Offshore Industry 2020 Issue 2

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COATINGS & CORROSION PROTECTION

A closer look at corrosion NEW DNV GL RESEARCH BASED ON MORE THAN 1,000 FAILURE CASES HAS REVEALED THAT TUBES AND PIPING ARE THE MOST FAILURE-PRONE COMPONENTS IN THE OIL & GAS AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES. FATIGUE AND CORROSION ARE THE MOST COMMON FAILURE TYPES. WORDS BY DR TIM ILLSON, PRINCIPAL SPECIALIST AT DNV GL – OIL & GAS. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF DNV GL.

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