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increasing number of subsea completions
for deep and ultra deep water, increasing
temperatures and pressures downhole, a
growing market for liquid natural gas (LNG),
new drilling fluids and reinjection of sour
gas. These trends bring greater demands
on the materials and components involved.
The conference will cover a variety of
topics including operational experience,
new materials, applications and operating
conditions, insulation systems, qualification
test methods (eg Norsok M-710), material
durability and lifetime assessment, materials
for high and low temperature extremes, sour
fluid handling, repair and maintenance, and
standards/regulatory requirements.
MERL is an independent British company,
providing contract research, physical testing,
computational modelling and consultancy in
materials science and engineering to oil and
gas and other industries.
Applied Market Information (AMI) – UK
Fax: +44 117 311 1534
Email:
Website:
Jackson Safety acquires
Finnish welding helmet
manufacturer
Jackson Safety, USA, a global manufacturer
and distributor of personal and industrial
safety products, has purchased Safemaster
OY, Finland, a market leader in welding
helmets in the Nordic Region.
Safemaster’s founder, Mr Reijo Lehtonen,
has developed a unique range of welding
helmet products, which do not exist within
the Jackson Safety portfolio. This family
run business is led by Mr Lehtonen, who
will join Jackson Safety to continue driving
sales of the Safemaster and Jackson Safety
products within the Nordic Region.
The company has also entered into a
business partnership with EWS GmbH,
who will market and distribute Jackson’s
complete range of industrial personal
protection and work zone safety equipment
in Germany.
Jackson Products Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1384 286197
Email:
Website:
The 6th two-day international conference
on Oilfield Engineering with Polymers
will take place in London, UK, from 7-8
October 2008. Organised by Applied Market
Information Ltd (AMI) and the Materials
Engineering Research Laboratory Ltd
(MERL), the conference will be held at the
Cavendish Conference Centre, situated in
central London.
Oilfield Engineering with Polymers
2008 aims to bring together operators,
contractors, equipment and component
suppliers, materials suppliers and research
organisations involved in the use of
polymers in upstream oilfield operations.
Elastomers, thermoplastics, thermosets
and composite materials play a vital
role in many critical applications in the
oilfield such as coatings, insulation, pipes
(bonded and flexible), hoses, seals, flexible
joints, umbilicals, and risers. Key to safe
and reliable operation is R&D, design,
qualification and operational experience.
Rigs are being built in increasingly hostile
conditions. Industry trends include an
Conference to investigate oilfield
engineering with polymers