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The Global Forum for Steel Pipeline Coatings and Protection Polymeric coatings and protection for pipelines create a complex
their challenges with coating applications on steel pipes oering an
challenge for the steel pipe industry. With the oil price recovering
opportunity for the supply chain to oer and ȴnd solutions.
much of the ground lost towards the end of 2018, new exploration and production of O&G, the increase in popularity of shale and LNG and
New for 2020
the requirement for improved pipe infrastructure, the industry will
AMI and the Young Pipeline Professionals Europe (YPPE) have joined
experience a future up-turn in production and projects.
forces to help promote young professionals within the pipeline and coatings industry. With the need for new freshly-graduated and trained
The Pipeline Coating conference is focused on polymeric coatings
professionals in the pipeline industry, AMI and the YPPE have started on
and their protection for oshore and onshore steel pipelines for the
this partnership to help promote the fresh talent entering the industry.
energy industries looking at key themes (pipe storage, insulation for
With members of the YPPE sharing their projects and research in a
harsh environments, coating failure and new generation coatings &
poster-display in the busy exhibition room. At the end of the ȴrst day
technologies). Taking place from a central-European location (Vienna,
of technical presentations, a member of the YPPE will provide a brief
Austria) the event oers a location for companies to attend from Europe,
introduction to the association, they will then, along with a sponsor of
Asia-Paciȴc, NAFTA, MEA, CIS and South & Central American regions.
the association, present an award recognising a piece of research that
The Pipeline Coating programme has been selected by an Advisory
has made a dierence to the industry.
Board, which includes expertise from AMI and external representatives
AMI has organised events in the oil & gas industry for the past 12 years.
who are all leaders in their ȴeld and bring their experience and
The event attracts operators & asset owners (Saudi Aramco, ADNOC,
knowledge, including Houssam Al Din Sabry from ADNOC,
Total, TC Energy, ENI, Equinor and Qatar Petroleum have already
Denis Melot from TOTAL, Michele L. Ostraat from ARAMCO SERVICES,
conȴrmed their attendance), contractors and lay engineers, raw material
Somaieh Salehpour from SHAWCOR, Jerey D. Rogozinski from
suppliers, pipe coaters, speciȴers, machinery suppliers, researchers and
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS, Thomas Stark from BOREALIS, Mike Surkein from
testing and certiȴcation organisations.
SURKEIN CORROSION, Samuel J. Thomas INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
Pipeline Coating 2020 has been supported by Shawcor, returning as the
(currently at Liberty Coatings), Philip D. Tooth from TOOTH PIPELINE
headline sponsor, Sherwin-Williams, 3M, Borealis, Jotun, Tenaris,
SERVICES as well as Rebecca Utteridge, AMI.
Akzo Nobel and Charter Coating 2000. The event is supported by YPPE
On the 11-13 February 2020, the event will provide delegates the
and has media partnership with Pipe & Proȴle Extrusion, World Pipelines,
chance to participate in two days of technical conference presentations.
PCE and IPCM_Protective Coatings.
Speakers include Borouge, Jabitherm, Shawcor, Tenaris, AkzoNobel,
Pipeline Coating 2020 takes place 11-13 February, at the Austria Trend
3M, TC Energy and Charter Coatings, Sherwin-Williams, Eckart Suisse,
Savoyen Hotel, Vienna, Austria.
Seal for Life Industries, Pipeline Technique and the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology.
For further information:
Concluding the conference, Total, ADNOC and Saudi Aramco will share
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Pipeline Coating 2020 takes place 11-13 February, at the Austria Trend Savoyen Hotel, Vienna, Austria.
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