in a follow-up study.