This lecture describes various materials selection and corrosion control strategies for subsea oil and gas production systems. A brief discussion on carbon and low alloy steels as well as corrosion resistance alloys is presented alongside fundamental corrosion concepts.
Oil&Gas
Mechanisms of alternating current induced corrosion of carbon steel – Publication
Does an alternating current or electromagnetic field accelerate corrosion of carbon and low alloy steels? Check our new peer-reviewed article to find out!
ISO Standards for use in the oil and gas industry – Update 2016
This post provides a link to the ISO & IOGP poster that summarizes all ISO standards used in the oil and gas industry.
Are cracks born from pits?
This article describes the different forms of environmentally assisted cracking that can affect low alloy steels and corrosion resistant alloys in the oil & gas industry.
The Gorgon Project – Subsea Production Systems
This post describes the Gorgon and Jansz field developments, two of the most complex engineering endeavors in offshore oil and gas history.
Corrosion behavior of buried pipeline in presence of AC stray current in a controlled environment (Paper no. C2015-5588)
This blog entry provides the link to download our final NACE CORROSION 2015 publication on corrosion of carbon steel in the presence of alternate currents (AC). Elmira Ghanbari presents a model, based on fundamental corrosion principles, which estimates the effect of an applied AC interference on Faradaic processes leading to corrosion.