In a collaborative effort designed to improve vital protection of offshore assets, the OGTC (Oil & Gas Technology Centre) is successfully conducting trials of an advanced anti-corrosion coating on two North Sea offshore platforms. The mission of the OGTC, which is jointly funded by the government, is to establish a…
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Merrick Alpert is President of EonCoat, LLC., a coatings company that developed a chemically bonded phosphate ceramic which provides two layers of protection to permanently prevent carbon steel from corroding. Alpert has decades of experience in the energy industry for such companies as Pacific Gas & Electric.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.
