The vent to flare pipelines onboard the offshore platform were suffering from corrosion damage and required to be refurbished.
The vent to flare pipelines onboard the offshore platform were suffering from corrosion damage and required to be refurbished.
2 PagesOverview The vent to flare pipelines onboard the offshore platform were suffering from corrosion damage and required to be refurbished. Challenge Located 150 miles east of Aberdeen in the middle in the North Sea, coating application had to take place in extreme weather conditions. There could be no disruption to the working platform and grit blasting was not permissible. Solution The vent to flare pipelines were mechanically prepared. Two primer coats of wet & rust tolerant Epo-chemTM RL 500PF were then applied. This was followed by one topcoat of highly chemical and UV resistant Epo-chemTM RC 500GTC. Outcome The refurbishment process was carried out with no disruption to other ongoing work within the vicinity. The coating contractor stated that “utili
