The JIP was co-managed by Intec Engineering and Det Norske Veritas and focused strictly on deepwater export gas pipelines. Phase I execution was divided into five tasks. Tasks 1 and 2 intended to review available material and provide background information with Task 1 focusing on hydrotest-related data and previous work and Task 2 devoted to reviewing regulations, codes, and previous hydrotest waiver cases. With the background provided by Tasks 1 and 2, the formulation and development of the hydrotest alternative methodology became the goals of Task 3. Interface work with industry and regulatory agencies was executed under Task 4, to ensure that the expectations of operators and regulators were met by the DRP. Task 5 provided the final written report . Phase 2 which was proposed but not executed, would have broadened the scope with regard to the type of pipelines, i.e., shallow water gas pipelines and pilot project implementations of Phase I.