Fabric Maintenance of the United Kingdom's Oil & Gas (mature) Infrastructure

Salt spray and adhesion assessments presented in isolation are not sufficient for coating life assessments, and unless coatings are tested on aged, corroded, and pitted substrates with a cyclic accelerated test method, then realistic coating life prediction is not possible. Therefore, this paper highlights the need for Industry users to challenge their coating manufacturers, supplies and coating contractors, to present the relevant cyclic test data. © 2022 Square One Advertising and Design Limited. All rights reserved.