Technical Program Highlights

The technical programme discusses the growing place of composites as an O&G polymer solution to challenges facing the industry such as corrosion, light weighting, and ageing infrastructure. Here is a sample of presentations:

Sessions: Standards/New Materials for High Temperatures

Testing Elastomer Seals – Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

Presented by: Alexandra Torgersen

New Frontiers for High Temperature High Molecular Weight PEEK Polymer in Oil and Gas Applications

Presented by: Nishant Negandhi, Evonik

Development of Next Generation of Materials for Sealing Solutions in HPHT Conditions

Presented by: Christophe Valdenaire, Saint Gobain

Break

Session: Low Temperature Material Performance

New PAEK Polymers for Cryogenic Applications

Presented by: Geoff Small, Victrex

Defining True Minimum Temperature Capabilities of Elastomeric Seals

Presented by: Matthew Mitchell, PPE (ESA)

Engineering Design of Polymer Components for Low Temperature Subsea Applications

Presented by: Emily Ho, BHRG 

Lunch

Session: Composite materials

Qualification of Composite Pipe Technology

Presented by: Jonathan Wilkins, Magma Global

Offshore Riser Case Study - Using Engineered Composites to Repair and Prevent Splash Zone Corrosion

Presented by: Tim Mally, Citadel Technologies

Compliant Composite Polymeric Solutions for Pipe Repairs

Presented by: Osmay O Harriz, Belzona

Break

Session: Material Characterization and Durability

Sour RGD

Presented by: Barry Thomson, Element

A Step Change in Determining the State of PA-11 in Flexible Pipes; Molecular Weight Distribution

Presented by: Pål Tuset, FORCE Technology

Long-term Mechanical Properties of P-Aramid Yarns

Presented by: Henk Knoester, Teijin Aramid

Life Assessment of Non-Metallic Materials Using Compressive Stress Relaxation Methods

Presented by: Wayne Furlan, Baker