With increasing demands on offshore project schedules, developments
in technology and science are needed.
Joao Azevedo, Sherwin Williams
Protective & Marine Coatings Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA),
highlights recent developments that meet and exceed these requirements.
T
he pressures on those managing offshore projects to meet demanding schedules
have never been higher, and with it comes the need to develop coatings
technology to ensure protection from corrosion without compromise.
For pipeline and associated maintenance work, time is of the essence
for contractors and asset owners. With the need to predict and minimise budgets, a
prerequisite of the industry is to minimise downtime and cost.
The process of coating during typical offshore projects is a relatively small
component. Despite this, it is often a disproportionate cost of the overall project due
No compromise for
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