Conference Day Two: Tuesday 13 October 2009

8.30 Chair’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Dr. Chris Fowler
Vice President
NACE International

8.45 Introducing A Study Of The Effect Of Inhibitor On Erosion- Corrosion In CO2-Saturated Condition With Sand

• Addressing challenges of corrosion in high energy flows containing particulates
• Highlighting erosion-corrosion examples
• Understanding erosion-corrosion damage
• Mitigating erosion-corrosion by chemicals and surface engineering

Anne Neville Professor School of Mechanical Engineering University of Leeds

Dr. Chun Wang Senior Research Associate University of Leeds

9.15 Case Study: Repeated Failure Of Titanium Heat Exchanger - Identifying The Damage Mechanisms And Mitigation Methods

• Understanding the operating condition of the heat exchanger - Process description
• Highlighting the damage mechanisms of the tubes – Inspection history
• Reviewing mitigation methods used – Material upgrading and mechanical modification
• Identifying the damage mechanisms – Failure analysis

Ahmed Al Bosaeedi
Senior Corrosion and Material Engineer
ZADCO

Monitoring Corrosion

10.45 Remote Monitoring System For Cathodic Protection At Oil Fields

• Evaluating the tremendous growth in oil producing and handling facilities to date, leading to an increased number of Cathodic Protection installations
• Introducing the challenge of monitoring large numbers of new CP systems
• Highlighting the advantages of having RMS to remotely monitor the CP system; including readily available data for CP reporting and system evaluation

Abdulhameed A. Bukhamsin
Senior CP Engineer
Saudi Aramco

11.15 Evaluating A Technique For Solving Corrosion Process Models On Oil And Gas Facilities

• Identifying causes of corrosion to develop a model
• Highlighting all existing corrosion controlling methods
• Synergizing the controlling methods to mitigate corrosion

Dr. Awajiogak Anthony Ujile
Lecturer
Rivers State University of Science & Technology

11.45 Monitoring Corrosion And Effectiveness Of Mitigation Techniques Through Fast Response, Medium Response And Long-Term Response Techniques

• Outlining the pros and cons of different monitoring techniques, including fast response, medium response, long-term response techniques
• Evaluating the potential of monitoring techniques
• Learn how your organization can benefit from monitoring techniques

Midhat Ali Jafri
Manager Corrosion and QC
OGDCL

12.15 Optimizing Corrosion Monitoring Techniques To Minimize Downtime

• Reviewing corrosion monitoring techniques and determining how to use them to your advantage
• Introducing a best practice implementation of successful monitoring
• Evaluating challenges and potential solutions of implementing monitoring techniques

Dr. Oluwatoyin Ashiru
Senior Staff Engineer
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)

14.00 Introducing Experiences Of Cathodic Protection Systems In Offshore Installations In The Arabian Gulf

• Understanding CP interactions between offshore jackets, well conductors, risers and sub sea pipelines
• Comparing offshore aging structures with current levels of Cathodic Protection
• Early consumption of sacrificial anodes and cost-benefit retro-fitting of offshore CP systems

Dr. Antonio Martinez
Pressure Systems Technical Advisor
ADMA OPCO

14.30 Panel Discussion: Implementing Risk Based Inspection To Extend The Asset Life-Cycle

Come prepared with your specific questions and have them answered by industry experts

• Implementing advanced inspection techniques in your organization
• Monitoring the effectiveness of inspection procedures
• Reviewing and assessing data collected from inspections

Facilitated by:

Patrick Brady
Head of Inspection, Corrosion & Materials Department
GASCO and speakers of the day

The bigger picture – Integrity Management

15.00 Ensuring Pipeline Integrity Through Coatings

• Outlining the merits of coatings against alternative methods
• Highlighting precautions when applying coatings
• Introducing corrosion audits to understand where previously applied coatings have compromised the integrity aspects during coating applications

A.S.Khanna
Professor Corrosion Science & Engineering
IIT Bombay

16.00 Evaluating Weld Metal Properties On Corrosion Resistance Of Materials For Oil And Gas Applications

• Discussing Carbon steel and Stainless steel weld corrosion characteristics
• Outlining the role of welding heat input, hardness and composition gradients on weld corrosion resistance
• Exploring imperfections at the root side which act as corrosion initiation sites and cause failure
• Highlighting that improper shielding of weld root with SS material leads to corrosion at the root
• Discover how microbes in sea water accelerate weld corrosion with SS material

V. Balraj
Senior Project Engineer
NPCC & NACE Section Chairman Abu Dhabi

16.30 NACE Experts Q&A Session

During this interactive panel discussion, you will have the opportunity to seek solutions to your corrosion specific issues from leading NACE experts. This session is designed to insure that you leave the summit equipped with specific answers to your unique challenges.

Dr. Chris Fowler Vice President NACE International	V. Balraj Senior Project Engineer NPCC & NACE Section Chairman Abu Dhabi
Mohammed Juma Al-Ghafri Materials & Corrosion Engineer PDO & NACE Section Chairman Oman

17.30 Final Comments From The Chair And End Of Conference Day Two

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