Corrosion protection in subsea oil and gas production


What does this include? 

Explanation of the ISO   Very good, explaining ISO is always good.
Explanation                    Carbon and low alloy steels - Not really 
                                       new.
Explanation                    Corrosion resistant alloys - Also always 
                                       good but nothing really new.
Explanation ISO             Explanation of the ISO at the end also 
                                       always good, but nothing new.



Form of corrosion          What if we think something revolutionary and use UHPC Ultra High  
                                      Performance Concrete as corrosion protection?

We know many, especially corrosion specialists, are going to cry out and say nonsense. We need rust, we need sandblasting, we need expensive colors that only have a low durability and we need regular corrosion protection.

Now offshore structures (oil rigs structures, wind turbine foundations, chaissons, ships) made of UHPC have the property of being corrosion-free, over water, in the water as well as in the deep sea. Also highly resistant to large ice movements. The list of technical and cost advantages is long and the expected lifetimes are even longer.  How many platforms and caissons and similar constructions were unnecessarily made from huge amounts of 
concrete?
 
Explanation ISO           Now it will be difficult. There is no ISO for
                                      UHPC.
Explanation                  Carbon and low alloy steel and corrosion
                                     resistant alloys - They can be used in a small
                                     scale and save costs.



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