Site Search
News & Events
Oil & Gas Focus for High Performance Elastomers Conference
16/12/2009
iSmithers, formerly the Information division within independent testing, research and consulting organisation Smithers Rapra, has announced the programme for its fifth international High Performance Elastomers conference in Aberdeen on 27-28 April. 2010 will mark the first conference with a special focus on oilfield applications.
Developed specifically for those involved with polymers and their use in oil and gas applications, iSmithers’ high profile conference represents an ideal platform to hear developments in materials and applications, requirements from end users and updates on regulatory issues, standards and qualification test methods. Key players Schlumberger, DuPont Performance Elastomers, James Walker & Co Ltd, Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd, Zeon and Lanxess will be represented at the conference.
To view more details about this event please visit www.polymerconferences.com or email conferences@ismithers.net
In response to a decreasing supply of oil, the oil and gas industry has been tasked with seeking innovative ways to prolong the productivity of mature fields and explore new reserves previously deemed economically unviable. Tomorrow’s materials will therefore need to withstand temperatures and pressures far higher than previously encountered in oil reserves and for this reason there must be continued research, development and qualification to reduce the need for costly intervention and respond to new challenges.
Over the years high performance polymeric solutions have evolved to support the hostile conditions and longer life expectations in both upstream and downstream environments. Designed to withstand extreme service temperature ranges and contact with harsh chemicals, oils and fluids, high performance elastomers and thermoplastics can be found in everything from subsea trees, well heads and umbilicals to piping and chemical processing plants