Mon, 06 January, 2025
Non-Metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) representatives, sponsors and associates were all in attendance at the AMI-hosted ‘Polymer Engineering for Energy’ event.
The event took place in London from 3-4 December, 2024, providing a forum for suppliers of polymer-based products and solutions for the energy sector.
The event also covered new advances in polymer engineering for hydrogen service and the global energy transition.
The two-day event included formal presentations, panel debates and networking opportunities. A number of NIC representatives, Sponsors, and Associate Members presented on a range of topics, including:
- Unlocking the potential of non-metallics (polymers) in the oil and gas industry and accelerating the energy transition [Saqer Al Messabi, Senior Specialist - Asset Integrity, Adnoc]
- Unlocking high-temperature flowline solutions: introducing next-generation PPS range for energy excellence [Marco Colladon, Customer Technical Development Engineer, Syensqo]
- Fiber glass gratings for offshore: rule and benefits [Gustavo de Souza, Director Sales Brazil, Nov Fiber Glass Systems]
- Novel thermal welding technique for enhanced reliability of RTR pipelines [Thibault Villette, Research Science Specialist -Non-metallic Application Development - R&DC, Saudi Aramco]
- Expanding the use of non-metallic GRE pipelines in upstream and midstream applications [Ahmad Mehwi, Vice President - Product Innovation and Development, Future Pipe Industries]
- Radial and axial permeation of a sour gas mixture through an RTP section: a comparison between measurement and modelling [Dr Abderrazak Traidia, Science Specialist and R&D Programme Lead, Saudi Aramco, and Dr Bernadette Craster, Technology Fellow, TWI]
NIC sponsors also participated in two panel discussions and a roundtable with operators:
- Panel discussion: operators’ perspective - latest updates and what’s on the horizon
- Panel discussion: contractors’ perspectives – latest developments in the field
- Roundtable with operators – including experts from EXXONMOBIL, Total Energies, Saudi Aramco, Conocophillips, and Adnoc
We would like to thank AMI for hosting the event and everyone who engaged with us across the two days.