TPi January 2019

OCTG, gas & pipeline products

Gastech celebrates record visitor numbers for 30 th edition in Barcelona

and how the industry continues to see signposts pointing towards further long-term growth. Gastech 2018 explored the new demand centres for gas, the challenges for the gas sector in Spain and beyond, and a range of other issues including the burgeoning trading sector, project financing, the interplay between gas and renewable energy in power generation, project development, managing emissions, and project financial risk management. Another key theme was the growth of the North American gas and LNG industry – a topic that will be a focus for Gastech 2019, which will again be co-located with GPEX, at the NRG Centre, Houston, USA, 17-19 September 2019. Jenny Kelly, conference director, Gastech, said, “Gastech has once again been an enormous success and has provided an unrivalled platform for global gas companies, organisations and influential figures to network, share their thoughts on the most pertinent issues affecting our industry today and to do business.” Gastech 2018 – UK exhibition@gastechevent.com www.gastechevent.com major cause of corrosion in the oil and gas environment. The added presence of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sul- phide often makes corrosion a greater problem. Many of the products used in the oil and gas industry are made of steel, and structures such as pipelines, tanks, water pipes and electrical con- duit are buried in a variety of soils. Soil and moisture surrounding these metal structures can cause underground elec- trochemical corrosion. Corrosion College – USA customerservice@corrosioncollege.com www.corrosioncollege.com

The event saw more than 1,200 CEOs, chairpersons, managing directors, presidents, government officials and ministers among 2,500 global conference delegates considering the key challenges facing the industry today, and discussing the most important topics that will shape the future of the world’s gas, LNG and energy industries. 300 speakers examined the global drive towards the greater adoption of gas and LNG as the fuel of choice

Gastech 2018, an exhibition and conference for the international gas and LNG industries, closed with the organisers reporting in excess of 30,000 attendees over four days – a record for the 30 th edition of the event. The four-day exhibition and conference, co-located with GPEX, was held in Barcelona, Spain, and brought together 500 global exhibiting companies and visitors from across the upstream, midstream and downstream gas, LNG and energy industries.

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Oil and gas corrosion reduction Reducing corrosion in the oil and gas industry can be accomplished through knowledge and proper product specification. underscores the fact that although corrosion cannot be eliminated, it can be prevented, and doing so could eliminate more than 40 per cent of current corrosion damage costs.

Most personnel working in the oil and gas industries are aware of some of the recent catastrophes in the field, such as the explosion at a Chevron refinery plant. NACE International estimates that annual corrosion costs, specific to the oil and gas industry in the USA, can be as high as $27bn. A study by the Executive Branch and Government Accountability Office

These costs can be reduced through two simple acts: learning the causes of corrosion, and properly specifying the correct product to prevent corrosion from occurring in the first place. Many field operators, engineers and design- ers have not been trained to understand the causes of corrosion in an oil and gas environment or proper prevention methods. The presence of water is a

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